tieuellegacy
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Plain and simple...this short film made a lot of sense. Congratulations to him. The writer director shouldn't have to break down numbers and provide tech specs to make other filmmakers understand something so simple. It is a clever film where. Period.
He didn't need greenscreen. Just used a camera, a mic, and a couple of actors (one that is moving up the ladder). Trying to break down why the execs liked it isn't the main issue. One of the main issues is that IT CAN BE DONE without blowing your budget (or lack of a budget). It came down to several camera angles and basically a 1 man standup. Let's not forget about writing either. Whether this dialogue was "off the top of the dome" or scripted, it works and it works well. It wasn't over the top. It looks like a Sunday in the office. Anyone that knows about MLK day in the workplace should understand this. Not to mention the fact that he's talking about Jews who are supposedly the classic gatekeepers in 'Wood. THEY understand it obviously.
Take a film called Hangover for example. It was a little known film before it hit theaters. I was shocked when it hit $120mil in gross and even more shocked when it crept upward toward $210 mil. I bought the DVD just on merit alone. I wasn't dying on the floor when I saw it the first few times but I understand what made it interesting for most people. I digress on HO pt. 2. With the successes of reality shows especially, filmmakers should open their eyes a bit to realize that there are ways to make money. Are you willing to do what it takes to make it? Are you willing to sacrifice your expensive cerebral thriller that is collecting dust for a film that you could shoot on 5 weekends and be done with it?
The key to making it in Hollywood, and in the music business, is that there IS NO KEY. If your project works, then you're considered a success. If it doesn't, then your peanuts together the best way you can in order to make another project.
If it were all about who he knew then there would be way more success and less entertainers committing suicide, mentally and physically. SOMEone liked the film. Now he has a chance at getting a feature made. It's a chance, not a guarantee.
What happened to Federico Alvarez? http://www.wired.com/underwire/2009/11/panic-attacks-giant-robots-land-indie-director-a-deal/
How about the guys that did "The Raven"?
Tieuel Legacy! in Motion
He didn't need greenscreen. Just used a camera, a mic, and a couple of actors (one that is moving up the ladder). Trying to break down why the execs liked it isn't the main issue. One of the main issues is that IT CAN BE DONE without blowing your budget (or lack of a budget). It came down to several camera angles and basically a 1 man standup. Let's not forget about writing either. Whether this dialogue was "off the top of the dome" or scripted, it works and it works well. It wasn't over the top. It looks like a Sunday in the office. Anyone that knows about MLK day in the workplace should understand this. Not to mention the fact that he's talking about Jews who are supposedly the classic gatekeepers in 'Wood. THEY understand it obviously.
Take a film called Hangover for example. It was a little known film before it hit theaters. I was shocked when it hit $120mil in gross and even more shocked when it crept upward toward $210 mil. I bought the DVD just on merit alone. I wasn't dying on the floor when I saw it the first few times but I understand what made it interesting for most people. I digress on HO pt. 2. With the successes of reality shows especially, filmmakers should open their eyes a bit to realize that there are ways to make money. Are you willing to do what it takes to make it? Are you willing to sacrifice your expensive cerebral thriller that is collecting dust for a film that you could shoot on 5 weekends and be done with it?
The key to making it in Hollywood, and in the music business, is that there IS NO KEY. If your project works, then you're considered a success. If it doesn't, then your peanuts together the best way you can in order to make another project.
If it were all about who he knew then there would be way more success and less entertainers committing suicide, mentally and physically. SOMEone liked the film. Now he has a chance at getting a feature made. It's a chance, not a guarantee.
What happened to Federico Alvarez? http://www.wired.com/underwire/2009/11/panic-attacks-giant-robots-land-indie-director-a-deal/
How about the guys that did "The Raven"?
Tieuel Legacy! in Motion
