"The Triboro" Independent Television Pilot on 35mm

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I would've fired him too, Jon -- even if he was right :-) I've been there. On the first feature film I ever shot I hired a veteran TV cameraman. First day he came to the set, took one look at me (I was a scrawny 26-yr-old directing my first movie) and he decided I didn't know anything. He was going to do second unit, so I sent him to go up on a hill and shoot the opening scene of a regatta. I needed that establishing shot when the sailboats went past the island and headed out into the Ocean. Well, he smiled and went off. I got into the camera boat with the main camera and we began shooting. At the end of the day, there he was soaking wet with the Eclair NPR in his hand, saying I'm sorry, I'm sorry. He'd decided after getting the shot from the top of the hill, to crawl down to the edge of the water to get a closer shot of the boats as they went past him, and he'd fallen into the water. Luckily when we sent the magazine to the lab, the shot from the top of the hill was ok :-) I didn't have to fire him; he quit.

But I appreciate seeing the stills that Andrew took. I'd love to have crew members like Andrew shooting for me. I saw his resume; he's come a long way, and he's appreciative of what you did for him. That's to your credit.

I know you don't want to talk about why you won't finish your movie and that's your prerogative. Thanks again for this thread.
 
Thanks for the info guys. I must say again that this looks like it was an amazing production. I look forward to the day that I can spend over a month on a film w/ no interuptions or day job in the way.

Did you guys rent the camera and lighting packages locally? Manage to get a good deal on them?

Also, if you don't mind, could you talk about how you budgeted the film? Where did the 110K all go?

You already mentioned a lot of lab costs. Could you elaborate more on the budget?

Thanks again! (I re-watch your film every other day. You gotta tell me how each act was meant to go story-wise)
 
Indeed man you have some talent! I like your style of photography and like someone state above, it did have the feel of an HBO series. Good job and keep working hard!
 
Wow, that looks amazing, you did a seriously great job, i hope you go somewhere from here. Keep up the excellent work.
 
It's an interesting approach -- cutting the movie down like that; it comes off as Black Humor. It's ingenious and might generate the right results for you as director. Good luck with it.
 
The video looks great, but I can't believe you would waste 100+k and not finish the project. It just seems like a gigantic waste...especially if its your money.

How did you fund this, and did you work the kodak reps for any free stock?
 
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