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7 Tips for Low Budget Filming in Tokyo - Tokyo Times
Tokyo is an expensive city. However, many films we work on are not big budget monsters. Instead, they are run and gun favors for friends. As such, we end up doing a lot of low-budget shooting on the fly. The video above is the most recent example of such a production.
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Some of these tips can help you during a short/medium stay, not just filming.