DWS Filmmakers' Co-Op Manifesto

From here:

1. Doesn't matter what camera you have. The camera you have at that moment is the right one for the job.

2. Don't let talk or pop sings tell your story. Let images and sounds (which is more than just dialogue and music) speak for themselves.

3. If I can't understand your film with the sound turned all the way down, then your images are failing the movie.

4. On the other hand, good quality sound is actually more important than good looking images. People will forgive a scene that is too dark or a tad out of focus, but even God won't forgive amateurish sound.

5. A film that is far from perfect in your hands is still a hundred times better than the perfect film which exists only in your head.

6. Lesson from Robert Bresson: never two things when one is enough.

7. Every limitation is in reality an opportunity to prove your true creativity. Real creativity comes froma restriction of choice not an unlimited supply.

8. When your actors and your friends who were supposed to help fail to show, still shoot something. Anything. The trees, the sky, the people waiting to get on the bus. Yes, film is supposed to be a collaborative medium, but the camera can also act as a pen, as an instrument for pure self expression.

9. Stop worrying if it's any good. The process is far more important than the result.

10. Borrowing from your influences is a good place to start, but remember you have a story that no one else, only you, can tell.