Recent content by winright007

With the quality of consumer cameras you can get today, is it possible to make a documentary and come close to the same quality as professional cameras? I have to resort to cheaper methods these days. I have Sony Vegas Pro 9, and wondering if that will help with quality issues. I'm not...

Here is an idea for you. The old man wakes up in the basement tied to a chair. He has a cut on his forehead from being hit with a blunt object. A middle aged man walks down the stairs with a bottle of liquor and a hack saw. He has a look of disgust on his face. The man grabs a chair and...

Tell them you are going to find replacements.

You're absolutely right countevil. Like I said, I was eager and stupid. When you want something really bad and somebody comes along and offers it to you, you get excited and tend to overlook the really important details.

hopefully beginning filmmakers will see this and be extremely cautious when signing anything.

I was eager and stupid. I signed a distribution deal and in the contract there were a lot of fine print notes. The trick was in how they set up those little notes. They had everything that would benefit me in nice clear print. After a certain page or paragraph there would be this printed...

Has anybody in this forum been successful in obtaining financing for any of their films? I have recently been contacting potential investors and awaiting their reply. I had written and produced two documentaries in the past, and due to some very foolish decisions on my part, I lost all rights...