In 1989, a book by Rick Schmidt entitled How to Make a Feature Film at Used Car Prices was published. This book was a how-to on making an independent film at a maximum of $10,000, and had become a "bible" of filmmakers in the early/mid 90's such as Spike Lee, Quentin Tarantino, and eventually Richard Linklater.
Linklater originally had plans to become a doctor, studying gynecology at Sam Huston State University, but left college and worked on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. During his time working there, he picked up on a love for literature and film, partially due to visits to a repertory theater in Houston. After his work on the oil rig he bought a Super-8 camera, a projector, and some editing equipment and moved to Austin, Texas. Here he founded the Austin Film Society at the University of Texas.
Linklater created many short films that were the mostly just experiments in filming techniques and testing. In 1989 he finished his first full-length feature, It's Impossible to......

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Title: Richard Linklater: An Overview
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