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SDT Sweet Daddy Tiki Tiki Socialite Edmonton Joined: Jul 20, 2003 Posts: 1113	SDT Sweet Daddy Tiki Posted posted on Sun, Jan 11, 2004 3:28 PM I don't know the answer to your Mariachi question Chongo, but I'd like to recommend Robert Rodrigues' book "Rebel Without A Crew" which is his diary of making El Mariachi in Mexico for 7,000 bucks (intended for the Mexican video market) and ultimately selling it to Columbia for a quarter of a million dollars. The part where he's writing the screenplay while participating in clinical drug trials to raise money to shoot the film is hilarious. It's a great primer for anyone thinking of making a no-budget film & includes the screenplay with "commentary". -Sweet Daddy T. Because crap doesn't buy itself. [ Edited by: Sweet Daddy Tiki on 2004-01-11 23:39 ]

I don't know the answer to your Mariachi question Chongo, but I'd like to recommend Robert Rodrigues' book "Rebel Without A Crew" which is his diary of making El Mariachi in Mexico for 7,000 bucks (intended for the Mexican video market) and ultimately selling it to Columbia for a quarter of a million dollars. The part where he's writing the screenplay while participating in clinical drug trials to raise money to shoot the film is hilarious. It's a great primer for anyone thinking of making a no-budget film & includes the screenplay with "commentary".

-Sweet Daddy T.
Because crap doesn't buy itself.

[ Edited by: Sweet Daddy Tiki on 2004-01-11 23:39 ]

Post #68850 by Sweet Daddy Tiki on Sun, Jan 11, 2004 3:28 PM