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Doug nailed it... but I'm feeling frisky after getting kicked around the last couple of days, so let me have a crack at it. The big problem for prod cos these days is equipment is cheap and easy to use... so, basically anyone with a camcorder, a laptop, some business cards and a copy of imovie...

Will's nailed it... but I just got my ass handed to me over at indieclub, so I'm feeling frisky (don't ask... when will I learn) LOL One of the difficulties is that the terms "production company" covers a huge range of different businesses, that don't always have a lot in common with each...

In that case your thread titles is misleading... Cannes 08 finished two weeks ago

Whatever... just don't kid yourself that having "good" ideas is either that special or important. Ideas have ZERO value in the industry... and everyone thinks their ideas are great.

Hi I'm trying to build up a comprehensive list of the best free software resources for any aspect of film making: So, I'm thinking stuff like Celtx, Blender, etc. etc. I'm also interested in what demo versions of software allow you to use the software in unconventional ways, but that are...

In terms of effects software on a budget... you probably meant something like effectslab-pro Personally, I think it'll be a better long term investment to learn how to cut in final cut express... and get some cheap plugins for your tacky effects. However, if you're looking for a cheap, easy...

Having an idea isn't the basis for being a pro-screenwriter... everyone and their dog has an idea. All film makers know this. Tell a stranger that you make movies and for the next half hour they'll tell you their ideas for a movie. In terms of answering the original question... I used to teach...

Thanks for the positive feedback... it helps, a lot.:yes:

Er dude... festival ended over two and a half weeks ago...

Welcome... and thanks for the prompt clear up on who you are! LOL

LOL... not exactly. I was a media whore and working in advertising caused me to "burn out" twice in four years. OK, I won the advertising equivalent of an Oscar and got nominated 14 times... but in the end I just couldn't do it anymore. Twenty three carpet ads too many, I'm afraid. When I got...

Yeap, I've put four years in here, just to get to this point! LOL That's how cunning I am. :lol:

I'd go with the JVC as well. Not only does it allow you to change to a professional broadcast lens, it also shoulder mounts (which for "old school" camera ops is pretty useful) I'm pretty sure the workflow issues for FCP and the JVC have been ironed out now. There was a period about 18 months...

Hi guys Just wanted to give an update on the progress of 1000dollarfilm... the e-zine So far, it's all gone incredibly well Matt Hader sent me a fabulous interview with Chuch Lorre (Of Three and a Half Men fame) Script Consultant Victoria Lucas has supplied a great article on "How to find a...

It may sound odd, but I differentiate between "gun for hire" work and what I turn out as a production company. If I was a DOP, I'd do exactly the same as you have Rik and take whatever work was offered me... I probably would have done the same as a director, if I'd lived in an area where there...

There are two different kinds of markets for products MASS and NICHE MASS MARKET is a product designed to make sales to almost everyone (ie Hollywood products, which sell all over hte world) A NICHE MARKET is when the product is designed to appeal to a small, but well defined group So, for...

non fiction = a documentary or training video, or any film where the content is true, rather than drama DVD = a product that is sold only on DVD franchise = in the film industry a franchise is any film (drama or non-drama) where there are more than one films on the same theme or story ... so...

Actually, you hit on a really important point here Doug, which relates to how small production companies survive. When people think about the movie industry they think about the huge amounts of money that circulate around hollywood and assume that the business just naturally attracts money...

Thanks Doug, well summed up I've avoided commenting, partly because I don't like being nagged... but also because I don't like producers who load their films with sex and violence in order to make sales. I'm not anti-sex or violence in films, I just like it to be an essential part of the...

No, I don't have anymore answers on this topic. I'm not the Wikipedia. I guess you'll just have to get out there and research this the same way every other film maker does...