It's an opportunity to expand on your post. If you don't want to, that's your choice. If I were alone in my feelings in how you've conducted your post, that'd be one thing, but I'm not. The lesson to learn is when you're on this forum, being open and answering questions when asked is really the best policy when asking for help, particularly when you're asking someone to work for free.
You're free to feel different. The thing is, so am I. We're both open here to discuss our opinions.
You know, you're right, however as I notice by his response above, he's being rather dismissive (being polite here) instead of taking the opportunity to clarify his position. As a producer, I'd be very concerned with his lines of communication with from my limited observation, his unwillingness to give a straight answer.
Not true. I needed help... Hell, I still do, but that's the nature of filming. I also see that it's fair to have a well rounded view of the situation presented for anyone who may be considering getting into this opportunity. That last thing I'd like to happen is for you to get a one way trip to London to only get left there if things turn sour or you were unable or unwilling to do some duties that weren't covered.
On top of all that, I'm far from dismissive. I asked for clarification and made suggestions of options to help him, which he has dismissed. While I have no evidence to support this, I suspect he doesn't fully understand the role of a producer and doesn't know the different types. While there is nothing wrong with that, but if he hides this, no one is going to come out a winner from the situation. You could get unrealistic expectations, hurt feelings and so on. This can affect the quality of the production.
Who knows, maybe I'm just crabby after a few 14 hour stints of corporate video editing.
I have to admit, I was a little interested in helping his project initially until I read his replies, failing to answer virtually every question asked.
