Recent content by loop_guide

Geez I totally forgot I was a member of this forum! :) I've just completed my third feature film, Against The Wild, starring Natasha Henstridge and CJ Adams (star of, The Odd Life Of Timothy Green.) I was producer, director, writer, and editor. Yes, I know, I should cut down on all my jobs...

I would agree, except when a movie bombs at the box office how often does the DOP, or the production designer get the blame by the studio or the media? The director, WILL, on the other hand get the blame. R,

Oddly Blockbuster Canada did not file for bankruptcy and is doing fine here. R,

Greetings all, I suddenly realized I had not visited or posted on this site in over a year! Oooops. Any whoo, I thought I would let you all know that my latest indie feature, The Dogfather, will be available in all the usual movie retail outlets in the USA on Jan 18th. NetFLIX, Amazon...

The key is to make your movie look like it cost a lot more money than it really did. i.e make a film for 100K that looks like it cost 1 million. This usually requires a lot of sweat equity in the project yourself. Learning how to use state tax credits has now become more critical than ever...

It was quite a unique way of working, I only knew one of them in San Francisco, the others where in the UK and Toronto. We never met and did the entire project over the web. I would send the hi-res files to an FTP site, they would be downloaded and the CG work on the shots would begin. I...

Yes a very viable option, plus they give you exposure in all 10 provinces. R,

You've never heard of the Super Channel? They've been around a long time, you've never seen an ad for them on a different TV channel in Ontario? They are just like TMN or Movie Central. R,

1) The producers of the other two films contacted me via other contacts I had made as a result of Dark Reprieve. 2) These other two films are not my scripts. I will be director and editor on the first. Director, editor, and DOP, on the second. 3) One family G-rated, and another "horror" type...

Super Channel. It's on their website now if you want to enter in the title. They aired it about 30 times in Sept/Oct 2008 as well. R,

Ah no it's not great:) That 30,000 downloads was on a bootleg site. It's where people upload movies and then others download them illegally for free. If your movie is downloaded 30,000 times on iTunes, that is a good thing. A bootleg site, not a good thing. R,

I believe the guys that made SAW used this technique, they shot an entire scene and got financing in place. The best thing to do with a pre-sales trailer is to get pre-sales from buyers and skip investors all together. If you can get 2-3 pre-sales this may be enough to finance the entire...

I recently went through the experience of selling my first low budget indie DIY thriller/sci-fi movie. I was lucky, I made a great deal for the world rights and actually got a solid advance, now the movie "Dark Reprieve", is available pretty much every where in the USA. Amazon, NetFlix...

It was a limited theatrical release in Canada.

The final budget is confidential. I suggest that all indie filmmakers keep their final budgets under wraps or you will mess up your future sales chances. I theatrically released the movie myself in Canada. So that's over now. It will be a DVD release and possible TV in the USA in Feb. It's...