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Personally, I came out to LA with only about 3 grand saved and a couch lined up on which to crash. I worked unpaid set PA gigs from Craigslist and Mandy.com for about 2 weeks, until I proved myself capable, and then started getting calls for $100/day PA jobs. After about 6 months, I was able to...

I get it, I just don't agree. Nuff said.

Thanks guys! It's out on DVD in about 2 weeks! HOORAAAAYY! I'll pimp it in the appropriate forum... -Jim

My pleasure, Alan, and thanks for checking out the site! Jim

Hello everyone! Here's a clip from my first feature, Bloodshed: http://www.drainbamagefilms.com/ARCHIVEVIDEO/BS_CLIP.mov Cheers! Jim

Hmmmm. Well, he's ALREADY been judged by his theological peers: Evangelical Ousted Amid Gay Sex Scandal "COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Nov 5, 2006 (AP)— The Rev. Ted Haggard was dismissed Saturday as leader of the megachurch he founded after a board determined the influential evangelist had committed...

Self-Distrib - My Self Distribution Plan Hey y’all, Just wanted to give you an inside look at the self-distribution of one of my films, "Deadroom." At this point, I have investigated our options, and I think I’ve determined a low-cost, high return plan for distribution. Ultimately, my entire...

Alphie, Having a movie that won't sell is something that most of us have encountered, either first person or through friends. I personally just decided to self-distribute a feature that I had co-produced, because the producers were getting bummed about the lack of interest. It is a no-budget...

Well, I would actually not find it funny either, except for the fact that the Ex-Reverend Ted Haggard had mounted a political offensive against gay rights, using his mega-church as political ammunition. But you know, you're right. It IS unfortunate that so many people have been following Haggard...

YES! YES! YES! For those of us who watched Jesus Camp and were horrified by the smarmy leader of the evangelical church, read this! From an ABC News story entitled: "Haggard Admits Some 'Indiscretion,' Says Fellow Pastor " "Nov. 3, 2006 — The president of the National Association of...

Hello! We're seeking a few more crew members to round out the team on our independent feature drama entitled "Ciao." You should know that there's NO PAY, but we will feed you, and we abide by the standard deferred pay contract, with copy and credit of course also provided. We are shooting in...

Hello, I am 46 hours away from our first day of production on the feature film "Ciao." This is the third feature film by award-winning director Yen Tan and producer Jim McMahon, who previously teamed up on the experimental feature Deadroom (2005). In an effort to both promote our film and...

For all the consumer failures, Sony does quite well in the professional and pro-sumer categories. BetaSP, DigiBeta, HD-Cam, DVCam, MiniDV. All pioneered by Sony, all dominant formats in the film industry. On a side note, I would never ever buy something that MUST have an internet connection in...

Space Station Videos? I have never heard of these videos and am very very interested. If this is anywhere near as strange as the "actual" EVP recordings, I'm going back to drinking! -Jim

Wow, this is a helluva conversation here! I do agree that every filmmaker must think their film is hot shit when they're starting up, or else why start it? (Although, there is definitely a point where I've realized that it's not... and that's a bit of a bummer.) Now onto this: 1. HD editing...

OK, please let me apologize. Yes, DV is dead for me in terms of creating feature films, but I still love the fact that DV is so inexpensive that anyone can create something immediately, regardless of if anyone else "approves," and that growth and artistic expression is absolutely priceless...

Thanks for clarifying. I'll also agree that this is a good starter spreadsheet with extremely inaccurate and misleading numbers. Cheers!

What's the scenario with lodging there? Any cheap cheap cheap suggestions?

Good Luck! This sounds like a great deal. Just goes to show that it happens every day... Cheers! -Jim

A side note to the "25% is industry standard" comment. This is incorrect only because there is not a "standard" percentage: it's all dependent on how difficult that sales agent thinks your film will be to sell. You can get a very good domestic sales agent (AKA producer's rep) for between 5-30%...