Hello my fellow indie film people.
I have an interesting situation, here. A few months back I directed 2 episodes of a web series called Government Lies. To make the story really short, the producer, who was also the lead actress, and I did not see eye to eye at all. So, after I really helped direct her in some very passable performances, once we entered the editing stage, which I was actually editing the episodes, I had to walk away due to severe creative differences. Thus, she found a new editor and recut some scenes to her liking with different performances and I no longer had a say as to how the product looked in the end, which is understandable since it's her project.
OK, so, now, months later the first of my two episodes is released and she still has my name on there as the director, which scares me because of how it turned out, especially since I know it could have been much better. But I would really like your opinion. Really, I would like your most honest opinion of the episode posted as a comment on the youtube page. If you honestly like it, then definitely give it the props.... if you don't, please say so and why. I feel this producer could really learn to hone her creative skills by someone simply telling her the truth about how the final product is. The last time she had negative feedback posted on a video, she dismissed the person and deleted the comment, and I just don't think that's right to do in this creative world.
So, here's the link.
Government Lies Episode 2
[Side note, I'm not trying to bash the lady. She hurts herself with the decisions she makes. But everyone around her, who are not film people at all, tell her she is the bee's knees. Now that my name is attached, I feel like I have to defend my directing talents since I basically had no control once we hit the editing room anymore. Honesty is all I seek]
Thank you!
I have an interesting situation, here. A few months back I directed 2 episodes of a web series called Government Lies. To make the story really short, the producer, who was also the lead actress, and I did not see eye to eye at all. So, after I really helped direct her in some very passable performances, once we entered the editing stage, which I was actually editing the episodes, I had to walk away due to severe creative differences. Thus, she found a new editor and recut some scenes to her liking with different performances and I no longer had a say as to how the product looked in the end, which is understandable since it's her project.
OK, so, now, months later the first of my two episodes is released and she still has my name on there as the director, which scares me because of how it turned out, especially since I know it could have been much better. But I would really like your opinion. Really, I would like your most honest opinion of the episode posted as a comment on the youtube page. If you honestly like it, then definitely give it the props.... if you don't, please say so and why. I feel this producer could really learn to hone her creative skills by someone simply telling her the truth about how the final product is. The last time she had negative feedback posted on a video, she dismissed the person and deleted the comment, and I just don't think that's right to do in this creative world.
So, here's the link.
Government Lies Episode 2
[Side note, I'm not trying to bash the lady. She hurts herself with the decisions she makes. But everyone around her, who are not film people at all, tell her she is the bee's knees. Now that my name is attached, I feel like I have to defend my directing talents since I basically had no control once we hit the editing room anymore. Honesty is all I seek]
Thank you!