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How To Make A Film In 5 Days


Shane Meadows' Le Donk & Scor-Zay-Zee is a masterclass in rapid filmmaking. Want to follow in his footsteps? Take a look at how he did it...

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Le Donk & Scor--Zay-Zee is an improvised, comedic rock mockumentary that was filmed by director Shane Meadows for Warp Films as part of their 5 Day Feature project. The idea is fairly simple - you have just five days in which to shoot a film - and Meadows and Mark Herbert, who created the 5 Day Feature movement, are hoping that Le Donk & Scor-Zay-Zee (see the trailer below) will be the first of a series of guerilla film projects that will act as an example and inspiration to amateur and experienced filmmakers alike to pick up a camera and start shooting whatever takes their fancy. But what do you need to make a successful five-day feature? It's time to look to the masters for some hard-earned words of wisdom...







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