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Yes, Nate, I've witnessed the same thing. Especially, with some younger people. I had some PAs on my last film quit after doing a few hours of traffic lockdown. I know it's not glamorous. I know it's not what people think of when they envision working on a film, but any of us with any...

If you have time for a rewrite, I would do some work on the characters. @Unknown Screenwriter gave you some great suggestions on dialog, and I liked what he said about some comedic back and forth between Vince and Daniel. Some of that will come when you have a clearer idea of who these two...

Trying to help you without forcing a complete rewrite, since you are two days out. Also, trying to stay within the bounds of the story you've written. My main criticism is that I don't know anything about these characters along the way or by the end. No matter the story, people want to...

I'd love to see a tutorial on achieving a consistent sound level in a scene. The assumption is that an edited scene will contain clips from many takes shot at different times of the day (possibly even on different days). Assume that the sound mixer did a reasonable job when making the...

It may be that the latest generation doesn't appreciate that to deliver quality work takes lots of time and effort. I definitely see some of that in younger people I interact with. I see an attitude that assumes money should be flowing for the effort of showing up rather than realizing that it...

My father, mother and I walked out of Gangs of New York. Too much bloody violence.

Okay. Believe me when I say I'm not trying to talk you out of buying a camera, but you should consider what other places your money can go to improve the quality of your film work. You mentioned buying a tripod, I think a quality tripod is an important tool for filmmakers. Make sure you look...

Do you have a budget in mind to buy your camera? Are you willing to buy used or are you looking for new? One thing to keep in mind is that when you buy a camera for video work, you need to consider the whole camera system. Lenses are probably the most important factor. Do you own many lenses...

It might be a good deal. It might not. A more important question will be the portion of the option price that you get paid up front. Let's say the budget for the pilot is $1M. That means you will get paid $40,000 IF the pilot gets made (and depending on his conditions, possibly picked up)...

Amen.

That's a good explanation of the principle, but no where do you explain why this is called "Chekhov's gun". It might be helpful for people not familiar with the concept.

Godzilla vs. Kong (2021). This movie doesn't even try to make sense as it smushes together huge action vfx set pieces.

The price for creating an LLC or S-Corp will vary depending on the state you are in. The $2K was what I had in mind for keeping things running each year. You will likely have to pay an accountant to file your taxes, you will have some sort of minimum tax (again, depending on your state) and...

You need comps of other films as has been stated, you need a budget that shows how much you are asking for, you need to explain how $ will be returned to investors and you need to make some points about why you think you have the potential to make a great film. Any great cast or crew that will...

I went the opposite route and decided to keep my job while building my film career. I have people telling me it's unlikely I'll ever get anywhere until I make the move and focus my efforts full time on the film business. We'll see. I have to say, it is quite challenging to put in a full day...

I have embraced this idea using one specific exercise from "Save the Cat". In the book, Blake Snyder recommends that you spend a lot of time answering the question "What's it about?". Essentially, the logline. He talks about how people pick movies to watch (at the time of writing his book, he...

I'd love to hear more about your findings.

For reals...

Got it, thank you.

To clarify... this isn't a SP project, but you still plan it as an animation project? Or were you considering a mix of live action and animation?