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sad about documentaries. I've seen so many great ones lately, Stories We Tell, The Imposter, The Act of Killing, Man on Wire, The Square, just to name a few.

How do you get funding to make a documentary? Is it the same as a film, basically pitching it all over town? Anybody here have any experience getting grants?

I'm currently writing my script and I have shot short films as a teenager, took a lot of film production courses in college. I thank everyone for their responses. I don't want to come off like some naive know it all. I certainly don't have this all figured out and I don't think it's "simple,"...

What I would say is that for those types of jobs, Alcove, there is lots and lots of competition. You have to know the right people, have a great amount of experience, kiss a lot of butt, etc, etc. In a very true way, you have to be "allowed" to make money like that. But you don't need...

The great thing about doing narrative work is that if you're good at it, you don't really have any competition. Now, that needs to be decoded a bit. Of course there is competition, there has never been more competition, anybody with an iphone and the will to do so can make a movie these days...

I'd actually really like to move to the Netherlands, or Scandinavia in general. My understanding is it's pretty hard to immigrate there.

what if you could sell it to a TV channel?

Is there anyway to make money off a 20 minute short you've done?

I realize a lot of people will scoff at this question, and I'll get a lot of canned answers like "there is no one way," or "lots of hard work." But I'm asking it anyway. What's the best way to start making money making movies?

Is it really only about the hard drives though? Wouldn't processor speed, video graphics card, RAM, and most important, bus speed, come into play here?

Thanks, Zensteve.

I can't figure out how to upload a profile pic. I see other basic members have them. Do I have to make a certain number of posts, or wait a certain amount of time first, or did I just miss the upload link?

10 hours of Kodak 35mm film, which isn't that much footage for a 2 hour movie if you consider bad takes, things that will be edited out, and extra coverage you end up not using, will cost you about $250,000 USD to buy and have developed and scanned. It's easy to say "shoot on film." Not so...

Just in general I'd say less hand held stuff for sure. The 80's was before "shaky cam" became "cool." Also if you're doing any action, use a lot more medium and long shots, use those sticks; unlike today where everything is usually shot super close and fast and you can barely tell what's going...

I'm surprised there aren't more solutions for wireless iris and focus control these days. Some kind of bluetooth app for a tablet would be great for 1st AC's.

Anybody taking this seriously? Supposedly the new BlackMagic URSA will be able to do 4K 12 bit Cinema DNG RAW with a global shutter. Now we can get into the noise problems their previous 4K camera has and all that, but even if the picture was perfect, would anybody want to shoot 12 bit 4K...

No, I plan on using Kickstarter to raise all the funds. But a number of people here said I should get a good producer, so maybe I should?

Thank you all for the replies, they have been very helpful! I guess it would be easier and perhaps cheaper to find an arts supply store and a music club that would let me shoot during hours they are closed. Of course there is the problem of what if no stores/clubs want to give me permission...

Thanks for the quick response, Will. No, that does not include advertising. Please feel free to ask me anything you want to know about the story. EDIT: Sorry, I guess that a bit obtuse. I really just don't know what else you would need to know that I didn't post. Please don't let that come...

Hi, everybody! I need your help to try and figure out a ballpark area for a budget for a film I'd like to make. I know of course prices will vary and negotiations will take place, but hopefully we can start a conversation. It will be a biopic. It will only start a handful of people, all...