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Aspiring mogul
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RE: Props are expensive!

You've hit on the problems of buying, CI, and there's no real answer to that. I wonder if the studios can rent their soundstages and allow the tenant ...

13 years ago
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RE: Props are expensive!

The same issue in real estate will apply to film just as it applies to any other business. Of course, the usual problem is selling it, once your film ...

13 years ago
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RE: Props are expensive!

I prefer renting in my business, because I can always move. But there's a point where it may be more cost-effective to buy, especially if interest rat...

13 years ago
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RE: Props are expensive!

quote: Yep. That's the way it's done. You rent a stage, build your set, shoot your movie, take the set down. Even for a space bridge? What abou...

13 years ago
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RE: Props are expensive!

I really appreciate the help, Brian. As for renting the premises, what about a bridge??? You can rent a "hotel room" soundstage or a "restaurant" s...

13 years ago
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RE: Props are expensive!

I'll go for cheap and good, because I got time - I've been talking about this for years, and I've only decided to become a producer, as opposed to dir...

13 years ago
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RE: Props are expensive!

I started this thread awhile ago, and I've been coming back to this (and other) threads, because, believe it or not, I have been trying to learn the b...

13 years ago
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RE: New action/dramedy web series: Raw Heat

How much does an episode cost? And what's your game plan?

13 years ago
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RE: Hello! New to the community

Have you considered film school?

13 years ago
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RE: Has An Indi Filmmaker Ever Built His Own Studio?

One fan film company, Star Trek Phase II, has built its own studio - it bought an empty car lot in upstate NY and converted it into a sound stage for ...

13 years ago
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RE: If you had to set your film in ONE city ...

I thought the original Hawaii Five-0 was set in Hawaii. I agree the story and characters are far, far, more important, but an exotic locale can be imp...

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RE: If you had to set your film in ONE city ...

quote:Originally posted by bjdzyak Yep. It's entirely a story driven thing. Location can be just as much a "character" as any of the character are. ...

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RE: If you had to set your film in ONE city ...

That then leads to the question of where the writer would set his stories. If it's arbitrary, then I've got my answer.

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RE: If you had to set your film in ONE city ...

I'm asking the question to see if there's anything I missed. As I said, I have no experience in this business, so I want to know why producers set the...

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RE: If you had to set your film in ONE city ...

NYC is too cold in the winter and too hot in the summer. San Francisco, like Seattle, is moderate year round, but SF has the potential for earthquakes...

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