Local WAVE

1. FILMMAKER ALWAYS TAKES THE INITIATIVE

Intrinsic motivation is key. Own initiative makes self-responsible.

2. THE FILM IS BASED ON TRUE EVENTS

Reality itself can be stranger than fiction. Dreams truer than life.

3. SUBJECT HAS A LOCAL ORIGIN AND A UNIVERSAL THEME

All you need is closer than you think, just open your eyes.

4. THE CREW LIVES NEARBY AND EXISTS OF MAX FIVE PEOPLE

The sound recordist can be your location scout. Small crews are flexible, in the moment.

5. MOST OF THE CAST IS REAL

We don't make films about people. We make films with them.

6. FILMS ARE SHOT ON LOCATION

Authentic, true locations can be like characters of their own, be inspired by them.

7. NO USE OF A STORYBOARD

That's right, keep your eyes open, don't be afraid of a little life entering your film.

8. ONLY USE AVAILABLE LIGHT

Keep it real. And let story by your motive, not beauty-shots.

9. NO USE OF SPECIAL EFFECTS

If anything can be created from a computer, why film at all?

10. FILMS ARE ALL SHOT HANDHELD

Perfection is an illusion, a drive, never a state of being. Momentum, that's what it's all about.

Finally: Art for art is blasé. Culture is not a product of society, she is society. And thus always political.

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