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It actually went super well. We ended up getting a deal for some nice equipment/grip truck. We only ran about 15mins over. It ended up being a 11 hr day. All the actors sent over nice words the next day about how great the experience was.

I’ll definitely let you know how it goes

Absolutely I love that idea. A lot of the context I think won’t be able to be represented with dialogue because the director wants to keep it short. But I’ll definitely bring this to the director

Maybe I should just mark off a week for potential shoot dates? What do you think ?

I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT HEATERS!!! That’s an awesome idea. It’s based on the hill country, but I think the propane based heaters would work well for this situation. The other half of the scenes take place in a motel room. The script is very action driven over dialogue. The director comes from a DP...

Yes she doesn’t want him to go back to school because she wants him to stay with her. My thought is maybe it could still be winter and it’s the next semester ? She’s kinda a helicopter mom and doesn’t want to her child to be without her. The story ends when a man (presumably the dad) calls the...

It’s a forest and located in the hill country we’re looking to location scout soon around the canyon lake area.

Producing a new short about a mother son duo who are spending the last few days of summer vacation outdoors but the mom doesn’t want the trip to end. It’s another shortie about 4 pages only thing is we want to shoot late Feb. Do y'all think it’s possible to achieve the effect of summer through...

Unfortunately this will not be through the school if it was we would get all the equipment for free. This is with an alumni. We’ve talking about producing within our means because we have people around us that will work for free. We’re lucky to have a black magic it would be my dream to shoot on...

If you’re concerned about what you should be paying people look at the union rates in your area ( sag iatse ect) and try to price comparatively. EX: First time cam op wouldn’t make the same rate as a union cam op but you still want to pay a fair wage. So it’s mainly based on how long you expect...

The production design on this is phenomenal. (i’m sure that’s where most the budget went) The sound design is also great I think that’s what i’m most concerned about because I have a recordist that’s a friend ,but not someone to mix which I think can make or break the film. $8,000 seemed high to...

well 8,000 is the ideal goal in order to pay everyone on set and then pay the proper people for post production plus festivals ect ect

What’s funny is we waited to cast til posting the campaign so I feel like we should’ve done this from the jump. But that’s how it goes I suppose. We’re supposed to shoot January 25th so at this point I’m debating on either pushing back or running with what we got going on. These are great...

The way I see it any strong reaction makes it worth it. If a film is just blah people leave the screening and never think of it again. To elicit the response of chasing you out the theatre is pretty awesome hahah.

I didn’t expect to get any donations here just looking for advice from a producing standpoint on how to strengthen the campaign. Something I’ve noticed based on the other advice I received is that the campaign isn’t streamlined. Like for instance the directors previous work is linked but not...

That is a great idea and such an easy add to improve the campaign. Honestly I don’t have much experience crowdfunding even though Jordan does. I want to be able to take lessons from this campaign going forward. It’s kinda frustrating to crowdfund prior to the film being made is what I’m...

I’m in the same boat, but was hoping to hear some feedback. This is great advice thank you! I always struggle with listing out the post production plans because I feel like it changes so much. However, I think at least having a baseline listed would be helpful for the investors.

Just watched “Past Lives” directed by Celine Song. I thought it was a beautiful film. I’d say solid 8.7/10. More of a case study on a relationship than a story but loved that about it.

Hi my name is Amaya Russell, I am an independent film producer based in Austin, Texas and we launched the crowdfund for our next project entitled I Need A Better Knife! I’m hoping to see if anyone can offer any advice as we are reaching the end of the campaign. I know your own network is what’s...

My name is Amaya I am a film student at TXST. I enjoy creating my own original projects but more than anything I have fallen in love with producing and assistant directing. There is something really special about making vision come to life and leaving your mark on the story. I love film as a...