It does take a lot of money to block off a street for shooting on the street. I want to shoot a protest for my script, where people are marching down the street doing it. I thought maybe it would just be a lot cheaper and easier to organize a real protest. Blocking off a street where I live cost two million, when I asked about it, and no protest organizer I know have, had to be a millionaire, or not even rich, in order to organize one.
So what if I organize a real one, and then shoot it? Does this sound like a good idea? The last one we had here, the police even blocked off the road for the protesters, so if the police will do that, it will be a favor, for a lot less money. I can shoot the real protesters, and if I get police in the shot, it's a production value bonus. I know it sounds kind of bad to organize such an event, to shoot it, but we micro-budgeters got to think outside the box a lot. What do you think, really bad idea?
So what if I organize a real one, and then shoot it? Does this sound like a good idea? The last one we had here, the police even blocked off the road for the protesters, so if the police will do that, it will be a favor, for a lot less money. I can shoot the real protesters, and if I get police in the shot, it's a production value bonus. I know it sounds kind of bad to organize such an event, to shoot it, but we micro-budgeters got to think outside the box a lot. What do you think, really bad idea?
