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    Desperately need some advce/guidance

    It was only a week ago. Maybe he is reading our comments but not contributing... 25k per year in debt sounds like a lot!
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    Self distribution??? Distribber??

    This looks interesting (from a marketing perspective)! Thanks for the post!
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    Distribution alternative

    Why do you say NO investment? It's 199$ per month for 1 film. Right?
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    Best Short Film Competition Ever!

    It's based on entry numbers and not time. If it becomes an annual competition then awesome! IF it takes 14 months, then so be it. The competition is unique and meant to fund a production that the community has decided is worth producing!
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    Best Short Film Competition Ever!

    Sorry for confusing you! It's on the site! (in two places too!) (or maybe I'm just not getting your questions! Sorry!) Here is the short answer: 20% of funds raised to the writer. 50% of funds raised to the Filmmaker. Here is the long answer from our rules page (both short and feature...
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    Best Short Film Competition Ever!

    Hi Directorik! As for the short film competition, we are well past the 200 entries. So no need to worry about that. It WILL happen! As for the feature competition, it will take longer. At this stage, we still wont start the competition until we get 1000 entries. Remember that we are not...
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    can you get your film in indie theatres by digital communication?

    It all depends on what and why. I think this discussion is best for another thread...
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    Indie Film Campaign Launched!

    Baby shoes, The film is about someone's true life. Did you get the rights to it? If you don't and it's a great film, no one will touch it...
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    Police and my guns

    Basic gun safety. Never have finger on trigger. Always point the gun down when not in use. Eyes and ear protection for those who need it. No pretending/fooling around. Don't let nozzle touch the ground. safety on at all times. Don't rapid fire. Have a plan for the actor when the gun jams. etc
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    can you get your film in indie theatres by digital communication?

    This says to shoot in 24p. Really? I thought people more often shoot in 30fps these days.
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    How to Market?

    Blade, they do a 90/10 split...so if you sell your film for 5 bucks you get 4.50...
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    How to Market?

    Lets assume you have a film and it's on a platform, how are you driving people to your site? And why don't people just create their own streaming website with a payment option? Isn't it cheaper, even with (vimeo's) 90/10 split? From a marketing perspective, Are you using Facebook? Google ads...
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    Best Short Film Competition Ever!

    Hi Guys, Sorry for the delay in my response. sweetie, Things are good! I'm working on a lot of different projects. Did I show you my latest art piece? https://vimeo.com/127897681 Skycopeland, I'm confused by your statement. You can make your submission completely private and will affect your...
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    Best Short Film Competition Ever!

    The Filmmaker Problem: Funding. The Screenwriter Problem: Finding Production. Solution: WritersandFilmmakers.com ------------------------------------------------------------ Best short film competition - EVER!! The winning filmmaker wins up to $25,000 to shoot one of the top 10 scripts...
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    Does the audience need to know, or can I just imply?

    Okay...so the bad cop black mails the DA. The da says not enough evidence UNLESS you can produce X (that's pillar 1). Cop searches for x, but finds y and the plot thickens. the DA is now fucking with the bad cop and the case (Midpoint). Pillar 2, the evidence found by bad cop gets destroyed...
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    Whats my Cameraman / Editor up to?

    Did you get a deal memo for each cast and crew of your team? LEGALLY speaking, if he shot it (even with your camera), he has rights to it.
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    Newer Composer Looking for Short Film

    Take a look at this ...i have a 60 second and a 90 second version... this is the 90 second version... https://vimeo.com/127897681
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    Using World Cup footage from 1982 in short film

    try going to itnsource.com. See if they have the clip and see the fee. they may also provide consultation....
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    The Filmmaker Problem: Funding.

    The Filmmaker Problem: Funding. The Screenwriter Problem: Finding Production. Solution: WritersandFilmmakers.com The winning filmmaker wins up to $25,000 to shoot one of the top 10 scripts. Winning writer receives up to $10,000 for their short script! Writers judge filmmakers and filmmakers...
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    Any advice you can give

    Why 45 pages? I'm sure you've read up on Einstein's need for wormholes to exist.
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