Inspired by Dave Slusher’s mention of Robert Rodriguez and his Ten Minute Film School, I decided to get a bunch of books on the subject of low budget guerilla film making. To get the total up high enough to get free shipping from Amazon, I purchased

• Rebel Without a Crew by Robert Rodriguez
• How to Make an Action Movie for $99 by Andrew Harter, and
• How to Make Your Own Damn Movie by Lloyd Kaufman

I got them mainly to absorb a bit of the low-budget bootstrap mentality that seems common among film makers. It certainly has never been more affordable for amateurs to develop powerful media, and I’m hoping that by reading them, some of their enthusiasm and knowledge will rub off on my feeble efforts.

I’ll be reviewing these in future podcasts, so stay tuned.