Just a few ideas...
In a "live" shoot, I have the most problems with:
1) Lighting
2) Sound
3) Blocking
4) Actors
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Working *within* budget, the following is the hardest to arrange:
1) Location/permits
2) Set design/props
3) Paid actors
4) Event insurance
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As an 'artist", if my script/story got picked up by Hollywood with the knowledge that it would be extremely altered, I would sell it for $5, 000 if:
1) It was a cold day in Hell.
2) A name-director was attached.
3) A name-actor was attached.
4) It paid the bills
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I watch "indie" films, and the way I see them most is via:
1) Streaming over the 'net.
2) Going to the local "art-house" cinema
3) Catching them all at regional film-fests.
4) Blockbuster has them on DVD, I swear!
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