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• numballover said 1 year, 8 months ago:

  As a film maker would you say you are a more technical person, more artistic, or more business oriented?

  Which side do you say you are weakest in and are trying to improve upon?

  I know personally, I am way way on the technical side (as I’m sure is evident if you’ve ever read any of my posts). I’m trying to improve myself in the artistic realm by trying to be a better writer. The funny thing is I approach even writing from a technical aspect. I try to hit the right beat on the right page, and then fill the story in between.

  I know I’m really really bad on the business side. I rely on others for pretty much everything business related, such as raising money or making sales.

  So for the rest of you out there…where do you think your talents lie? What are you trying to do to work on the areas you are weak?

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• John P. Hess said 1 year, 8 months ago:

  I tend to geek out once in a while but there are limits to my technical anal-ry. I’m always trying to improve my artistic side – I really don’t think there are any serious filmmaker out there who aren’t always striving to improve.

  Everything else is just to serve that side of the spectrum.

  All my Best,
  John Hess
  Creative Industries Media Group | GospelJohn.net
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• Dennis said 1 year, 8 months ago:

  I guess I’m on the flip side of you, an expert in finance not very technical (by professional standards).

  I think “artistic” should be left out because it’s more of an additive than a element.

  You should never rely on anyone. You need to at least understand the basics, otherwise you can’t instruct or verify.

  Filmmakers need to learn the power of “I don’t know.” They spend so much time trying to make everything look bigger than it is, that they sometimes need to know when to be honest and ask for help. We have all been on that costumer service call where we know they are just bullshitting us because they don’t know. You will get much more respect if you just say, I don’t know let me find someone that does and get back to you.

  “I don’t know,” also lead to this site. It started out as just my daily reading list to educate myself about all those things I didn’t know.

  Now With Half The Calories Of Regular Bullshit!
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• John P. Hess said 1 year, 8 months ago:

  @Dennis said: We have all been on that costumer service call where we know they are just bullshitting us because they don’t know..

  Are you stalking me today? Who told you? Oh that’s right… Facebook.
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• numballover said 1 year, 8 months ago:

  @Dennis said:
  Filmmakers need to learn the power of “I don’t know.” They spend so much time trying to make everything look bigger than it is, that they sometimes need to know when to be honest and ask for help. We have all been on that costumer service call where we know they are just bullshitting us because they don’t know. You will get much more respect if you just say, I don’t know let me find someone that does and get back to you.

  Amen to that.
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• Jeanette Beckley said 1 year, 8 months ago:

  Hello! I’m just starting off in film so I don’t have much of an technical side that’s the area I am working on the most. My business side is worst then that when people start talking budget. I scream for my boyfirend then run lol. My strongest side is artistic. I love to write. and because of that love I find myself always asking questions. and trying new things.

  Jeanette
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• Eric said 1 year, 8 months ago:

  I am tech all the way. That does not preclude art but what I have found over the years is that if you find one thing you do well and set yourself up to do it then the work comes to you.

  “Just put double in it. Let’s shoot this f***** and go home”
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• Travis (Banned for Life) said 1 year, 8 months ago:

  I majorly suck at the business side. I’m totally clueless on how to turn my screenwriting and filmmaking into money. All I can think to do is advertise on Craigslist that I’m doing music videos and currently holding a “Name Your Price” sale…. but that does no good.
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• Simon Hosick said 1 year, 8 months ago:

  I would like to think that I’m more on the artistic side with some technical knowledge (some, not much)

  I am definately lacking in the business side. Like most filmmakers, I have a hard time connecting the paper with the product.
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• 8thSamurai said 1 year, 8 months ago:

  @Travis said:
  I majorly suck at the business side. I’m totally clueless on how to turn my screenwriting and filmmaking into money. All I can think to do is advertise on Craigslist that I’m doing music videos and currently holding a “Name Your Price” sale…. but that does no good.

  Until you’ve written something that people want to see/wins awards/gets you significant buzz, it’ll stay that way.

  For the rest, posting craigslist ads saying that you’re desperate and will work for pennies isn’t building your value.

  You have a website with a reel?

  http://digitalisdreaming.blogspot.com/

  http://twitter.com/#!/DigitalisVitae
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• Simon Hosick said 1 year, 8 months ago:

  @8thSamurai said:
  Until you’ve written something that people want to see/wins awards/gets you significant buzz, it’ll stay that way.

  For the rest, posting craigslist ads saying that you’re desperate and will work for pennies isn’t building your value.

  You have a website with a reel?

  See? This is what we need.

  … Shit. Now I have to learn html.
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• Dennis said 1 year, 8 months ago:

  From everyones apparent lack of business knowledge there doesn’t seem to be many questions or discussions:

  http://filmmakeriq.com/groups/business-school/

  I started to write a reply here, but I decided to turn it into a article on the business side of things.
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• Travis (Banned for Life) said 1 year, 8 months ago:

  @8thSamurai said:
  Until you’ve written something that people want to see/wins awards/gets you significant buzz, it’ll stay that way.

  For the rest, posting craigslist ads saying that you’re desperate and will work for pennies isn’t building your value.

  You have a website with a reel?

  1) Hard to have my writing and/or films win awards when I can’t afford entry fees for contests and festivals.
  2) Can’t get a buzz when I can’t even get my stuff READ because of my lack of representation (and it seems you can’t even get representation without already BEING represented! Which I find dumb!)
  3) No, I don’t have a website (again, can’t afford it). I AM trying to build my own website using wix.com, but it’s slow going (my total lack of understanding of webdesign makes it so I can’t figure out what looks good and what looks tacky)
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• Travis (Banned for Life) said 1 year, 8 months ago:

  @Dark_Water said:
  See? This is what we need.

  … Shit. Now I have to learn html.

  wix.com gets you flash websites and all you have to do is drag and drop.
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• Simon Hosick said 1 year, 8 months ago:

  @Travis said:
  wix.com gets you flash websites and all you have to do is drag and drop.

  I’ll look into it. I opened up Dreamweaver for the first time and I don’t know where it begin.
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