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1. Save on food
   Budget properly for catering. The more so if your crew is underpaid. The more so, the longer the shoot is.
   Doesn’t cost much more, but does wonders for crew morale.
2. 16 hour days, 5 days a week
   Just because this film is the No.1 priority for you, doesn’t mean it is for everyone else on set. Not only does the crew have a right to a life as well, and not only do they need to be able to work on their next film, but overworking the crew makes you liable for accidents that may - and eventuall will - happen.
   If all these arguments don’t count: My experience is that 6 days with 16 hours are not more productive than 5 days with 10 hours.
3. Concentrate on the money shots
   While nice for marketing and your show-reel, the audience will only sit through your film if it is good in its entity, not just some scenes.
4. Who needs a DP - I can buy a camera instead?
   An experienced cameraman will free you to concentrate on telling the story by giving your actors good instructions. An experienced cameraman will speed up the production by knowing what to shoot, what will work visually, which lenses to use, which stock to use, and many more things that you have never heard of.

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— Sometimes we have failed, but at least we have learned from it.

— We haven’t failed, we just haven’t succeeded.

Such went a conversation I had with my wife today. And with this I want to salute all people who stick to their ideals, and don’t get discouraged by life, trouble, problems, clients, money (lack of), paperwork (lack of lack of), tiredness (plenty of). The last days and weeks have been very busy, crazy and exhausting. But we stick to our guns, and I prefer being tired from working long hours for something I belive in, rather than being tired from working 8 hours for something I couldn’t care less about.

Get up, stand up. Don’t give up the fight.

Have a good week.