Charlie has recently made me aware of a very useful website called NoFilmSchool.com, which has comprehensive tips and tricks to improve film-making abilities. These range from technical aspects, such as what kind of camera/lens to use in a certain situation, to the more creative ones, such as this article for editors, on how to create an "Oh F**k" moment in film.
I expect we will both be using this website quite a bit during the course of this project for background reading in order to improve our film-making abilities.
Something quite basic I ascertained from this website was this article by an editor in which he mentions how to combat creative blocks and ideas that come to you when you're in the most random of places (or away from your work area). This is something I regularly suffer from as a screenwriter, and something I have been working on combating for a while.
For example, I have recently purchased a tablet which runs the Microsoft Office package, which will allow me to edit screenplays, jot down creative ideas and even do basic edits to small amounts of film wherever I am, wherever I get my ideas. This is something that is incredibly useful to me, as I often get ideas at the most random times, such as when I am on the bus or at a shop.
NoFilmSchool also has ideas for film-fund raising, such as film-making competitions and festivals to enter with cash-prizes, and various useful contacts that could come in handy during our film-making process.
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