So today's the day. I failed to raise all the money I needed for my short film - I'm still $6000 shy - and now I have to contact my entire cast and crew and my locations and call it all off.
I can't stop crying long enough to do this.
I'll never be able to sell a feature project if no one has any inkling what I can do as a director. And I need a short film for that. This project is amazing, funny and clever, and I had the most terrific cast and crew. Even if I find the money later (which is unlikely), the crew will all be on paid work because the slow season will be over. I was set to shoot next week, when no one was working. I had an award-winning cinematographer with the most amazing camera package who was willing to fly out for free just because he loved the script and he's not working next week anyway - and now nothing.
My investors would get all of my festival winnings, and this project would be going to large festivals where the prizes are $1000-10,000 each, but no one would even look at the proposal I spent three days on. People just hear "short film" and move on. I'll never be able to make that kind of money myself, so I guess I just have to give up completely.
Fuck it, I might as well just go be a waitress. Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be filmmakers.
Signed,
Yet Another Hollywood Washout


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If someone is willing to pay $9600 for a fortune cookie then I'm sure you could get what you need, especially with our help
Well, it would be innovative!
I wish I could do something remotely helpful.
You know....thelioness has a decent idea. I went on ebay, and looked into it, and there are a couple things like this listed. There's one guy/person in particular who is selling credits for an upcoming film. Here's the link:

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