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Today marks a significant milestone as we gather for the lensing ceremony of 'Good Goodbye 好好说再见.' A project close to our hearts, this film delves into the profound themes of letting go, pursuing dreams with courage, and embracing love even in the face of mortality. Excited to bring these heartfelt stories to life with an incredible team. Here's to the journey ahead! 🎬❤️ #GoodGoodbye #mm2 #LensCeremony #FilmmakingJourney"

"I think that if you keep quiet when you look at an atrocity, then you're doing a greater injustice to that atrocity." -Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Academy of Emmy award winning filmmaker. #theriseglobal #therise #tamileconomicforum #worldeconomicforum #davos #davossumit2024 #switzerland #business #globalbusiness #businesses

We can't control the people who pay to produce films, and they have the right to spend their money (and their investors' money) as they see fit, on the projects they see fit to produce. What we CAN control is finding ways to produce our own work. What limits us is the desire to be paid and recognized and feted, which puts us under the control of the people who can pay, recognize and fete us. So, you have a script. You create a YouTube channel, pull up a chair and start reading the script, on camera. BAM! Your script is produced. Now of course you would rather chew off your thumbs than "waste" a script that way, "producing" it to three people who accidentally happen upon your YouTube channel. Well then, prepare to continue being under the control of the film industry's powers-that-be. Now, of course there are other ways to expose your work. Ultra low budget films. Taped table reads. So, start writing scripts that can be produced for that ultra low budget, or organize taped table reads and release the edited tape as a feature film. "Yeah, but even a ULB costs more than I can afford." Afford, or are willing to pay? So you're willing to blast the studios for not paying $50 million to produce your script, but you're not willing to pay or find say... $10,000 to produce your script yourself? Really? See, I believe that it's okay to put yourself under the control of others in order to get your work produced, but I don't believe you can have it both ways: give up control and yet insist on dictating how the producers spend their money or handle your script. Look, I recently rewrote one of my feature scripts to be shot for an ultra low budget. My producing partner and I were considering how to produce it, when a director/producer asked to buy the script for money upfront (very, very small amount of money upfront) and a few (very few) gross points. She took the script, produced it, took my name off as screenwriter and gave me "story by" credit only (which is not as exciting as that is in television) and when I asked her to restore my name as screenwriter, sharing that credit with her (she apparently made some changes to the script in the process of shooting it), she stopped communicating with me, and the script has been listed as "in post production" for like... two years. Why did this happen? Because I gave up my power and though I AM bitching about that, who is to blame but ME? I could have produced that rewritten script for $10,000. Or done a taped table read. Instead, I've lost it forever. It will either come out with my diminished credit or it will never come out at all. How's THAT working for you, Rob? Well... it's pretty fucked up, and I realize what a huge mistake I made. I gave up control and didn't even get paid well for it. MY fault. MY weakness. MY artistic cowardice and unwillingness to do and pay what it took to produce my own work. So yeah, you have the right to bitch, but... who is REALLY at fault for ANY of this situation? Us.

Pertinent advice from agora.studio regarding filmmaking, creation and authentic voice. #returntohairyhill #animation #film

From forgotten anniversaries to cozy dinner dates, Break Point Films brings the magic of everyday moments to life– a reminder that even the simplest gestures can create lasting memories. #BreakPointFilms #VisualStorytelling #BrandStoryTelling https://lnkd.in/gPv9A25G

"It's not Life or Death, it's a beautiful day, we're doing something that we love, we get to be together and watch the sun go down, we get to have all those things in one moment and we've got to be in that moment, and not get confused by what matters and what doesn't " (Take 2 since the first post formatted oddly). --- "Jed Talk" sharing a story from on the set of our film "The Legacy" that won Best Short Film at Comic Con San Diego, was on Hulu, and screened at 30 film festivals and had multi-state theatrical distribution. Making the point that you can build an environment of trust, you don't have to treat people as human robots, you can have folks feel comfortable in their jobs and still make an award-winning film or have a successful business. -- And in fact, that approach makes sustained success more likely. Let me know what you think!

Cheers to New Beginnings! 🌟 Join us on a journey of Growth, Innovation, and Consistency in our latest short film. 🚀🎥 #NewYearNewGoals #LKCentrix #LKCentrixJourney #BusinessGoals

I talked about one of my all time favorite films in my first deep dive review. If you've seen the film 'Her' before, let me know your thoughts! https://lnkd.in/ebJCJUFs