Is Main Street America More Creative Than Hollywood? Guerilla Filmmaking Is Making The Challenge

RED WING, Minn. - Oct. 28, 2013 - PRLog -- Taproot, Inc. announced today the release of their  new DVD, Guerilla Filmmaking with a Hollywood Flair. Rather than using expensive movie-making equipment, this “how to” video shows people how to move their own bodies to get those expensive Hollywood shots in just minutes using a consumer camera, phone or tablet. It’s a real-life application of neuroscience.

Guerilla Filmmaking teaches simple camera angles, heights and movements. “To get an interesting movie, don’t just plop your camera on a tripod,” says CEO/producer Linda Flanders. “Learn how to become your own moveable tripod. Life isn’t a fixed point, it moves. Well, so do the movies.”  Adapted from filmmaking’s DOGMA 95 Rules, filmmakers learn to use a hand-held camera and develop immediate problem-solving skills with what's at hand.

But there's more to this DVD than simply making a movie. Guerilla Filmmaking was developed as a pro-active, prevention-type program for kids who are at-risk. “What we’re offering is a way to develop self-awareness and self-control,” says Flanders. ”Let's face it, who wants to work at developing that? So we show how to channel creativity, add in excitement, some good clean fun, plus offer a higher purpose than simply self-expression.” This just might be what Main Street America needs to channel its creativity and give Hollywood a run for its money.

Taproot has created over thirty community movies, including topics like bullying and harassment, understanding sexual assault, and the dangers of methamphetamine. Film and TV actor Chris Mulkey starred in Taproot’s Minnesota production of “The Meth Monologues” at the Sheldon Theatre in Red Wing, Minnesota. “It’s the perfect blend of education and entertainment,” said Mulkey. Taproot has also produced local training films for law enforcement.

In 2008, Taproot’s movie-making program was nominated to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Agency’s (SAMHSA) Midwest Prevention Technology Academy as a “most-promising” program for substance abuse prevention. This movie-making program found a home in a juvenile correctional facility under the Learning Enrichment Activities (LEAP) Program. LEAP just received the 2013 Presidential Award for Excellence from the Minnesota Corrections Association.

For more information, go to their website at http://www.taprootinc.com. Guerilla Filmmaking is available on Amazon.com.

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