I have returned! ?8D?
Few of you may or may not know, but will know now, that I was working on my feature-length indie film. I was last seen working on the script.
The script was not finished on time as I had planned, but it will be finished within the next coming weeks. ?:I?
I was caught up with choir competition which I did very well in, and was also busy with theater.
Speaking of, our UIL One-Act play was brought to an abrupt halt last night. During our rehersal, our director was seated on the runway. I had my back turned, but according to eyewitness statements from my friends who were there too, he tripped or fell off the runway and landed on his head onto the concrete pit below! ?:0? It was about a five and a half foot fall, so we immediately took action to stop the bleeding, ect. ?xx(? He is stable, as far as we know. Please keep him in your prayers. ?8)?
I decided to focus on my film project to distract myself from the trauma. I read an article today here --->?url? http://www.filmmaking.com/?/url?
The one I'm talking about is the article that is titled "Breaking Into Showbiz". In it, it talks about the many different ways to become successful in filmmaking. The main points they hit on were writers, directors, indie filmmakers, producers, actors, and lawyers.
The points that this article makes are quite plausible. However, the way this selection talks about the different positions, makes me wonder: What if I combined a few of these fields?
writer+director+producer=???
Well, with my film, I am ALL the above-mentioned. Everything else I leave to my crew and cast, with guidance, of course.
My question is: is it a good idea to undertake the top three positions in making a film?
Awaiting your replies and advice! Thanks!
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Originally posted by Filming_In_Texas
My question is: is it a good idea to undertake the top three positions in making a film?
I?m a fairy good producer - I don?t like producing the movies I direct. That 12 hours on set, 6 days a week takes all my energy AND a producers energy. Sh!t happens and it happens every day. As a director I?m at my creative best when someone else is handling the day to day problems that pop up.
It?s nice to finish a long day shooting and then sit with the producer to hear the stories of all the things that went wrong and got fixed. As a producer/director the day gets interrupted. Even with a great Line Producer and UPM, there are still decisions only the producer can make. Or, at the end of a 12 hour shooting day, you need to put on your producers hat and work another 2 or 3 hours to get everything on track and make sure everything is set for the next day - that leaves very little time for the director to prep for the next days shoot.
But if you feel comfortable doing all those things, none of MY experiences matter.
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The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress.
Joseph Joubert, essayist (1754-1824)
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The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress.
Joseph Joubert, essayist (1754-1824)
Hmm... this is true, what you say.
So producers are like... administrators?
I was under the impression that they were the ones who dealt with everything OFF the set, checking marketing opportunities, preparing deadlines, ect., and the director made the decisions of what happened ON the set, lighting, final say of costumes, the acting, ect.
A schedule is in order, I suppose. Maybe I'll assign litte 'holidays' for everyone to recover, because the film time I plan to take is no more than 3 and a half months.
(However, I definitely don't plan to make anyone work on Sundays. Day of rest and worship, naturally.)
I have to think of my crew and cast's well-being, not just myself, because that would be just plain selfish.
Maybe I'm wrong... Please help me figure out what's going on before I jump into something I may drown myself in. ?;)?
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Hmm... this is true, what you say.
So producers are like... administrators?
I was under the impression that they were the ones who dealt with everything OFF the set, checking marketing opportunities, preparing deadlines, ect., and the director made the decisions of what happened ON the set, lighting, final say of costumes, the acting, ect.
Exactly right.
But the day to day problems that arise regarding deadlines and schedules and equipment not arriving and lunch being late - all the OFF the set stuff, can get in the way of the on the set stuff if the director and producer are the same person.
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A schedule is in order, I suppose. Maybe I'll assign litte 'holidays' for everyone to recover, because the film time I plan to take is no more than 3 and a half months.
(However, I definitely don't plan to make anyone work on Sundays. Day of rest and worship, naturally.)
I have to think of my crew and cast's well-being, not just myself, because that would be just plain selfish.Maybe I'm wrong... Please help me figure out what's going on before I jump into something I may drown myself in. ?;)?
A six day work week over 14 weeks can put a strain on everyone. I like to give a day off in the middle of the week. Church going aside, having only Sundays off for 3 and a half months is pretty hard. Most places are closed on Sunday - cast and crew need to hit the bank, pay some bills, do something with their kids school.
It's pretty ambitious of you to produce and direct from your script for 14 weeks. When do you start shooting?
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The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress.
Joseph Joubert, essayist (1754-1824)
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The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress.
Joseph Joubert, essayist (1754-1824)
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So producers are like... administrators?
Some are, some aren't. Some producers find scripts, get funding, find directors and actors, then let the production manager deal with everything else... others have directors bring scripts to them with actors attached, and handle the business of putting the production of the move together.
Then, of course there are 'executive producers', who are often just attaching their name to a project so it can raise funding and arrange distribution more easily: 'if Joe Bloggs believes in this movie, then it must be worth looking at'.
