Here are my 20 tips for indie filmmakers, derived from my own experiences as a filmmaker for the past two decades. I started this series on TikTok, then migrated it over to Instagram. Now here, in one podcast episode, are my twenty tips. Whether you're on an out-of-pocket budget, shoestring budget, or no budget at all, these tips will help guide you in your endeavor to make your movie.

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Keely Shinners is the editor of ArtThrob and the author of How To Build a Home for the End of the World.

Their essays have appeared in Electric Literature, Flypaper Lit, Mail & Guardian, Mask Magazine & Full Stop.

Their fiction has been featured in The Sun and Peach Magazine.

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Keely lives and works in Cape Town.

Links:

their book: https://www.perennial-press.com/how-to-build-a-home

their personal website: https://www.keelyshinners.com/

instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keely.shinners/

twitter: https://twitter.com/etheoryal_

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Samuel Chong talks about Michel Desmarquet's book, THIAOOUBA PROPHECY. Although regarded by many as a work of fiction, Desmarquet insists that the events that transpired in his tale of alien abduction, and his adventures on another planet, are absolutely true. 

Samuel's links: 

https://chinasona.org/Thiaoouba/Samuel-Chong.html

https://chinasona.org/Thiaoouba/

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Read Vacationland Chronicles - now available through Kindle Vella: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/story/B0BSN8XHXZ

Listen to Eric on The Gateway Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/movies-done-independently/id1606214831?i=1000595254098

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Author Phoenix Nicholson returns for his second visit to the podcast. For more than an hour and a half, Eric and Phoenix talk about the art life, creativity, publishing, filmmaking, and the paranormal. Sit back, relax, and join us for our conversation over coffee (or matcha tea, as was the cast this day)/  

Phoenix Nicholson's Amazon Authors Page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Phoenix-Elvis-Nicholson/author/B00QXVFPDC?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true 

PEN Words: https://www.penwords.net  

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In the debut episode of 2023, we continue season 3 with Bill Lennan. His slogan on TikTok: "Skills work where therapy doesn't" - we unpack some of the subjects of his video content, from applying to jobs, interviewing, making TikTok videos, and dealing with both sides of company layoffs  - Bill's advice, ideas, and the lens through which he views the world, are the perfect way to continue with Season 3 of The Eric Norcross Podcast.  

Find Bill on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@billlennan

Haert Program: https://www.haertprogram.com 

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In episode 101 of The Eric Norcross Podcast, Eric dives into the holiday season with a poetry reading, and some updates on creative projects he has going on. Keep subscribed because new episodes drop in January 2023.  

Buy Running Guns Across State Lines: https://www.amazon.com/Running-Guns-Across-State-Lines/dp/B0BM6DJBH3/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3QDCISXUAG30B&keywords=running+guns+across+state+lines&qid=1669589611&sprefix=running+guns+across+state+lines%2Caps%2C82&sr=8-1 

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Subscribe, Like, Share - and get The Eric Norcross Podcast here on Youtube or wherever you get your podcasts!  Connect with The Eric Norcross Podcast on social media. Please contribute to my PATREON by visiting the URL: https://www.patreon.com/ericnorcross  And learn more about me at: http://www.EricNorcross.com Eric Norcross is a filmmaker, writer, and artist.  Reach out, ask questions, and let's create! https://www.ericnorcross.com/contact   Copyright © 2022 Eric Norcross - All Rights Reserved

In episode 100 of The Eric Norcross Podcast, Eric talks with  Jeff Cusack, a musician living on the islands of Casco Bay, Maine. They discuss Jeff's early-2000s album, PUNT, and geek out about guitars, classic rock, and the spirit of creativity in southern Maine (where Eric is originally from).  

Connect with Jeff:  

Jeff on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jefcusack

Jeff on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-cusack-83885a11/   

Jeff's portrait photographed by Melissa Mullen. Here are more pictures: https://melissamullenphotography.com/maine-musician-portrait/   

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In episode 99 of The Eric Norcross Podcast, Eric talks with Cory Connors, a sustainable packaging consultant from Portland, Oregon. They discuss the future of packaging, and how companies can be use sustainable packaging to improve the environment, and cut down on useless waste.  

Connect with Cory:  

Cory's website: https://www.corygated.com

Cory on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cory-connors/

Cory on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@corygated

Cory on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHr_RDQ_ZcnPUD0LDk9LM0g/videos

Cory on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/corygated/ 

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HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: In episode 98 of The Eric Norcross Podcast, Eric returned to his hometown of Portland, Maine to reconnect with his longtime mentor, David Beane. There, they recorded an on-location conversation about a ghost-hunting program David ran, which yielded spooky results. They also discuss all matters of the paranormal, and unpack some surefire signs that, as humans, we are not experiencing the full breadth of reality.  

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