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One clear conclusion from this thread: Do not work with Dr. Stilly.

I'm not completely certain what you mean by adjusting the BPM of the video. Video is not measured in beats-per-minute, but in frames-per-second. Do you mean that you edited the video to cut on the beat of the music, then you changed the tempo of the music, and now the cuts don't match the music...

Just catching up, and I am forced to conclude that Dean J. is just a troll. Best to ignore him, and hope he goes and bothers someone else ... until they ignore him. And now I shall follow my own advice.

I couldn't disagree more with S.F. there! I think that several statements are simply false. "Imagine dedicating ..."; that's not what's happening here. "Sorry we can't ..."; that's not what's happening here. "Exist purely ..."; that's not what's happening here. "gotta keep them ..."; that's not...

"Green, because ice cream has no bones."

Oh, dude, nobody said that it's deep. We said it's incomprehensible. What is that you're asking, if it can be told? Whatch'a mean "trail of people with regrets"?

From the question, it seems that Dean J. has made up his mind about whatever he's talking about, but I second ML's statement.

As always, keep in mind the Five Golden Words for finding collaborators: "What's in it for them?" If your only answer is, "You get to work on my project," that's not very enticing.

The Director of Photography should not be talking to the actors.

That is perfectly normal. The overwhelming majority of crowdfunding donations don't come from strangers. They come from your extended network: the people you know, and the people they know.

You can see accurate piano playing in several classic Warner Bros. and MGM cartoons.

SFoster is correct that everything comes down to contracts, but incorrect that you automatically own the work of people you hire. Your and their rights will be specified in the contract.

Canon cameras do not use a Sony codec.

This application is not very useful for movie-makers. The exception would be documentarians, some of whom would find it useful in some circumstances.

It is easy (though perhaps time-consuming) for a single individual using off-the-shelf software to animate accurate piano playing.

That is an easy lighting setup, and not a composite. You guys do know that you don't light the subject and the background with the same instruments, right?

Nate N. is incorrect about copyright. Always consult an attorney in any matter like this.

I suggest that this is a bad idea. The appearance of Santa Claus is well established: he's a fat guy with a white beard in a red suit. If you make him a skinny, clean-shaven guy in a green suit, nobody will get that he's Santa Claus. If you try to get around that by having people call him...

For a shoot like that, you might not need anyone except you.

I realize this post is a month old now and has been thoroughly debunked elsewhere, but just in case anyone might read this and think it's true: This is a classic case of too much money and not enough brains. These guys bought a book. They didn't buy any IP rights, and cannot make any movie of...