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Just to clarify, you're crowd sourcing your own film or are you trying to build a platform to let people crowd source their own films? Is this the Tech CEO thing you mentioned in the other thread? or was that another business? The best way I can explain h44. He was a stain on your underwear...

If you don't want to go down the simple commerce route (people like to buy stuff)... The best way for a forum is to create relatively unique conversations that people want to get involved with. More often than not, deep conversations. Virtually no one wants to answer the same question over and...

Yeah. I'm in an Australian invite only soundies group on Facebook that has more activity than this site. There's also a couple of Facebook film jobs groups in Australia that are busier than here too.... So collectively speaking, it's easy to say Facebook has more people participating than here...

You just need to ask yourself what's the purpose of the site? Is it to help new filmmakers? If so, you need experienced filmmakers to help. What's in it for the experienced filmmakers, especially when a large proportion of them come in as entitled screaming babies as soon as they find out we're...

> There is some kind of belief that new filmmakers have to act like its a paid gig Well I think even if no one is getting paid, acting like it is a paid gig helps separate the chaff from the quality. > treat everyone as equally important. So true. > around 3 or more years seem to have a...

The problem with editing is when you're new, you learn the most when you're backed into a corner and need to come up with new solutions on how to get out of it. After a while, you learn to avoid most of the landmines. For this project, you're probably better looking at building a radio edit...

Good old editstock sample scene. The edit is ok. Slightly clunky/jarring. I haven't seen the footage for many years but I somewhat remember the gist of it. There's lots of ways you can massage the footage to improve this. There was one or two places where there were pauses that should have...

As a general rule. Garbage in = garbage out. If the easy and cheap fixes don't work, then you're up for the expensive fixes. I'd just cut the shot or use something else. If the client doesn't care, you need to learn to let it go and move on to the next project. I've had a client about an hour...

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Talk about red flags. Better to learn this now before you spend a decent chunk of cash together. If I were you, I'd stop wasting time with him and move on.

Essentially copy and paste what I said about agents. You need them to believe they're going to earn money from you.

I'd hazard a guess that the OP might need some of the resources (at least access to gear/people) to complete the project that would go with the friend. But like what the others have said, talk with your friend and see how you can move forward with the project if it has good traction. I'm...

It's one of those chicken or the egg things. I don't have experience in breaking in as a successful writer. It's not an area I've ever considered chasing, so I'm drawing on experience taken from other career choices. You need to figure out how you can break in. Your goal needs to be to sell...

I know plenty of writers who have a dozen scripts under their belt and good agents won't touch them with a 10ft pole. The harsh reality is, it'll come down to whether the agent can make money representing you. At the moment, your actual value is zero. So, it'll come down to your potential...

> Is it time to look for representation? Definitely.. If you've sold 4 scripts already, I'm surprised you don't already have representation.

I don't see why people don't see this as some sort of scam to get free work and publicity from filmmakers without paying them. No *insert profanity* way.

Personally, I don't. I went through the training a while back, but I do have plenty of friends who have distributed indie films and known plenty of finance guys over my time. I've followed dozens of people who tried some version of what you seem to be looking to do. Each and every one of them...

While it may be a cool idea with good intentions, my initial instinct tells me it's a bad idea.

I think this can be a damaging way of thinking. Isn't it a very "my way or the highway" kind of thinking? Either raise awareness or you're ok with happening? There would be tens of thousands of issues that need fixing in this world. Do you raise awareness for each and every issue, or do you...

It's kind of a moot question. If I don't have the means/ability to change it, I don't see it mattering whether I accept it or not. Apart from my own thoughts, nothing changes whether I accept it or not. You're also assuming the world is filled with evil. Take for instance, the original concept...