Hi From Detroit

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DeGrande

I'm a writer and aspiring filmmaker working on raising funding for my first film, which I wrote and will direct. I'm very excited to learn as much as I can about filmmaking and the journey of being a working filmmaker. I just moved back to Detroit after spending 10 years in Cali, specifically Orange County and L.A. I learned a lot while being there about the "industry". The most important lesson is that I don't want to be a "studio" filmmaker as I hate all the bs politics involved. I look forward to contributing as much as I can and learning from you all. Thanks.
 
I'm looking to do my own films that I write. I write crime dramas that are low budget. I'm not saying that I will "never" do a studio film obviously. I've been through enough that I don't use the word "never". However I hate all the bs politics in hollywood. I understand it's a business like any other business, but I really don't like people telling me what to do....:)

BTW where did you live in NOHO? I just moved from the 101 and Vineland. Not far from the noho art district.
 
Welcome to IndieTalk. Detroit is currently riding a huge wave of independent filmmaking...lots of people on the scene, very accommodating and friendly to one another and one another's projects. Lots of opportunity for screening, too, including a monthly no-entry-fee festival called the Mitten Movie Project, where many Detroit filmmakers first screen their work.

Gov. Snyder's decision to revoke the film tax incentives is terrible, but I have a feeling it will only help indie projects. It was a heckuva lot easier to get permits and permission before the tax incentives brought major productions to town. I imagine it will become that way again once major productions aren't the norm.

My name is Joe, my website is below, and if you're a filmmaker in Detroit I'm sure we'll meet someday very soon.
 
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