THE LIMITATIONS ARE LIMITLESS

[miker]

some of the best advice I've had is:

first, start by making a short film about two people talking in a room.

then take it from there.

too many think they can to so much too early and it is only to their detriment.

and

film making is like sex. you start doing it, then you get interested in getting better at it.

limitations are by their nature limiting. learning to compromise and remain positive is a good skill to learn. and so is asserting *exactly* what you want, when it is appropriate.

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[Red House Painter]

A suspect that a lot a lot of the time, having all the money you could want, limits you because the money comes from people who will do anything to ensure they at least break even. Unfortunatley this means that most hollywood films are crap because of this.

As for working in hollywood; I don't like the films they make so why would I want to be a part of that. Why don't they just call Erin Brochervich, 'Julia Roberts' and have done with it.

I haven't seen Lord of the rings yet but I suspect i won't like it as much as most people. Other than that I can't think of a decent film that's come out of hollywood in the last 3 years.



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If you can't stand the heat, get out of the frying pan!

[Generic Skinhead]

I thought Moulin Rouge was "decent." And I'm going to see Oceans 11 over the weekend...

So, while it is obvious that being broke is not going to help you realise your vision, perhaps Mega-bucks invite too much pressure from outside people who will try to impose themselves on your movie in return for their investment.

Most of the films I've enjoyed recently are mid to low budget-enough money to get off the ground, but not having to compromise the film to please fucking Pepsi, Sony Music or whoever.



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I can't believe I sold my image rights for a pint of Guinness!

[Picture House Films]

Here's a good point. I've often been asked why I didn't go pro. The reasons are too numerous but from the film side a few stand out. Picture House Films works it's own ventures as 'amateur' but is set up to assist everyone in the industry who might want assistance regardless of pro or amateur status. The tight budgets of amateur work are definately educational and my dedication to the continuing growth of Super8 has taught me some ways of production that could have pros spending unholy and un-nessecary sums of money for dogey end products (the Scorpion King cgi in Mummy Returns). My defense of the amateur corner is that well film has been with us for over 100 years and that experience has taught us that the simple tricks work best. If you have learned the craft on film film then you would never listen to anyone telling you "it's impossible". Video is a useful medium but it's only in that area that I've heard the word "impossible" used. All things find there place eventually, so whether a video or film user amateur or professional we all have a knowledge to share so lets crack at it and make lots of movies. P.S. Maybe I should reset my pc clock, I'm somehow a month ahead of the lead submissions?

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