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Some talent releases and contracts here, along with some location agreements, etc. http://www.dependentfilms.net/files.html "See, I'm an idea man, Chuck. Alright? I got ideas all day long."

This is where-- in the United States-- you need to talk to a local lawyer about what the state laws and precedent have established; it gets strange and wild.

Luck or destiny its all about taking opportunities when they come your way, and it would seem like you're on top of that. Best of luck to you, and I agree with the other guy, it would be a shame indeed if somehow you mistakenly thought you were sticking that script, resume, and headshot in your back pocket and it somehow, someway made its way into that pile. My God, the horror of that, the horror.

So since budgeting is what it comes down to, do you use a budgeting software or are you old school and use a pad of paper and calculator? B.C. Joshi

To extend on Gohanto's statement, if you're looking for a stepping stone to Director than 2nd or 3rd Unit Director is close to what you want than Assistant Director.

Owning the "rights to your likeness" when you're in the public arena isn't necessarily the case ... there are many photographs of celebrities that I can purchase various rights to use in any way I wish - from the copyright holder (who is the photographer or the company the photographer was working for at the time the image was shot, which could in some cases, be the person who's likeness it is). The actual...

Unless I missed it, it seems the singer does not have copies of the footage you shot, only the footage that was shot by the other director. In which case you could do this : Offer a swap. She gets to use your footage to combine whatever version she wants with her new footage and you get to cut a version to your liking and upload it. If she says no they then have to shoot their own version and you refuse their access to your footage and just...

Go to Home Depot. They have various 500-watt outdoor lights that I believe sell for about $30 each. Buy stands, then some gels, barndoors and diffusers, and start experimenting to create various looks. When shooting in daylight, you'll need a daylight-color-balanced gel to simulate the color of the sun. HMI lights do this without gels, but are expensive. In movies, less is often more. When I look at today's modern movies, in small,...

And I'm assuming you know that an AD doesn't usually move up to being a director correct? ADs tend to become producers. Good sound starts in the script, not in post-production.

How about a really good one and a good cheap one? That's nothing, My alarm clocks set for 8. That doesn't prove a thing...