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Subject: Show all pre-pro (41) directing (59) acting (10) locations (8) cast (9) crew (9) vfx (9) diy (11) animation (7) film-format (4) film-school (16) producing (17) film-sales (3) distribution (12) marketing (19) festivals (10) financing (10) budget (8) business (7) legal (15) licensing (6) software (1) misc (3)

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GOLDENMORAL CINEMAS
directing Who here is making a movie or short film?
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EssaHumans
marketing An approach to market your full film story, while it is copyrighted
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distribution Scam or legit?
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misc New Short Film Ganger (2023)
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Judging a Film by it's cover (Literally)
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pre-pro Shooting ANALOG
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gdgross
vfx How to get some of these effects
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directing my first music Video
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gdgross
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directing Music Videos Background
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producing I don't aspire to be a mogul (but ... )
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Nate North
directing You're not supposed to cast yourself as the main character of your film
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OldGod
marketing Best way to get exposure for my film?
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indietalk
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Nate North
directing How to be a director people respect
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NickClapper
producing What's everyone up to in 2023?
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sfoster
cast Finding Child Actor
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Blaney
Why Do You Make Films?
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distribution Distribution
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ShortFilmSensei
directing How to Coordinate a Stunt Fall
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ShortFilmSensei
I Challenge You to a Duel!
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Nate North
animation Leap Day
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PaulW
misc How do I show frustration?
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NuttyFilms
Where do good ideas come from?
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film-school To film school or not to film school, that is the question.
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directing Proof of Concept
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Nate North
film-sales Reported Wins for Microbudget films and their metrics
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software What do I need to get started?
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marketing Why do filmmakers hate spending money to market their film?
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acting What does an actor/actress want from a director?
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pre-pro Who does the shot list and storyboards, is it the director or DP?
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producing Lost YouTube Video on No-Budget Filmmaking--Please help me find it!
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distribution Streaming services are losing members.
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pre-pro Cast and crew committed to the film project
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Making a movie about people talking of the interstellar war.
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directing Does the director of photography/cinematographer have the right to step into the feet of the director?
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Feutus Lapdance
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Chris Tempel
film-school My Top 5 Books on Filmmaking
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cast Remote Casting Opinion
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vivoices
legal Ownership after Crowdfunding
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indietalk
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sfoster
legal Reinacting a movie scene in another movie
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Calibration Quandry
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Nate North
Nate North
James Rogers
financing Crowd funding
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Nate North
Nate North
EssaHumans
producing One of my methods to test quality of screenplay : Program it as visual-novel video game
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ShortFilmSensei
financing Best way to fund through Crowdfunding
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budget Budget for T.V. Series
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directing Trying to advise - That's NOT the way to do it!
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locations Camera/gear mishaps, disasters and horror stories
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producing Making a movie about ONE person talking about a war.
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producing How about .... a film about no one talking.
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producing STOCK FOOTAGE
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James Rogers
misc The re-rebirth of 3D movies?
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pre-pro Tips on filming at a house that belongs to home owners assocaiton with a low-no budget?
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James Rogers
distribution sobering view on the micro-budget film distribution.
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producing Army of One
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ExpatTraveler2
budget Budget Questions
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James Rogers
marketing FREE instructional CDs on using Microsoft Office and more!!
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pre-pro why do cast and crew back out of projects?
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producing what happens if you don't money pay your cast and crew working on a indie film?
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Chris Tempel
Chris Tempel
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crew Building a Budget
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legal USA Drone Laws
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licensing Fair Use
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Nate North
cast A preview of life as a casting director
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Nate North
vfx Using AI to bypass the Uncanny Valley
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James Rogers
James Rogers
Nate North
animation Thinking inside of the box - the worlds smallest movie
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Nate North
Nate North
James Rogers
vfx testing testing
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James Rogers
James Rogers
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film-school Looking for an in-person workshop
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indietalk
indietalk
Chris Tempel
business My Client's Video is Going Viral....
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indietalk
indietalk
JCredfox
pre-pro Preparation of a new movie project "Bloedtranen" (Blood Tears) | Teaser
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Feutus Lapdance
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pre-pro Green Screen Setup
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directing Asking to share the Directing title of a Feature Documentary
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Feutus Lapdance
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Edinburgh Short Film Festival 2022 Regular Deadline SOON!
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PaulBruce
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Dogma '22
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Feutus Lapdance
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Disney is caught in the Woke controversy.
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indietalk
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Fake social media app to film on camera?
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Chris Tempel
Chris Tempel
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legal Ownership Rights To My Own Movies?
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indietalk
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directing How would you best spend 50K and free time to start a directing “career”?
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legal Some characters that will soon enter the public domain.
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Aspiring Mogul
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Lauran
producing How to Write a Couple of Pages for Potential Investors?
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HandsomeboyRobby
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Martial Petit
financing NO NEED FOR ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES TO FINANCE A FILM
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Nate North
Let's all collaborate to make a film that stops people from being murdered
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Nate North
Nate North
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Which earns more money for you, Amazon or Vimeo?
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Willirim
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directing I need help coming up with a simple plot
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Alcove Audio
Alcove Audio
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diy Nigerian teenagers make sci-fi films from their smartphones.
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Nate North
Nate North
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Score a movie with SFX/Music on stream??
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Nate North
Nate North
Nate North
pre-pro A Good Resource for Scene Designers
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Nate North
Nate North
CharlesDam
legal make a short film based on a true story
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CharlesDam
CharlesDam
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crew Indies don't do dirt
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CelticRambler
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directing “Future of Filmmaking” evolution of the kickstarter model/ Ways around traditional funding
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Nate North
Nate North
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pre-pro Hey, guys. How many crew do I need for a micro budget documentary?
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The Lone Banana
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business Starting a commercial video production company
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Aspiring Mogul
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Nate North
directing The Art of the Reveal
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Nate North
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Fred Martin (Brussels Short Film Festival) in conversation with Aidan Stanley at the 2021 ESFF
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directing Working with DP
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indietalk
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licensing Does anyone have experience with music licensing?
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Aspiring Mogul
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legal Buck Rogers remake in the works.
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Aspiring Mogul
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ShortFilmSensei
business Making an LLC Production Company
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directing Unwritten director norms/etiquette?
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Nate North
crew Why is it so difficult to find collaborators for a project?
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budget Is a streaming/TV episode really $8 million plus now?
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Aspiring Mogul
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Film Makers and Websites
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GOLDENMORAL CINEMAS
marketing Film Poster Design
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directing Advice on directing actors between takes?
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