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  1. Alphie

    Cool little tool...

    I like these (although I wished the word "Elvis" would come up): The Luscious Years The Grey Boyfriend The Delicious Healer The Hustler of the Past ... and my favorite (so far) .... Erect Snake
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    This site will turn your brain into cheese. Swiss Cheese! Mwoooaaaahhhhaaahahahah!

    Man. Love that stuff. The site and the trailer and the teasers. NICE work.
  3. Alphie

    How much to pay for music?

    Our soundtrack includes 21 original songs by independent artists across the world. We have bands from Buffalo and Hawaii ... the UK and Ohio ... Detroit and Ithaca ... and more. We started with the Tampa band Anevis who signed one song as a Limited Use Agreement (that included festival) for use...
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    archived-videos Award-winning film made in only 24 hours!

    Liked it very much. I generally can't sit through a short but that one kept my attention the entire time. Great job.
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    Sundance Vs. Slamdance

    Still have the book! Didn't know he was serious. Shoot me an address and I'll send it out tomorrow.
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    character Do you create a background for the characters?

    Our lead actor (actually all of them) created intricate backstories for their roles. This was how they were educated (by a very good acting coach with an impressive resume). If it helps. Then it's valuable to all involved. However ... when the day came for him to act with the one woman in the...
  7. Alphie

    Sundance Vs. Slamdance

    Ultimate Festival Guide - Book Trade If anyone wants my copy of the Ultimate Festival Guide just let me know. I can trade you for a book in your library or a copy of your movie! Seriously, I can only read it three times so if anyone has interest, just contact me. I also have a dozen other books...
  8. Alphie

    how much should I charge for a TV commercial

    Our firm charges our clients anywhere from $2,000 - $5,000 for a regional (80K demographic) :30 television commercial (plus expenses: travel, v/o talent, photography, score). This is at least a benchmark for what WE get in our market but obviously this cost would go up significantly if we were...
  9. Alphie

    Questions I need Answered

    Guns and cops (good name for a movie) We hired a gun wrangler for our film. He came with his own guns and any actor who touched the gun had to sign the waiver and be "trained" beforehand. This allowed us to use real guns for the closeups (the rest of the fake guns were bought on eBay). For...
  10. Alphie

    Too Extreme?

    He is from Kentucky.
  11. Alphie

    Question for Producers

    My "sources" have told me HORROR. There is always a market for horror ... there has always been a market for horror ... even BAD horror movies are picked up. People love horror. They'll watched anything in this genre and it's fairly forgiving. This is why OUR next film is a horror.
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    archived-videos MOVIE TRAILER - BROKEN ($8000 Action Short - 100 Vfx Shots) DVX100a

    Unrelated to the actual subject of this thread (the trailer looks great BTW), how did you get a quote from Roger Ebert? I would LOVE for an actual KNOWN critic to see "Waiting on Alphie." The best we've gotten so far is on pajiba.
  13. Alphie

    How to hold a successful audition

    Mandy.com and NYCastings.com We sent out an announcement for the lead actress role in our new film, "Sketched" on mandy.com and nycastings.com (since the production is in New York). We were looking for a 22-year old woman who would do a (very tasteful) nude scene. We posted the role on those...
  14. Alphie

    Average Joe mentioned in the local paper!

    I'm feeling like an old pro at this point when it comes to screenings. We finished "Waiting on Alphie" and initially held our world premier at a 200-seat theater. The theater charged $400 to rent on a Saturday matinee and we had to rent a projector for $300. So, I found a local restaurant to...
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    top-list Top 10 Bulls**t Action Films...

    By far, the greatest movie (IMO) in this genre is "Payback." Nothing compares to the cool confidence of Gibson in this movie. I can literally watch it once a day. I can also watch "Punch Drunk Love" and "Me, Myself and Irene" once a day but I'd never admit that.
  16. Alphie

    Paying a REP a retainer ...

    The movie's "genre" is drama but people laugh 2/3 of the way through it! Most of the reps we're dealing with LOVE the movie but are having a hard time categorizing it (which is why our NEXT movie is going to be a horror flick ... complete with nudity). As it is, four reps have "passed" but have...
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    Buffalo, NY - "Waiting on Alphie" screening

    Anyone who lives in Buffalo, Toronto, Erie, Rochester or anywhere in Western New York will have a chance to see "Waiting on Alphie" at our FINAL screening as we wait to hear back from the festival circuit. Friday, November 18, 2005 at 7 PM at the Market Arcade Theater on Main Street in Buffalo...
  18. Alphie

    10 Actors you really hate

    Ben Stiller tops MY list, followed by: Julia Roberts Tom Hanks Steven Seagal Meg Ryan Keanu Reeves Tom Green Drew Barrymore David Arquette ... and Mike Myers The sad part is I would give my left testicle for any ONE of these actors to have a non-speaking walk-on part in my next indie!
  19. Alphie

    Our next feature is seeking financing ...

    We are in development of our second feature film and would love input on legitimate funding sources. This past August we released our first feature film, "Waiting on Alphie" and it's been very well received. Reviews are good (see Pajiba.com and scroll down) and the screenings are ending in...
  20. Alphie

    Syracuse and Buffalo Screenings - Please attend

    The investors are from Syracuse and the actors are from Buffalo and the movie was filmed in Ithaca (and I grew up in Binghamton). It's VERY draining holding these screenings! If you know somewhere in Rochester that is set up to project digital, seats at least 300 and can find a sponsor for the...
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