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That's funny, your DP actually sounds like the one actress that I bonded with. While she is part of the reason I even made this and helped me with a few things (she is the reason that I was able to get a replacement supporting actor) she always had something happen to her, was always a little...

That is pretty much how I felt after my last short too. In the end of the day with all the issues that we're thrown at me, it couldn't have worked out any better. I would say the one thing that I realized and this is probably why John Ford could to what he did, is that your cast and crew needs...

Have a lot of you guys looked up John Ford? I was reading 50th law (by Robert Greene and 50 cent). They went into John Ford's style. Ford was known for being very hard on his cast and crew, getting into fist fights with his actors. It was said that he is the only person that could make John...

Film autre: Like this one actress told me: casting is about likability and dependability. My first actress was a sweetheart. But undependable. This actress was dependable for the most part. But not the most fun out there. Even the supporting actress didn't show up on the first day due to...

That's how life is man. Not judging it to be good or bad. But that is how it is. The sooner you see it that way, the better you can protect yourself. It's a mixture of trust and power. The trust is from the fact that I wrote, I am directing it, I am acting in it, everyone started with me...

Yeah I really didn't know who she was. That was a really tough situation. It made the shoot a lot tougher than it had to be. I do believe it turned out good. We ended up suggesting sex. So I'll put it this way: instead of having a cool Sons of Anarchy type scene it went to a nice and sweet...

It is not a relevant question because... 1) It is my art. 2) She has no credits. She is lucky to get work. It was a great part for her and it came out of nowhere. 3) She read the script and continued on. And I do mind telling you what I paid her. You are not privy to that info. Basically...

http://m.imdb.com/name/nm5306688/ anymore questions? Obviously I am at a different level than you and tell different stories than you. Sex scenes are engaging because of what's under neath. The spirituality of them, two humans connecting, showing love, admiration and passion. Releasing into...

Anyone had a hard experience? In my last short film the leading lady I had ended up being a train wreck (she got her car stolen, it got wrecked, she became homeless, couldn't get down to the shoot, went to rehab). My DP ended up finding this actress that he and his ex girlfriend had worked...

That is some great advice there man. You should start a blog. And an apartment in New York is more expensive than one in L.A. But a room isn't. Though NYC does have a rodent issue.

I am at a crossroads and I am trying to make a good choice. I believe if you wake up a few mornings in a row with dread than you must make some sort of huge change. The last few mornings I've woken up with a huge amount of dread. I did some soul searching and I realize that I need to move...

I think if you feel that you know enough about how to visually tell a story and inspire actors than go for it. In the end of the day short films have no end game. You can't make any (real) money off of them. Yet no tells you that even the cheap well done ones cost so much. And no one outside...

Sweetie said something about having an A.D. I had one, then of course my sound guy bailed the day of. So I had the DP bring his sound gear and the A.D became the boom dude so I had no A.D. I just wish that the lead actress that I got wasn't such a screw up. The actress that came in was very...

Don't get me wrong, my DP is a really talented guy. And he really got into the story, by the end of it we had pretty good communication. But I just didn't like him as a person. Same with the replacement lead actress. I agree with this. This is why I went with this particular DP. He had...

That is good to read. It makes sense. It all started when I went with a DP only because he had a better camera (I wasn't already keen on him) than a DP who was cool, but had a Sony au7 versus a Red. Then a supporting actor dropped out because he went to see his family, then that fiasco...

I've written, directed, and starred in three shorts. I'll quickly tell you the experiences. 1: First short. It was a stop motion short. My roommate at the time who had done stop motion shorts helped me out on this as the art director. Stop motion is painstaking process. But we worked well...

Well the fine cut is done. But there composing and sound mixing hasn't been done yet so I don't want to put anything out there until the final result is in place. Though I spoke to a few people who watched it and they they it should be comedy drama. FilmmakerJ: That is a great point about...

If you are talking about on set crew then I would actually like to work with a new one each time out if possible (a new DP for sure). And I do like mixing up editors and composers. The way I see it is 1) I am 22 about to turn 23, I don't need to get a crew and be like "this my my crew...

LOL I am not like that guy at all. I am very into collaboration, I used ideas from my DPs and performers. Anyone is free to say anything that they want. The DP was very blunt too. There is zero room for ego when you make a film IMO. Acting really teaches you that. This is the way I see it...

I don't think I was clear enough. I have shot the film. I am trying to decide what drama to put it on. I'm trying to decide if I should label it as a comedy drama so people go in knowing there are jokes, or just label it drama and let people be surprised. It was shot like an art film. We...