Alternative_3
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He finished the entire film for $7,000. That's when he began entering it in festivals and getting interest from studios.
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He finished the entire film for $7,000. That's when he began entering it in festivals and getting interest from studios.
wabbit
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To continue to be fair, he did it in the days befor the glut of cheap DV pictures. Festivals use to be rare and if you finished a decent picture getting your film into a festival and more importantly getting a buyer to view it was much simplier.
Now a days, there are just too many cheaply made BAD films out there in too many festivals. If you are serious about getting attention then you have to do a lot to stand out but skimping on things like sound will flush your chances before you even start. You want a buyer to look at your film you need a rep or sales agent working for you, and they aint gonna touch your film if it has poor sound, bad acting, etc. These people have to put their reputation on the line in order to sell your film.
Even though independent filmmaking is as an all time high the days of Rodriguez, Smith, and Tarantino are gone. When those guys found success they had to put a lot of work into the front end because they were shelling out serious cash to shoot film. A great script, $3000 DV cam, and a prayer aren't enough if you have serious professional filmmaking aspirations.
Cheers
Now a days, there are just too many cheaply made BAD films out there in too many festivals. If you are serious about getting attention then you have to do a lot to stand out but skimping on things like sound will flush your chances before you even start. You want a buyer to look at your film you need a rep or sales agent working for you, and they aint gonna touch your film if it has poor sound, bad acting, etc. These people have to put their reputation on the line in order to sell your film.
Even though independent filmmaking is as an all time high the days of Rodriguez, Smith, and Tarantino are gone. When those guys found success they had to put a lot of work into the front end because they were shelling out serious cash to shoot film. A great script, $3000 DV cam, and a prayer aren't enough if you have serious professional filmmaking aspirations.
Cheers