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The Making of El Mariachi and Interviews with Robert Rodriguez
Tim Ferriss talks about Robert Rodriguez's journey as a filmmaker and his experience making the acclaimed film El Mariachi in this episode of his podcast. He also mentions his recent viewing of Robert's series, The Director's Chair, and shares his note-taking system.
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Robert Rodriguez wrote the script for his first feature film, El Mariachi, while being sequestered into a drug research facility as a paid subject.
04:22 - 05:20 (00:58)
Summary
Robert Rodriguez wrote the script for his first feature film, El Mariachi, while being sequestered into a drug research facility as a paid subject. He used the paycheck that he received to cover the cost of shooting the film which went on to win the coveted audience award at Sundance Film Festival.
ChapterThe Making of El Mariachi and Interviews with Robert Rodriguez
Episode#98: The "Wizard" of Hollywood, Robert Rodriguez
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The podcast features an interview with Robert Rodriguez, the founder and chairman of El Rey Network, about his early days, low-resource filmmaking, inspirations, parenting style and many more.
05:20 - 06:31 (01:11)
Summary
The podcast features an interview with Robert Rodriguez, the founder and chairman of El Rey Network, about his early days, low-resource filmmaking, inspirations, parenting style and many more.
ChapterThe Making of El Mariachi and Interviews with Robert Rodriguez
Episode#98: The "Wizard" of Hollywood, Robert Rodriguez
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The podcast episode delves into Robert Rodriguez's journaling habits and how he uses it for character development, as well as his approach to filmmaking and the importance of sticking to your own vision.
06:31 - 08:55 (02:24)
Summary
The podcast episode delves into Robert Rodriguez's journaling habits and how he uses it for character development, as well as his approach to filmmaking and the importance of sticking to your own vision.