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The Texas Round-Up
Notes from working in Texas film.
Spotlight: Robert Rodriguez made his first feature for $7,000 and built a studio in Austin.
How Robert Rodriguez turned a $7,000 debut into Troublemaker Studios, Texas crews, DIY film lessons and new Austin productions in 2026.
Shorts was shot at Robert Rodriguez’s own stages in a decommissioned Austin airport.
Rodriguez took eight credits on one studio picture and made it at his own stages in a decommissioned Austin airport. The locations and the cost model.
Stage space in Texas, honestly.
What actually exists, who runs it, and what's still a rendering. Austin, Fort Worth, Dallas, Midlothian, Bastrop, San Marcos, Mansfield, sorted honestly, no rates.
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