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Both are writers and producers; some differences in other roles. Dissolution occurs in the development phase--very early in the process. For want of a better term, dissolution occurs pre-script, though script content and framework have been generally worked out. In such circumstances, how...

More or less a verbal contract only

Let us say that one of the two partners in a film project has to leave early in the development phase, and the other partner tries to continue the project either alone or later with others. What are the legalities governing their relationship re. the second (ex) partner continuing the use of...

As Production Manager involved in pre-production for a no-budget, I am for the first time responsible for “hiring” crew. I would like to know if there is a standard procedure/protocol people here use in approaching someone like the DP/editor and seeking to “hire” them? *Do you approach them...

Please kindly re-read post #2.

Hmmm. For all concerned, my references are to Writer-Producer-Director (WPD for short) to whom I referred in post #2. NOT David.

Point taken. Culture-bound? Ham-fisted, playing hard ball, kicking head because you can? This may not be you, but if there are others out there like that, it might work for them, but not for me. I am at the point in my life, where I know what works for me, and what doesn't, whom I can work...

David, Life is short, and as I have mentioned earlier, at this stage of my life, I must husband my time or resources. So, I'll get to it. General considerations: i) your original post contains language and an attitude that indicates a certain aggressiveness, virility and masculinity that seems...

Sent you a PM concerning this matter. Thanks

Thanks for taking notice and replying Gonzo. Er, do you think that you might also have some (additional) suggestions as related to the original (as well as 3rd) post?

As production manager for my next short film contest project, I have been searching for suitable production management software. Trained a long time ago as a researcher, I have searched both on my own hard disk from relevant material previously gathered, as well as here in the forums of IT...

Thanks much. While doing additional internet research on this question, I happened on videomaker.com, the online version of the print magazine, videomaker. Further research on the site turned up some relevant buyer's guides. The write ups have met my requirement for overview--I would have...

As part of my reading, I have been researching 'consumer' books on digital video which discuss prosumer cameras and NLEs within the same book. So far, I have found one: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Digital Video by Karl Bardosh Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: Alpha (November 6, 2007)...

On a previous thread – http://www.indietalk.com/showthread.php?t=18138 – I questioned the validity of entering short film contests given the problems specific to that particular project of the time, and to such contests in general. Well, as it is, I am, like Oliver Twist, going back ‘for more’...

As a follow on from my last project, I reviewed my indie cinema ‘CV’, and determined that by end 2009, I will have worked on 8 different film projects since late 2007, with the vast majority of these to completion of the film. I have served in numerous capacities, ranging from pre-production...

I have an operational question. The actor/writer/director (A-W-D) I worked with recently, had put me into a situation which had caused me great confusion and dismay. With me as the Assistant Director, he had stated that I was to direct him while he was in front of the camera. Equally, he had...

The OP has been catalyst for commentary relating to the absence/perceived small numbers of women working in the technical components (production-side) of the film industry. The women themselves note some of the issues which perhaps influence this shortage--they're working mothers, wth...

Involvement in film simply IS, to a large degree, a case of becoming involved with technology. While not everyone's course/direction, my own involvement in film presently involves a ton (tonne?) of research around a number of technological areas: -cameras; -the parts that make up the box & how...

Hmmm...why would they be scared to make a feature??

I had come to the realisation some time ago that there must be other ways other than the internet that are quicker and more focused to learn about one's craft. And over time, I have developed a list of books on aspects of the craft of filmmaking that I thought would be highly suitable for a...