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There is a caste system though. Its just the truth. Its not an established system, but its something everyone is guilty of. Peoples identities are often formed based on their professions. Like someone who becomes a doctor is known as a doctor, a factory worker is often looked down on as...

well obviously thats the way things are, but I think the point of the post is why does it have to be that way.

Yeah, I saw the same exact thing in webdesign. With all the experience and brains in the world, its at the point where its a minimum wage job. I started making website "templates" though, if you will. Basically a cookie cutter fast food menu of website designs that could be done in just a...

well I dont know if it works quite like that, but at least you wont have to spend that much. lol

hey, $18 plus shipping? where could you go wrong? Thats about the cost of supplies. Worst case scenario, you improve on the design. I knew some guys with a setup like this, they found the wheels made a bit of noise so they traded them out for roller blade wheels.

maybe Joe Schmoe is the guy fresh out of school working as a contractor?

you can pick these up pretty cheap. you cant control the intensity with a knob or anything like that, but you can use any normal bulb in them with different wattages or colors. maybe just use a bounce board or something instead of direct lighting if you want a softer look. Also you dont need...

Thats actually probably the best way to do it. I think in general people just want options, if you dont give them options and explain them, they will make their own to feel in charge. One of those options might be to talk down your craft and say the kid down the street can do it in his...

I used to work for this small tire shop. same thing. they were going to spend $15000 on a sign and nothing on advertising, thinking the sign would be enough. I was like "ARE YOU HIGH?! that sign is vinyl graphics on a sheet of plastic, I could do that!" and I did. Bought a cheap vinyl...

good call. heres a third option. They're so into their character that they're not doing any of that, they're doing whatever their character would be doing. I wonder if that would be an effective way to audition. have a part where instead of just reading lines you have a bunch of them just...

lol, I like that. I think a lot of these traits would improve with my preferred trait; good working relationship between actor and director. If you like working together I think it makes for a better actor, punctuality, so on if the actor actually gives a crap about what you're doing. Of...

That was pretty funny

I'm only talking about content and enjoyability. The perspective of the viewer. Do you only watch a movie if it makes a lot of money? But there are other ways to measure success. I think fanbase would be one. If you made a film that didn't make much money, but everyone who saw it thought...

well that just means I'm a genius! YES! Gonna go brag about it now. I still have to see that movie BTW. I keep hearing its good.

Cameras that record in 3d space, for raw 3d data.

you might want to check out some of Kessler Cranes stuff http://www.kesslercrane.com/. I dont know about their tripods, but all of the other stuff they make is amazing for low budget stuff. personally though, I would just move the camera by hand. Thats the ultimate low budget technique. Pick...

if you have some drinkers who either dont want to, or dont have the ability to act, you could have them as subject matter experts to help your actors. You know, like when they do a martial arts movie and the triple quadruple black belt fighting champion comes to tell the actors how to stand...

yeah, exactly. I had a ton of people (even to this day) tell me I would love Donnie Darko. I will never know because the first 15 minutes bored the living crap out of me, then netflix glitched out and I said "Thank god, now I'm going to watch something good." Do I want to see some mopey...

I dont really mean in terms of dollars. Or in film making in general. But rather if you were going to sit down and watch an indie film, what would keep you from turning it off and finding something better to watch. And yeah, drama. To be honest, most dramas I dont enjoy reguardless of...

when I first saw the title of this thread I thought it said "Anyone else BEEN buried?" to which my answer was going to be "yes, but I dont talk about that."