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[Ralph Snart]

I need any pot shot ideas I can get a hold of reguarding working Thoery.

Here is the problem.

When this nightmare started I had a particulair style of doing things.
I figured a computer would be easier.
Well now 2 years later I know enough about computers to nausiate almost anyone but I have lost my Vision as far as film making.

My major problems now are software.

To much information no structure with no support personell.

I have dozens of projects started (Will Sell)
But my mistakes are usually better than my actual concepts and I get halfway through and then loose whater driving force made me start the idea.

[Yammeryammeryammer]

Hmmm... Motivation... Well, I figure that the only thing separating us low/no budget folk from the hollywood crowd other than money, pool of talent, location and technical support is speed. No matter what, if you are doing it yourself you can get a project done as fast as you want provided you are satisfied with the quality. Because of this, everytime I have an idea, I write it down, if it is still a good idea the next day, perhaps it becomes a concept, and a concept an outline, and an outline a script, and a script becomes a project, and once I have started one of those, try as I might, either myself or one of those working on it will not let it die. We as a group of filmmakers get a lot of drive from eachother. The way I think of it, is if you have at least one person as dedicated as you are, you can finish anything because at any given point one of you may decide to just say screw it, and quit, but they won't because the other is still going. I had a 9 month hiatus on a 35 minute movie, we picked it up after the snow had melted that initially halted the project, and started shooting all because my friend wanted to see it done. I stopped doing another short in the fall in favor of preproduction on a feature, but I plan to pick that up during my spring break. It might be a half assed policy, but the only real currency is dedication.

[Ralph Snart]

No it's not a broads problem.

[miker]

one thing they always teach on a course or at filmschool:

always finish what you start.

that way, even if you don't like the result, you can shelf it and detach emotionionally with no 'what ifs...' because it is FINISHED.

i always find when i'm in full-steam mode (happens less often now i'm a responible adult holding down a day-job to support a family and pay the mortgage blah blah blah) that i get ideas as i go along which i either incorporate or they become the germ for the next big idea ...

just get out there and finish something. even if it's only 24 frames long and made up of disparate still shots to a soundrack of a log plopping.

[Ralph Snart]

I understand the need to pay the bills.
My family was killed in a horrific Para-Ballooning
trajedy that I was powerless to stop.
But your advice is well taken.
What I up against for example:
I contacted A company and said I would sent them a demo tape. They said ok.
I went through my prepared portfolios but decided to do something origional. I brainstormed and came up with some ideas, *****d a sketchpad.
Due to computer problems one after another after another.
Four Days! later I had four minuits of completed project.
I had planned on about ten hours 15 at the outside.
I was so furious and had to make so many changes. when I finished I couldn't tell if it was even worth sending in.
And I can hold my own in just about any computer situation.

Any further advice?

<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ January 18, 2003 06:11 AM: Message edited by: Ralph Snart ]</font>

[bully_the_kid]

since i'm new, i post my list

1) City of Angels (pathetic)
2) The Matrix (overrated and senseless)
3) Teenage Caveman (the most pretentious movie ever)
4) Von Trier movies (bleahh...) [img]tongue.gif[/img] [img]tongue.gif[/img]
5) All non-genre italian movies