The No Film School Podcast

'Ren Faire' Dir Lance Oppenheim Plus Hard Comedy and Hard Questions

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What’s the best approach to sharing your resume on LinkedIn? Is it okay to negotiate when you rent gear? What’s the difference between hard comedy and hard “R” comedy? How do you shoot a documentary and make it feel like a movie? 


In today’s episode, No Film School’s Charles Haine, GG Hawkins, Jason Hellerman, and guests Lance Oppenheim and Nate Hurtsellers discuss:

  • A platform that prevents fraud and theft of production equipment
  • The American Film Market - it’s moving to Vegas!
  • Having multiple resumes and tailoring them to specific roles 
  • Negotiating gear rentals
  • Hard comedy - what it is and what it’s not
  • Lance Oppenheimer’s documentary film, Ren Faire
  • Letting the film organically find its language and style 
  • The benefits of shooting with a small crew
  • Feeling all over the place and wanting more control while shooting
  • Nate’s secret to successfully operating handheld cameras
  • Why you don’t need a sophisticated setup to be a DP



    • Memorable Quotes

    • “Rental companies never want their stuff sitting on a shelf. If it can be working, they want it working.” [19:15]
    • “Everything in the film industry is a negotiation. Always.” [21:50]
    • “The design reveals itself the longer you spend working on it.” [56:46
    • “Sometimes what perfect is, changes based on what’s in front of us.” [64:11]



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      ESTA fraud & theft prevention


      “New Film Market” American Film Convention Hopes To Take Root This Fall


      This American Life Podcast - Good Guys episode


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