How To Write a Screenplay in Ten Days and Shoot a Movie in Less | No Film School

Making a micro-budget film in a short span of time may feel like an impossible task. What would you say if we told you that these limitations actually make the filmmaking process easier?

In today’s episode, No Film School’s Charles Haine, GG Hawkins, and Jason Hellerman speak with filmmakers Matt Hirschhorn and Eric Cohen, who used No Film School's How to Write a Screenplay in 10 Weeks to write their film Wine Club.

We talked about:

The origin of Wine Club and how Matt and Eric's reverse engineered the film
How the limitations and parameters of shooting a micro-budget film are liberating
Staying calm in the face of a literal storm during a rain out in California
Cultivating a ‘no assholes’ policy during filming
Having the entire film edited by the Second AC who had no prior editing experience
Why they are considering self-distribution
Their trick for shooting very quickly
Not knowing how the cast would work together before filming
Attending film school in North America as an immigrant

Wine Club | Official Red Band Trailer - HD

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Mark Duplass has always been a filmmaker's filmmaker. He famously delivered his "The Cavalry is Not Coming" speech at SXSW as a call to action for independent filmmakers to stop waiting and start shooting. Duplass also historically creates and works on small-budget indie projects, including being a key member of the lo-fi, bare-bones mumblecore movement. He's also a charismatic actor who brings a relatable ethos to every role he plays—not to mention seems like an overall cool dude.

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All the above considered, it's no surprise to see Duplass take to social media with an encouraging statement following the recently announced 2025 Sundance lineup this past Wednesday. Duplass, hot off positive reviews for the recently released The Creep Tapes on Shudder, warmly comforted filmmakers that if you happened to apply to Sundance and weren't selected, hey, that's okay. They curate 15,775. It happens.

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