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IndieGoGo Sounds to me like this is more of an IndieGoGo campaign. Kickstarter doesn't really like you to do stuff "for a cause" - you could probably get away with it, but it's uncertain. IndieGoGo is friendlier towards these kinds of projects, plus you can set your campaign so that you keep...

Depends! If you want to make it the traditional route - working as a PA, writer's assistant, etc., and waiting for your big break - LA is definitely the way to go. That or NY, but NY is kind of a distant second (and is super expensive). If you want to make a living as a freelance or...

Don't shoehorn a love story in there just because you feel like films "need" them - movies definitely do not need traditional love stories, and independent projects in particular aren't beholden to anything. At the same time, make the movie you want to make! Love stories are popular for a reason...

Hey everyone, There's just over two days left in the Kickstarter campaign for Sleepwalkers, my first feature film. It's a love story set in a world where after you go to sleep, you wake up again as somebody else. The movie follows Ben, a "Sleepwalker" who falls in love with Allison, a "waking"...

Personally, I think it's unreasonable of them to expect you to base your life around a project with no deadlines. When I filmed my first feature over the summer, we gave our actors and crew a rigorous schedule and made the agreement that they would show up when we asked them to in exchange for...

It was certainly not too tough for me to find committed actors for my microbudget feature (shamelessplug, please help: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jasmerrin/sleepwalkers-feature-film), but I was working in NY where the competition is fiercer and there's a higher actor supply. I think...

True... But if you're just selling the script and not actually involved in the production, I'm sure it'd be somebody else's problem. I wouldn't be too sure! This is my first real stab at directing a feature film (or any project of this size). I just got lucky when it came to finding talented...

I tend to not include anything about the music at all - even something like "fade in funky music" - unless it's related to the story or pivotal in some other way. For example - in my new movie Sleepwalkers (shameless plug: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jasmerrin/sleepwalkers-feature-film)...

Anchorman 2 - 3.5/5 Very funny but insanely stupid movie. Has much more of a statement to make than the first one which is cool, but unfortunately isn't nearly as memorable. -------------------------------- Please check out the Kickstarter for my first feature film...

Where are you? If you're in New York, LA, or in other acting hot spots there are a TON of actors looking for interesting roles (paid, unpaid, commercial, music video, short, feature, anything). I live in NY, so I'm pretty lucky in that regard. For my new movie Sleepwalkers I used the websites...

It's pretty good! To be honest, I prefer music videos where there is some semblance of a story. Or, at the very least, something that's really new or risky in terms of technique or style. The editing and effects aren't bad, but they're pretty much what's expected for this kind of video, and...

Moonshieldmedia and Phantom Screenwriter: Thank you both for the advice! As you might expect, my production team and I were disappointed to see another movie with the same name coming out right before our movie. But we haven't been able to think of a better title for it. I'm probably too close...

When people pledge to a Kickstarter, they select the tier they are going to receive. If they want a $35 limited tier that is sold out and pledge $35 or more, they still won't be able to select that tier because the tier will be greyed out. If, as the person running the Kickstarter, you want...

It's worth noting that Revolution is produced/distributed by Warner Brothers Television, and Warner Brothers also owns Batman. So not only are they almost certainly legally allowed to reference Batman, but doing so might be considered "synergy", since they're actually promoting another one of...

I'll second what other people have been saying... I took some film and video courses in college, but mostly just made movies on my own (and ultimately decided to invest my time and money in my first feature instead of going to film school -...

I'll speak from my own personal experience, as I'm currently making my first feature film as well (check it out here, and help us out if you're feeling generous! - http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jasmerrin/sleepwalkers-feature-film) I certainly wouldn't recommend making a feature film to...

Hi everyone, I've just started post production work on my first feature film, a super low budget independent sci-fi/fantasy romance comedy called Sleepwalkers. And now we have a trailer! I'd really appreciate it if you guys could check it out and let me know what you think...

If Flowers for Algernon had a confusing deus ex machina cop out for an ending...

Step Deals I'm currently in post production for my first feature film, and I'm talking to record companies about licensing music. You can ask for a step deal, which basically amounts to "you pay less now, but more if your movie makes money". I think that's the best way to handle it... We were...

Thanks! I really appreciate it! I went through these same steps/questions when I was writing Sleepwalkers, so let me know if you need any advice. Obviously every story/production is different, but I'd happily help if I can.