This is John Waters' description of how people got involved and participated in the production of his 1972 film Pink Flamingos. I'm sure everyone's seen the film but if you haven't listened to Waters' DVD commentary, definitely check it out. Lot's of info on the technical, aesthetic, and political considerations involved in guerilla no-budget filmmaking.
Waters relates amazing stories like having to edit the actual camera film (no work print and he points out how you can actually see the hot splices on the DVD transfer). He says they were shooting single-system sound so that is one of the reason for the extremely long takes and the "abuse of the zoom lens" used to mix up the framing. Also great stories about scoring all kinds of bootleg equipment from places like the local PBS station.
Most important is his discussion of guerilla/outsider/no-budget filmmaking as being a profoundly political act. Talks about how everyone involved with Pink Flamingos participated as an explicit anti-authoritarian statement. He points out that he thinks this is the reason for the continued appeal of the film. My favorite quote from the commentary: "A hatred of authority and a good sense of humor is what my audience shares." Two sentiments defintiely close to my heart.
Tim