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INDIE FILM CLICHES – A FILMMAKER’S OPINION

By | August 2003

I read about Soderbergh and George Lucas using home camcorders to make their movies, so all I need is a Sony Handicam and I can become the next Kevin Smith! Because it’s a camcorder, all I need to do is point & shoot…

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