tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10931739.post2811952591836152256..comments2023-12-11T15:35:23.779-08:00Comments on Pulp 2.0: Netflix Announces Indie Film Contest ala 'Project Greenlight'Cunninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07137025404327426886noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10931739.post-65609629924574837102009-01-13T12:56:00.000-08:002009-01-13T12:56:00.000-08:00It was probably determined by who they could partn...It was probably determined by who they could partner with to sponsor it. Maybe they would have shot on a Red One if the Red Company wanted to sponsor it instead of Kodak, Deluxe and Panavision.<BR/><BR/>And there's a difference between those companies donating product that they sell for $200K and donating flat out $200K in real cash.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09182797355500586239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10931739.post-74391179444014077172009-01-11T01:12:00.000-08:002009-01-11T01:12:00.000-08:00Mostly, I agree with you. But(and maybe it's not a...Mostly, I agree with you. But(and maybe it's not applicable here) the distributors have gone back to their old ways of taking you MUCH more seriously if you shot on film that dv or HD.<BR/><BR/>At least, according to pretty much every contact I have in the distribution field.<BR/><BR/>For $350K, yeah, go HD. But if I get 10 mil, I'm shooting 35.Aric Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988520977827917569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10931739.post-75879471049660351742009-01-09T17:14:00.000-08:002009-01-09T17:14:00.000-08:00And yet you forget that Netflix will be your distr...And yet you forget that Netflix will be your distributor and they WILL have a say in this. <BR/><BR/>This isn't free money. It's a chance to show what you can do. I'm just saying that film is not the best way to go here if you want a successful production that shows what you can do. <BR/><BR/><I>You devil's advocate you.</I>Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07137025404327426886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10931739.post-77705130798900194702009-01-09T17:09:00.000-08:002009-01-09T17:09:00.000-08:00Bill - You forgot to add in 16K for catering and b...Bill - <BR/><BR/>You forgot to add in 16K for catering and buying the script. <BR/><BR/>Now ask me if I would accept a free 45K to shoot a film. :D<BR/><BR/>This contest is aimed at people who aren't directing consistently for Fox. Directors producing their own work on uber-low-budgets (like myself) or else, not directing at all.<BR/><BR/>So I guess I'd say: if you already have 45, 80, or 150 thousand dollars to shoot a film with, this contest is a bad idea. Do not slum with the lowlies.<BR/><BR/>But for everybody else in the begging class...it's free money, guys. If somebody promised me 50K to make a movie on Post-Its, flip-book style, I'd have a hard time turning it down.<BR/><BR/>I repeat: free money.Earl Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17097757244062301721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10931739.post-43677824125226274872009-01-09T16:58:00.000-08:002009-01-09T16:58:00.000-08:00Earl - Buddy, pal...the "chance" to shoot on film?...Earl - <BR/><BR/>Buddy, pal...the <I>"chance"</I> to shoot on film? <BR/><BR/>That's like saying the chance to swim up Niagara falls with concrete blocks tied to your feet. <BR/><BR/>If you break that $150K down, that means about $65 - 80K is your production budget. The rest is post editing, cast and legal. <BR/><BR/>Now imagine if $100K of that "film processing budget" were to go away and reappear as the production budget, bringing it up to $165-180K with no loss in image quality, more flexibility and actually saving you time.<BR/><BR/>Wouldn't you be a <I>little</I> happier?<BR/><BR/>Granted, it IS great that NETFLIX is doing this. Don't get me wrong. But seriously, when you go into this you have to look at these things because they affect the storytelling. You now have less time with your actors, camera crew and overall production. You now have to juggle something else to make it work. <BR/><BR/>Film is actually working against you. From your perspective, you're thinking that $150K budget will allow you more locations and props, etc... but the exact opposite is true if you don't have the time or the flexibility to shoot it.Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07137025404327426886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10931739.post-55976606973745044922009-01-09T16:38:00.000-08:002009-01-09T16:38:00.000-08:00When I see contests with these kinds of requiremen...When I see contests with these kinds of requirements, I just reimagine them as a chance to shoot on film with a free $150K budget.<BR/><BR/>Which is still pretty awesome.Earl Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17097757244062301721noreply@blogger.com