Annette Bigles Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 I am doing a short film for my thesis project with the New York Film Academy in California. Budget is 10k so I'm looking for people who would like to work for title. It's a story about a recovering alcoholic who's trying to get his family back. My shoot days are Aug 16 - 30th. I'm looking for DP, Gaffer, Grips, Electrics, and a Casting Director. If you're interested, please reply to this, send me a message or e-mail me at annettebigles@yahoo.com. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Chris Keth Posted May 1, 2010 Premium Member Share Posted May 1, 2010 I am doing a short film for my thesis project with the New York Film Academy in California. Budget is 10k so I'm looking for people who would like to work for title. It's a story about a recovering alcoholic who's trying to get his family back. My shoot days are Aug 16 - 30th. I'm looking for DP, Gaffer, Grips, Electrics, and a Casting Director. If you're interested, please reply to this, send me a message or e-mail me at annettebigles@yahoo.com. Thank you. That's an awful lot days for a short, and a lot of time to ask of people who won't get anything out of it. :ph34r: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Hartman Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Four days for free is asking for a lot, unless its an amazing script, offers unique technical opportunities, etc. Why are your fellow student working as crew on this? The question I frequently ask NYU and Columbia Film students is, "You can somehow afford $25,000 for tuition, why can't you pay experienced people in the field at least $100 a day?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrin p nim Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Four days for free is asking for a lot, unless its an amazing script, offers unique technical opportunities, etc. Why are your fellow student working as crew on this? The question I frequently ask NYU and Columbia Film students is, "You can somehow afford $25,000 for tuition, why can't you pay experienced people in the field at least $100 a day?" 14 days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Del Nero Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 14 days to shoot a short?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? How many pages is this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Hartman Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 14 days to shoot a short?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? How many pages is this? Even more absurd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenjaminCarey Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 (edited) I go to NYU. Believe me, paying for the school is extremely difficult. Which is why it's hard to pay day rates. Edited June 24, 2010 by BenjaminCarey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Chris Keth Posted June 25, 2010 Premium Member Share Posted June 25, 2010 I go to NYU. Believe me, paying for the school is extremely difficult. Which is why it's hard to pay day rates. Perhaps you shouldn't be looking for professionals, then. There are a lot of students out there and many of them are very good and will come out for short productions for the experience and reel material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vedran Rapo Posted July 3, 2010 Share Posted July 3, 2010 I am doing a short film for my thesis project with the New York Film Academy in California. Budget is 10k so I'm looking for people who would like to work for title. It's a story about a recovering alcoholic who's trying to get his family back. My shoot days are Aug 16 - 30th. I'm looking for DP, Gaffer, Grips, Electrics, and a Casting Director. If you're interested, please reply to this, send me a message or e-mail me at annettebigles@yahoo.com. Thank you. Hey, I would do it, just fly me over. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 Perhaps it's one of those 1/2 hour shorts, certainly I'd expect that with that number of shooting days. They used to make fully funded higher budget shorts here (they paid people - not usually their full rate - and the film had to be delivered with 35mm prints), which had 6 day schedules for approx 15 min shorts. They and a lower budget 4 day shoot replacement scheme (definitely not full rate) were very successful on the festival circuit, winning quite a few awards. Now the scheme is digital and shoots 2 days for approx 5 mins running time (sometimes a bit longer), but they still pay the crew something. Schedules tend to be tighter these days, although some of these films were pretty busy for 12 hours, even on these schedules. Using your fellow students should be the ideal for a thesis film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annette Bigles Posted August 21, 2010 Author Share Posted August 21, 2010 Four days for free is asking for a lot, unless its an amazing script, offers unique technical opportunities, etc. Why are your fellow student working as crew on this? The question I frequently ask NYU and Columbia Film students is, "You can somehow afford $25,000 for tuition, why can't you pay experienced people in the field at least $100 a day?" I pay less than that for tuition and manage it with student loans and a scholarship, and I still just barely make it. However, I am in production right now and going crazy that I won't have enough crew to finish it. If you know anyone who might be interested in working grip/electric, I'm offering $30 for tonight, otherwise $20/day. I know it's not much but at least it covers gas, and I do offer great food on set. I just don't have any more to give. I can't wait for the day I actually have a budget that pays people well for their work. However, the script truly is amazing, and the shots we got last night blew me away...something that I truly hadn't felt with my other shoots. If you have any ideas where I can find grip/electrics willing to work for this, please let me know 787-449-7000. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annette Bigles Posted August 21, 2010 Author Share Posted August 21, 2010 14 days to shoot a short?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? How many pages is this? Actually we're only shooting 8 days. And I could really use help on the set, if you know anyone 787-449-7000. Annette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Brad Grimmett Posted August 24, 2010 Premium Member Share Posted August 24, 2010 People have shot features in less than 8 days. Your schedule is flawed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Chris Keth Posted August 26, 2010 Premium Member Share Posted August 26, 2010 People have shot features in less than 8 days. Your schedule is flawed. Keep in mind that, for no pay, the crew will probably not be efficient professionals. For example, my thesis in school took about that long and cut out to 22 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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