Bruce Campbell’s advice for aspiring indie filmmakers is refreshingly simple. Writing is the cheap part, so quit complaining and get to it. Tired of watching the same five guys land the roles he wanted, the Evil Dead legend wrote one for himself. The result is Ernie & Emma, a sweet, funny film with zero chainsaws that might just make you cry five times.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:38 Ernie & Emma is the real Bruce Campbell
2:51 What it’s like when your wife is your boss
3:16 What going fully independent unlocks
5:36 Why Campbell wouldn’t star in this as a studio movie
7:42 How fans typecast him more than Hollywood does
8:41 Writing is the cheapest part of filmmaking
10:27 Self-funding and avoiding the low-budget look
11:21 How a camera deal with Sony came together
12:33 Skipping the gray-and-green Fincher look
14:04 Taking the film on tour with Alamo Drafthouse
16:01 Why he’s skipping traditional distribution
17:36 The fan who cried five times
19:31 Are movies worse today?
21:05 Weaning himself off studio habits
22:11 How to protect your original vision
23:55 Advice for aspiring filmmakers
26:21 Bruce rates other jobs
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