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    What else do you do?

    Retail manager, working in the projects. It's interesting because you get a lot of good stories to write about but, it sucks because it's demeaning and doesn't pay that much. I also do part-time photography...I should have stuck with my teaching job.
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    A Sobering Paradox

    lol we don't need another Michael Bay. He's one of a kind.
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    Blood gushing out of throat effect?

    Nice. Thanks for the input man. I'm going to look into that knife idea!
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    Blood gushing out of throat effect?

    Hey guys. So, we're getting ready to do this shoot and in this scene the main character get's his throat slashed by a make-shift knife. I was thinking about buying some blood packets and have the actor squeeze it as he holds his wound, so as to create a gushing effect as though blood is being...
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    How much do you pay your actors?

    Good to know. Thanks, man.
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    A Sobering Paradox

    I don't mean intimate knowledge about how the process actually works. Rather, there's more transparency so those who do understand it who are outside the inner circle of power can inform others. Because of this most people are able to gain a clearer perspective of what's going on. For...
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    A Sobering Paradox

    lol, exactly. We're probably screwed.
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    A Sobering Paradox

    Edward Snowden among many others recently showed the World what America actually is; a shadowy government using digital technology to spy on millions of citizens and manipulate politics to push their agendas. Most of that isn’t new, of course. Deception and manipulation has been the standard...
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    How much do you pay your actors?

    Well, I guess what I'm trying to ask is, does SAG hold actors accountable or do anything if directors complain about their work ethic and costing the production more money for choosing not to show up? If not, then I guess it doesn't matter that much if we go with SAG or non-SAG members. As...
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    How much do you pay your actors?

    Hmm, this is very interesting. So, perhaps its best if we go with SAG ultra-low budget? What are the benefits in going through SAG vs. non-union? Is it safer to go through SAG?
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    How much do you pay your actors?

    Hey guys. I'm in the process of setting a budget for a pilot episode my brother and I are making, but I'm a little stumped on knowing how much to pay our actors. We'll need to hire 9 good actors and about 32 extras. We were thinking about paying our "good" actors 300 dollars per day for 10...
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    Is this leveraging technique too bold and stupid to work?

    Oh yeah. I definitely contacted them first to see if it was okay and they seemed pretty welcoming about the idea. However, as you said, there's no connection. Thanks for the feedback.
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    Is this leveraging technique too bold and stupid to work?

    Well, for the record this is a press release not an article we're writing about ourselves. In other words, its a description of our story that we're going to give to bloggers and other media sources that fall within our market niche. The idea is to get other writers that are reputable to write...
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    Is this leveraging technique too bold and stupid to work?

    Interesting. This is giving me a lot to think about. I suppose if we build a niche audience first for 6 months, then we might be able to pull this off when we try to get press for our Kickstarter campaign. But, now I'm not sure. I guess we'll find out. Thanks a bunch man.
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    Is this leveraging technique too bold and stupid to work?

    Hey guys, My brother and I are in a bit of a conundrum here. We're getting ready to roll out our pre-marketing campaign for an eventual Kickstarter Campaign to raise funding for a pilot episode we wish to make in the hopes that it'll get picked up by an online media company like Netflix. We...
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    Is this good copy to sell our movie idea?

    Hey guys. Here's the new edit for the promo. Do you think this is much better? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M487ri4VTvM&feature=youtu.be
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    critique anyone want to critique the first act of my scifi thriller?

    You do realize he's trolling you, right?
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    critique anyone want to critique the first act of my scifi thriller?

    Honestly, O.P aside from a few issues , the story itself is perhaps the best I've ever read on this forum. My only concern is the authenticity on certain parts. Like for instance, how come the local police department is handling this? Shouldn't the FBI be involved or some sort of special...
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    critique Please critique my opening pages

    Your scene descriptions are too ambiguous. You're referencing concepts that not everyone is going to understand. It's better to be dry and direct so that we get a clear understanding of what the scenes look like. Also, your dialogue is pretty off. I understand the points that you're trying...
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    Is this good copy to sell our movie idea?

    That's not bad, though none of them are friends.
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