Comments on: Great Filmmaking Advice http://christianmovienews.com/great-filmmaking-advice/ An ongoing dialogue about faith and film. Tue, 6 Jan 2009 08:03:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Angela Walker http://christianmovienews.com/great-filmmaking-advice/#comment-9514 Angela Walker Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:37:53 +0000 http://christianmovienews.com/great-filmmaking-advice/#comment-9514 Hi Gretta, Most people wanting to work in indie movies start out with their own ideas & productions. Since you're not ready for that, I'd suggest checking out some film forums for possible contacts. It's all a business of who you know! There is a pretty active <a href="http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/ChristianFilmmaker/" rel="nofollow">Christian Filmmaker Forum</a> group on Yahoo. Also check out another organization called <a href="http://icvm.com" rel="nofollow">International Christian Visual Media</a> for connections. It's getting out there, meeting people and Nike-ing it (just doing it!) Best of luck to you! Hi Gretta,

Most people wanting to work in indie movies start out with their own ideas & productions. Since you’re not ready for that, I’d suggest checking out some film forums for possible contacts. It’s all a business of who you know!

There is a pretty active Christian Filmmaker Forum group on Yahoo.

Also check out another organization called International Christian Visual Media for connections. It’s getting out there, meeting people and Nike-ing it (just doing it!)

Best of luck to you!

]]> By: Gretta Lewis http://christianmovienews.com/great-filmmaking-advice/#comment-9493 Gretta Lewis Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:17:17 +0000 http://christianmovienews.com/great-filmmaking-advice/#comment-9493 I am not sure if this is the place to ask this question, but I figure it can't hurt. Does anyone reading this know, how people get involved in making independent movies? I'm mostly curious about working with an independent movie company (not starting my own :-) -yet). If anybody could help me I would SO appreciate it! I am not sure if this is the place to ask this question, but I figure it can’t hurt. Does anyone reading this know, how people get involved in making independent movies? I’m mostly curious about working with an independent movie company (not starting my own :-) -yet). If anybody could help me I would SO appreciate it!

]]> By: Jeff Peterson http://christianmovienews.com/great-filmmaking-advice/#comment-8114 Jeff Peterson Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:01:45 +0000 http://christianmovienews.com/great-filmmaking-advice/#comment-8114 5 and 9 I can relate to. I get a lot of people wanting me to make their movies for them or turn their ideas into a script. I let them know I don't have any money to make their film and I have several scripts I wrote already and they should write their own script or film their own movie. It's never received very well. I always give them good advice on how to do it themselves. Most are never heard from again. Lot's of people take this as a blow off. But, my thinking is the filmmaking equipment is cheap now and we can make films without big Hollywood budgets or famous actors. God has given us the tools, now we just need to put in the hard work and it is hard work. 5 and 9 I can relate to. I get a lot of people wanting me to make their movies for them or turn their ideas into a script. I let them know I don’t have any money to make their film and I have several scripts I wrote already and they should write their own script or film their own movie. It’s never received very well. I always give them good advice on how to do it themselves. Most are never heard from again. Lot’s of people take this as a blow off. But, my thinking is the filmmaking equipment is cheap now and we can make films without big Hollywood budgets or famous actors. God has given us the tools, now we just need to put in the hard work and it is hard work.

]]> By: Leslie I T Assih http://christianmovienews.com/great-filmmaking-advice/#comment-8096 Leslie I T Assih Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:34:20 +0000 http://christianmovienews.com/great-filmmaking-advice/#comment-8096 Allow God to work with you, enjoy the process of the film journey (seriously it is a journey) and never set out to make money in the first instance but rather attract your audience or discover them and then everything else will fall in line. Start small, grow it and let it go and see what happens. Get connected with other existing filmmakers (no matter what level they are at) where possible, it will shave off years of hard experience. Allow God to work with you, enjoy the process of the film journey (seriously it is a journey) and never set out to make money in the first instance but rather attract your audience or discover them and then everything else will fall in line. Start small, grow it and let it go and see what happens. Get connected with other existing filmmakers (no matter what level they are at) where possible, it will shave off years of hard experience.

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