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Dreyfuss is absolutely a "jealous insider." I think you may be confusing envy with jealousy. Jealousy is the fear someone will take away something from you. Dreyfuss is a strictly conventional law enforcement officer. When Clouseau bumbles his way to success, that undermines Dreyfuss' core...

Those price points would be fine for me. There may be other filmmakers that would want to charge a little more. I would also like to see two for one offers. Perhaps, a lower priced film could be thrown in with the purchase of a more expensive film with some equitable split for the filmmakers.

As a micro-budget/ no budget filmmaker, I would like to choose the pricing of my film. From my perspective, it is impossible compete with studio product or even most low budget projects in terms of production value. Thus, I would like to offer my films at a lower price to reflect that...

Yes, the price of a screenplay is usually in direct proportion to the total budget of a film. But not always. One of the studios paid 3.2 million for the Snow White and The Huntsman screenplay. What would I have paid for it? Nothing. Not even ten cents. Because it's worthless to me. I...

Feature films can run as little as 70 minutes. If each page is equal to one minute, I don't see the problem. Depending on the style of writing, the film could run much longer than 81 minutes.

I tried Blacklist and received a mediocre score for my screenplay that won the grand prize at Slamdance as well as winning a smaller contest. So you never know for sure how the reader will react. In contrast I read a very poorly written screenplay that received a nine from Blacklist. It wasn't...

Knightly, I applaud you for taking swift action to maintain the civility of this board. Some of the behavior that was exhibited on this thread was what destroyed another forum called Indieclub. Many years ago, the forum thrived. Then a select group of regular posters decided to treat the...

Here's my question to add to the mix. I am ready to shoot my third feature next month on the Canon 7D and have come realize that I will need a major computer upgrade to edit it. I am considering going the Sony Vegas/ PC route rather than continuing the Mac/ Final Cut route due to cost and...

Dedueshebag is just trying to bait you into getting upset.

Ever hear of a guy named Jeremy Lin? He's the Asian American starting point guard for the New York Knicks and has appeared on the cover of the last two issues of Sports Illustrated. Lin is the hottest thing in sports right now. MSG stock rose 250 million in cap value since his rise to...

It's amazing how you can review a film and really say nothing at all. Is this some sort of generic cut and paste? Is this gig about padding your resume? You claim to to be some sort of teacher. Teach something here by using specific examples. Describe a scene and then analyze why it worked or...

PRODUCTION DESIGN! One thing that screams amateur is a lack of an interesting background. If you're in the woods, nature is pretty good. An indie film shot in rooms with white walls and little in the way of decor looks cheap. In real life, the rooms may be okay but not on screen.

If I was in your situation, I would definitely do the interview as this would give you an opportunity to articulate the reasoning behind the choices you made. If you can communicate a certain level of intelligence and modesty, I think you can earn the respect of people who may have not enjoyed...

A Dog's Breakfast. One cabin. 5 characters. 4 actors not including the dog. A dark comedy and a hidden gem.

Comedy is the riskiest genre. I recall attending a screening of Ed Burns' She's The One where he did a Q&A afterward. The film got virtually no laughs and I felt horrible for Ed Burns. He was uncomfortable also. Several months later, I was channel surfing and came upon the film and found myself...

Marc Rosenbush made a movie called Zen Noir and apparently did pretty well by marketing to Buddists. Vince Rocca who made Kisses & Caroms marketed to billiard table suppliers and players. The point is that Internet marketing works if you can target a niche audience. It helps if your film has...

I guess two wrongs make a right. George Snow sends in a movie with caveats. Then DavyG writes a review trying to humiliate him. George was in appropriate. DavyG is a bully. Why not be a mature professional and just review the movie? George responds to the review which an unwritten break in...

This thread reminds me of an interview I read several years ago. This indie filmmaker got James L. Brooks (Simpsons, Taxi, etc.) attached to his project and apparently Mr. Brooks got a studio to finance the film for something like four million. Mr. Brooks took seventy five percent of the money...

$770 can actually be a good deal if you get substantial sales from iTunes. iTunes isn't going to take a single film so you are going to need to go through an aggregator or some other distributor who is going to take a hefty percentage (25 to 50%) anyway. There's also the chance your...

I have mixed feelings about Netflix. I think they're good guys because they carry everything. Frankly, it gives filmmakers an opportunity to be seen that they otherwise wouldn't have. Some of the movies I've rented look as if they used a VHS camcorder to film them. On the other hand, I plan...