It actually went super well. We ended up getting a deal for some nice equipment/grip truck. We only ran about 15mins over. It ended up being a 11 hr day. All the actors sent over nice words the next day about how great the experience was.
Absolutely I love that idea. A lot of the context I think won’t be able to be represented with dialogue because the director wants to keep it short. But I’ll definitely bring this to the director
I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT HEATERS!!! That’s an awesome idea. It’s based on the hill country, but I think the propane based heaters would work well for this situation. The other half of the scenes take place in a motel room. The script is very action driven over dialogue. The director comes from a DP...
Yes she doesn’t want him to go back to school because she wants him to stay with her. My thought is maybe it could still be winter and it’s the next semester ? She’s kinda a helicopter mom and doesn’t want to her child to be without her. The story ends when a man (presumably the dad) calls the...
Producing a new short about a mother son duo who are spending the last few days of summer vacation outdoors but the mom doesn’t want the trip to end. It’s another shortie about 4 pages only thing is we want to shoot late Feb. Do y'all think it’s possible to achieve the effect of summer through...
Unfortunately this will not be through the school if it was we would get all the equipment for free. This is with an alumni. We’ve talking about producing within our means because we have people around us that will work for free. We’re lucky to have a black magic it would be my dream to shoot on...
If you’re concerned about what you should be paying people look at the union rates in your area ( sag iatse ect) and try to price comparatively. EX: First time cam op wouldn’t make the same rate as a union cam op but you still want to pay a fair wage. So it’s mainly based on how long you expect...
The production design on this is phenomenal. (i’m sure that’s where most the budget went) The sound design is also great I think that’s what i’m most concerned about because I have a recordist that’s a friend ,but not someone to mix which I think can make or break the film. $8,000 seemed high to...
What’s funny is we waited to cast til posting the campaign so I feel like we should’ve done this from the jump. But that’s how it goes I suppose. We’re supposed to shoot January 25th so at this point I’m debating on either pushing back or running with what we got going on. These are great...
The way I see it any strong reaction makes it worth it. If a film is just blah people leave the screening and never think of it again. To elicit the response of chasing you out the theatre is pretty awesome hahah.
I didn’t expect to get any donations here just looking for advice from a producing standpoint on how to strengthen the campaign. Something I’ve noticed based on the other advice I received is that the campaign isn’t streamlined. Like for instance the directors previous work is linked but not...