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Legendary director/writer George A. Romero

For those of you who are into filmmaking, or are even in the filmmaking business, the latest edition of MovieMaker magazine (issue 86, vol. 17) contains a bit of information that should be fairly useful. That information is advice given by legendary horror director George A. Romero that comes from lessons he has learned over a 40 year career. The relevance of his words come from him recently releasing his newest film Survival of the Dead, which you can view via pay-per-view and video on demand, as well as at theaters in select cities.

His advice is split up into 10 tips that are applicable to anyone who is or is looking to be a director of movies. Here is a taste.

1. SHOW, DON’T TELL – “First drafts of my earliest screenplays always came in at 300-plus pages. I used to think that a thought unwritten was a thought lost. I learned that new and better thoughts come once you’ve had a chance to think about what you’ve written and then – rewrite. My producing partner, a wonderful editor, taught me that thoughts on the page should be precise and well contemplated, or they wind up wasting time and money.”

3. KNOW AS MUCH AS YOU CAN ABOUT EVERY CREW MEMBER’S SPECIALTY – “You will better appreciate a good job, and you won’t be ripped off by a DP [director of photography] who requisitions an outrageously expensive equipment package.”

9. COLLABORATE, DON’T DICTATE – Every department head has something to offer. Listen and gratefully accept their offerings. They’re moviemakers, too.”

For the full list of Romero’s tips, click here.

Short Take: It's exactly what you'd want it to be.

Director: Robert Fleischer

Screenwriters: Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick

Cast: Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg (Adventureland), Emma Stone (The Rocker, Superbad), Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine)

Length: 1h 20m

Synopsis: The world as we once knew it is over. The vast majority of people on earth have become zombies, leaving a remaining select few to wander about trying to survive. A teenage boy – referred to by his home town, Columbus, Ohio (Eisenberg) – gets picked up by a zombie-killing professional (Tallahassee) and the two destine to travel west across the U.S. in search of a zombie-free locale. On their way they encounter two girl con artists named Wichita (Stone) and Little Rock (Breslin), and the two pairs henceforth oscillate between being trusting and distrusting of each other as they travel together. Zombies, as the common enemy, might prove to be the only thing the four have in common. Read the rest of this entry »