To Rent or Buy Gear? Plus, Movies That Made Us Want To Make Movies The No Film School Podcast

You are still a legitimate filmmaker even if you don’t own any gear. Most filmmakers actually don’t own the gear they use and for good reason. And speaking of gear, what movies geared you toward the path of filmmaking? 

In today’s episode, No Film School’s Charles Haine, GG Hawkins, and Jason Hellerman discuss:

Buying gear or renting gear - which is better?

When you should justify buying gear

Realizing how much work it takes to create a movie

The things that made us want to work in movies

Having fun with genre

Looking for books about the making of movies 

The idea of being inserted into the story

How to influence others who don’t enjoy movies

Unpredictable twists that bail out the “bad guy”

The balance between fantasy and reality in a film



Memorable Quotes

“Most professionals rent because gear has wear and tear and you outgrow it.” [5:10]

“In the digital era, shit ages fast!” [11:13]

“I cannot imagine a human with two lungs, two ears, two eyes, and a heart not loving Tokyo Drift.” [27:01]

“I already knew I wanted to be a filmmaker before I read my first IMDb trivia page.” [18:32]



Mentioned:
Share Grid rental platform 

Waking Ned Devine

Clue

Shirley Temple

The Little Rascals 

The Secret Garden

The Royal Tenenbaums

Being John Malkovich

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 

Problemista




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