Perhaps I just need to write a much more ambitious script to get people attracted to it.
As someone else said, this isn't a great solution. More ambitious doesn't equate to an increase in quality. More often than not, it reduces the quality and appeal to an actor, though this will really depend on what you mean.
What you need is a great script. Something relatively simple that will attract people to the story. Think fundamentals. The Basics. Something fresh doesn't have to be ambitious. It just needs to be fresh and great.
If it was not that, what is it that I should put into a script that would attract people? Perhaps people would feel it is worth their time if it was a bigger more ambitious project. Or whatever is, I need to write a script people will say yes to, if the script is the problem.
I haven't seen your script, so I have no idea whether the problem lies within your script. I suspect it'll be a combination of a few things.
Is this really necessary and has to be done this way, or can it be avoided? If not, does anyone have any advice for raising extra money for the flights?
It's far from necessary, and in all honesty, when you start looking at investors, they're looking at ways to reduce the costs (and mitigate risks), not increase them. They'll hear your story of why and run for the hills.
Hmmmm, I think if I was H44, I'd take that deal no questions asked. I wouldn't even care what kind of script it was, mine or a random one that Sweetie pulls out of nowhere. With the amount of times you post simple questions H44 this would be the most beneficial learning experience you could possible have. Plus, you might just get something out of it that will recover some of the investment? XD
It was a pony up or shut up kind of thing. I'm sick of his excuses.
If he wants to take me up on the offer all the better for him. I have a very good b grade genre ultra low budget script ready to go that fits this budget range to a tee, but I'd rather not waste it on a h44 project, but if it has to happen, it has to happen. I have the key parts of the team already in place. I even have actors capable of playing the roles wanting to be a part of it (but that's not the hard part as we we all know). Obviously it'd be better if there was a way to get a larger budget for it to get a name attached, but if that's not in the stars, it's not in the stars. If it was greenlit by him this week, it'd be the obvious project to make happen unless h44 had something he'd prefer or better ready to go.