Firstly I want to thank all the people involved with the site for making it what it is. For me, browsing through the forums over the last few weeks has provided insight, some great food for thought, and some good laughs too.
Now I will introduce myself. I/we are Fantasy Film Productions NZ. We are an umbrella company set up to help people within the Otago, New Zealand film industry to have a place to meet, network and help each-other. The reason we do it this way is that Dunedin, being one of New Zealands larger cities ( not a typo, one of our larger cities ) has a population of just over 100,000 so as you can imagine, we have lots of enthusiastic people who have to date, attempted to get their movies made under their own steam but working without support they have found it hard to get going. By banding together, we hope to begin putting out some footage this year by finding these enthusiasts, and working together.
As you can imagine, working within such a small community by global standards, and having for the most part to raise funds ourselves for movie making, we have to think outside the box when it comes to putting movies together. We have to consider possible budget before we even start writing a script. We also have to use what we can get as far as volunteers go. For that reason, the articles and posts, and the debates on here where I get to read opposing arguments for and against different points or techniques is absolutely crucial. It helps me see the good and the bad of decisions before I go ahead and attempt them. For that reason I am hugely grateful that this site exists.
Well, I think I've rambled enough. Thanks for the great site. I look forward to reading more as you lot debate the vitals of all things film related.
Now I will introduce myself. I/we are Fantasy Film Productions NZ. We are an umbrella company set up to help people within the Otago, New Zealand film industry to have a place to meet, network and help each-other. The reason we do it this way is that Dunedin, being one of New Zealands larger cities ( not a typo, one of our larger cities ) has a population of just over 100,000 so as you can imagine, we have lots of enthusiastic people who have to date, attempted to get their movies made under their own steam but working without support they have found it hard to get going. By banding together, we hope to begin putting out some footage this year by finding these enthusiasts, and working together.
As you can imagine, working within such a small community by global standards, and having for the most part to raise funds ourselves for movie making, we have to think outside the box when it comes to putting movies together. We have to consider possible budget before we even start writing a script. We also have to use what we can get as far as volunteers go. For that reason, the articles and posts, and the debates on here where I get to read opposing arguments for and against different points or techniques is absolutely crucial. It helps me see the good and the bad of decisions before I go ahead and attempt them. For that reason I am hugely grateful that this site exists.
Well, I think I've rambled enough. Thanks for the great site. I look forward to reading more as you lot debate the vitals of all things film related.
