Creators have a beautiful (and timely) opportunity to share their experiences through their work. We talk a lot here about having a point of view and a voice. These are the things that will help you stand out as a filmmaker and on the page.In this year’s pilot competition at SXSW, JJ Herz created a love letter to sibling dynamics in R&R, featuring a character based on her brother. Herz, who also directed and produced, plays one half of the sibling duo, with Kevin Iannucci opposite. The proof-of-concept pilot had a crew of 16 and was shot in three days on a $10,000 crowdfunded budget in Los Angeles.We chatted with both about the project. Dive into their experience below and enjoy their trailer, exclusively on No Film School! Should You Write Big, or Start Small?The pilot features a slew of locations as the siblings move through the city. At one point, they stop to get gas—a moment any filmmaker will notice, especially if you've ever shot in LA. How did they do that on a budget?"Everyone actually told me to rewrite it because I had written without a budget in mind," Herz said. "Because people tell you to do that, to just write, you have any budget in the world. And at the end of the day, I only had 10K. I find it hard to limit myself. I had written a gas station scene, and everyone was like, 'There's no way you'll find a Los Angeles gas station that'll...
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