Confessions of an Independent Filmmaker

Listening to: Jurassic 5-Concrete Schoolyard
Mood: Good

I feel like the mentality of a lot of filmmakers is that when they make their first feature they decide to make it for either dirt-cheap or further down the line when they become “someone” and have access to an endless abyss of money. Let’s get real here though, most of us are clueless in regards to how to attain dough for your flick during pre-production. We wouldn’t know who to ask yet alone how to ask.

I recently discovered this videoblog on YouTube that relates to this called Confessions of an Independent Filmmaker. This guy has guts. Basically, for the past 10 years he has been struggling to get his film made. He wrote the script in college at USC and since then has been going to studio execs and film marketers to make his dream become a reality. He’s constantly getting the door slammed in his face but he continues to persevere through it. It’s some inspirational stuff: