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January 1st, 2009

petethepothead said :

When are you coming back?

December 25th, 2008

asmonet said :

Happy Christmukkah!

December 25th, 2008

Santa said :

Merry Christmas!

May 22nd, 2008

eambos said :

Wow, you’re a professor now too? What an amazing list of credentials.

BTW, good luck with the DMV problem

April 9th, 2008

maxwelll said :

fucker

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• June 4th, 2008

  Why do they call 1949-1951 ford sedans "shoeboxes?"?

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• May 23rd, 2008

  How hard is it to rent a trained monkey in San Diego?

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• May 19th, 2008

  What can I do about this DMV problem?

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• May 18th, 2008

  What is the easiest credit card to get?

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• April 13th, 2008

  What is the truth about cruise control?

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Answers

• June 24th, 2008

  How does a first-time filmmaker get people to invest in the film?

  jballou: It’s actually psychology. Dentists do not have to attend school as long as doctors which usually means there is a superiority complex (please if you’re a dentist, don’t attack me. I am only going by what I was taught in film school and witnessed through friend’s projects) They want to feel as important as doctors. You offer someone a producer credit on a motion picture (whether it’s made in your backyard or the Universal backlot, it doesn’t matter) and it makes them feel important, powerful, etc… Dentists are easier to convince that you are a talented filmmaker, sight unseen, than doctors. And that’s what your hard earned dollars teach you when you donate them to film school. :P
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• June 24th, 2008

  How does a first-time filmmaker get people to invest in the film?

  PnL: You make a great point… I just realized… you can kill two birds with one stone if you go this route because.. if you perch your price-tagged ass in Los Angeles, chances are your clients could be your future bosses… this can prove to be advantageous.
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• June 24th, 2008

  How does a first-time filmmaker get people to invest in the film?

  Jballou: You either have to be able to turn off your gag reflex many times, know someone who gets his nails cleaned by Steven Spielberg or have an absolutely incredible script that Variety and the Hollywood Reporter can’t stop talking about (and turn off your gag reflex at the same time) As far as funding… for a first film… you’re looking at a mini DV to low-end HD feature for $50,000 or less. Do yourself a favor… contact Dov S. Simons (two day film school) spend the $300 + for his workshop (I recommend it going in person) then talk dentists into being “producers” for a share. After you’ve made that and you never want to look at another VISA bill again, then sell your mother’s wedding ring (and your mother) and put all of that money into film festivals, hope for the best, then do it all over again, except this time… go for doctors. If you’re good, one of the big boys will find your movie, believe me… they are desperate for fresh blood and they will find you if you have the balls they’re looking for (and can turn off your gag reflex)
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• June 24th, 2008

  How does a first-time filmmaker get people to invest in the film?

  Have you made a short film or even a spec commercial? As far as getting lucky with a great and undiscovered actor, it’s a luck of the draw and by draw I mean your casting calls. The closer you are to Los Angeles the higher chance you have at nabbing someone who at least as enough talent to get a bus ride from Proctorville, Oh to the boulevard of broken dreams, then again… maybe you can just go to Proctorville, Oh or Mimbres, New Mexico or a province in Croatia and find them before they get the bus fair.
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• June 21st, 2008

  Has anyone contemplated creating a fluther alias?

  This is the problem… Alter-egos destroy unity. The beauty of fluther is its unification of cultures, backgrounds and eccentricities. We find our answers through these characteristics. Without that unification found in trust, we would never have the thriving community we have today.
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