If your rich uncle gave you 10k....

[trueindie]

Originally Posted by Kholi

By the way: can you shoot and finish that feature for 20K?

To be honest, I think I can get it done properly for 30. And I can handle the financing.

My problem is that I need to know what will happen after that. I can't imaging spending 30k, and then waiting for festivals to tell me to f off. That would lead me to me hire somebody to shoot myself.

If I can get some idea of how to promote a film marginally successfully, I'd dive in. Right now, I'm working with her on a couple of shorts just so that we get to know each other. I may not know rich people, but I think she does . So I just have to be patient. Hopefully sell her and her friends on these skills that I'm learning and then we'll see what happens. I'll use additional funds for promotion. That's the plan.

Fingers crossed.

[Sidewalkbowling]

I'd pay a consultant 100$ to decide for me.

[trueindie]

Originally Posted by Sidewalkbowling

I'd pay a consultant 100$ to decide for me.

Probably the best advice I've gotten so far

[trueindie]

Originally Posted by Kholi

Lol I don't know any rich people either! I know a lot of people with great knowledge and experience if that counts?

Basically, I wouldn't do it with film: I would probably find something that I could invest in and sell for a nice overhead to multiply my dollars. Something with low risk and obvious gain like selling coffee?

So you really want to start your own starbucks???? damn filmmakers... they know way too much coffee

[LessThanThreeLeo]

I'd spend all that money traveling, meeting people, discovering new ideas, concepts, cultures etc and apply that to a film.

[TheArtist]

You don't need that much to travel.

I've met a guy once who was on a World Tour over five years. He was buying plane tickets for a few cents each. Thanks to low cost companies offers. Of course, he couldn't chose both when and where. He used couchsurfing to sleep for almost nothing. He loved Asia and over there he could even afford motels since it was really cheap.

[hunteq]

Sony NXCAM, w/ flash unit. iMac, w/ used FCS, because FCPX sucks.

[Alcove Audio]

Of course, if we're talking about post I would chip in some of my own money and get this:

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/PTHD3HDAna/

[trueindie]

Damn Alcove, audio gear is expensive.

where are all the dreamers?? Why aren't more people describing their dream outfit in detail? C'mon people. No need to be shy now!!!

[Alcove Audio]

Originally Posted by trueindie

Damn Alcove, audio gear is expensive.

Now you know why I get so ticked off when people constantly ask for freebees.

[GuerrillaAngel]

10K? Easy. Start another feature.

[Nate North]

Originally Posted by Kholi

xD I would not buy gear with it. I'd find a way to turn 10K into 20K, then 20K into 40K.

Then, in a year maybe, when I've got 100K+ I'd go and make a few shorts for 10K a piece, then a feature for 60K.
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Hahaha Right answer!

[rayw]

Originally Posted by trueindie

where are all the dreamers?? Why aren't more people describing their dream outfit in detail? C'mon people. No need to be shy now!!!

A - I don't know sh!t.
B - The question's parameters were just for camera and audio.

For $10k unlimited expenditure I'd get a decent (used) camera with lenses (~$2500), basic sound gear (~$1500), tripod, cases, light kit w/ reflectors/bounce boards, blankets, DIY track and shoulder rig, and a small tradesman trailer to haul all this sh!t around in.
And a decent editing computer w/software and maybe a class or two.

Looks like there might be $1000 left over.
Figure out and subtract how much the festival circuit is gonna run.
The rest on props, costumes, food and token gas payments and shoot something with darn near zero-budget micro crew and cast.

D@mn.
That $1000 ain't much to "work" with.
Better pre-pro plan the h3ll outta this non-existant magical story.

I'd hope to make more like-minded professional friends than burn bridges for the next go round.

[Cracker Funk]

Originally Posted by NickClapper

I wouldn't buy any gear at all.

I'd throw the money towards production costs of a film, probably cast and crew salaries and equipment rental. I just have no need for cameras that I can't and have no interested in operating.

You beat me to it!

If my rich uncle gave me $10,000, I would spend most of it on cast & crew.

[rayw]

Originally Posted by Cracker Funk

If my rich uncle gave me $10,000, I would spend most of it on cast & crew.

Maybe I'd buy a Flip HD and one of those $20 Chineese shotgun mics hooked up through a minijack into a WalMart digital recorder, edit with MS Movie Maker, and spend the rest on cast & crew.
Write a story using found objects and regular clothes for costumes.
Hmm...