http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen_Filmmaking

"Foundations: The primary premise behind Zen Filmmaking is that no
screenplay should be used in the creation of a film. In Zen Filmmaking, "The
spontaneous creative energy of the filmmaker is the only defining factor.
This allows for a spiritually pure source of immediate inspiration to be the
only guide in the filmmaking process."

The Six Tenets of Zen Filmmaking:
1. Make all unpredicted situations work to your advantage.
2. Don't waste time, money, and energy attempting to create your sets when
you don't have to. Instead, travel to them and allow their natural
aesthetics to become a part of your film.
3. Just do it. 99% of the time you can get away with it.
4. Never let your storyline dominate your artistic vision. Too many would be
filmmakers attempt to write what they believe is a "Good" script and then
try to film it. Without an unlimited budget it is virtually impossible to
get what is on the page upon the stage.
5. Zen Filmmaking is a spontaneous process. Just as the Zen understanding of
enlightenment teaches that though you may meditate for years it is not until
the moment when you step beyond your thinking mind and realize that you are
already enlightened that you achieve Satori. Thus, if you acutely plan your
productions, with screenplays, storyboards, and locations, there is no room
for the instantaneousness of filmmaking enlightenment to occur and you will
always be lost between the way your mind desired the scene to be and the way
it actually turns out.
6. Ultimately, in Zen Filmmaking nothing is desired and, thus, all outcomes
are perfect.

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