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(Starving) Arts: The making of an indie movie

by John Black, Shoestring Magazine
October 13, 2008 - 1:55pm

Before any filmmaker can call 'action', a lot of work needs to be done that has practically nothing to do with the story being told—and everything to do with the cost of getting it made according to your vision.

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John Black is freelance movie critic and arts & entertainment writer based in Boston. In lives previous to Shoestring, John founded the popular blog "DVD a Day" and served as the arts & entertainment editor of free daily newspapers Boston Now and the Boston Metro. He currently reviews film and television for Boston.tv. John's first movie was Babes in Toyland, his favorite movie is Apocalypse Now, and his favorite movie food is Jujyfruits.
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