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Just because an actor can demand 20 million a picture doesn't mean they always will. Many top actors will sometimes agree to work for scale, or even for free, if they believe enough in a project.

HA hA! Mannie, A-list actors culled from Public Domain clips is exactly what I mean. I have a whole slew of Hollywood A-listers who make an appearance in my film, most of them despite being dead for years. I won't be able to give them top billing of course, because their estates still own their...

I don't know what you guys are talking about. Personally, I loved IRON SKY. I'd followed the progression of this film since it's pre-production days and the release of the very first teaser trailer (about three years). This film lived up to my every expectation of it, visually, and was actually...

A good one in the tradition of Spinal Tap is the faux "Behind The Music" episode featuring the 80's Metal Hair Band parody Steel Panther. For awhile now I've had the idea to do a mockumentary about a delusional Death Metal band who believe themselves to be world famous rock stars when they are...

I agree 100%, Escher. I will be doing just that once we get to that point.

That's all natural gate weave from the 35mm print. I motion tracked it and then applied that to the new footage layer to match, but no artificial motion has been added to the background. Like I said, this is an early pre-production test and this particular scene is not part of the film. The...

Mannie, forget Dogme 95 and all that non-sense. That's all a load of crap and goes against 99% of what filmmaking really is and should be about. I'm of the mind that any film can be made on just about any budget if enough creativity is involved. I'm actually kind of proving that point with my...

Here is an early test shot where we inserted a newly filmed image into old un-used Hollywood 35mm stock footage. We are now in production with a full-length feature (a film-noir send-up/comedy) called CURSE OF THE JAGGAR MOON that utilizes almost entirely virtual sets and PD film clips...

rayw, I think all those movies you list could be shot on almost no budget at all. What may differ is your ability as a director/cinematographer and your cast's ability as actors. All these films are heavily dependent on quality acting, and that is often the hardest part to find and especially to...

I'm a 47 year old filmmaker from from Northern Alabama where I own and operate a small production company. My bread and butter right now is in commercial graphics and animations for other production houses, but I also do production and post-production work of all kinds. I'm been making films...