The world of indie film is constantly changing, and it can be hard to stay on top of the best practices and best ways to budget. That's why I was so excited to sit down and chat with Nick Psinakis & Kevin Ignatius of Four Eighteen Films, an independent creative team that writes, acts, directs, and scores film, television, and music videos.Their production company is committed to conceptualizing and developing low-cost, high-quality, independently produced films.Let's dive into our interview. NO FILM SCHOOL: Can you walk us through your collaborative process as a writer/director duo?Nick Psinakis: Kevin and I don’t really know much else to be honest and I think we complement each other well. Besides being great friends, we have always written together. It obviously always starts with an idea, but more so for us, a group of characters. I think we are definitely writers who find the way into the story through the characters. During the writing process, we will switch off scenes or if one of us has a real grasp on a particular idea or character, we will let that person go with it. Then once we have all the scenes written and our first draft or vomit draft as we like to call it, we will each take turns editing and working on the script in its entirety alone. We also have a good understanding about never being too precious with ideas, no ego, we just want what is best for the story. Because we are...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 21 January