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What I Really Want to Do Is Direct

Directors have to understand rich storytelling to consistently “deliver the goods” to their audiences. Making a good movie is rarely traipsing into your location sans script. Start climbing the career ladder to director by writing a short script, then shooting it on digital video—you director, you—and publishing it on the Web (on a site such as ifilm.com).


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