I originally found this over on Strobist and wanted to share it here too.

Who is Robert Rodriguez? Oh, just the guy that made the film “El Mariachi” for $7,000 before eventually going on to gross $2,000,000, become a cult classic and favorite of mine. He’s since gone on to make “Once Upon a Time in Mexico” and “Sin City” among other things, but I’m inspired by his sensible, cheap and low-tech way of producing his first film all by his lonesome.

I’ve edited a few short movies on iTunes before and still have a difficult time telling a concise story even with tons of stills and a fair amount of video. It’s amazing to me how the vision and confidence of Rodriguez coalesce into a low-budget film that is unique, tells a great story and has very high production value.

David Hobby at Strobist has been harping on The Big Orange store as the photographer’s greatest resource for a long time, but it’s never rung more true than here… Check out more from Robert Rodriguez as he shares the methods used in the lighting of “El Mariachi”.

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