Renee Lucas Wayne's Lounge Discussions

hai eric, thanks for connecting, i'm filmmaker from Indonesia

Crowdfunding for a movie production is a great encouragement. We call it co-production in the Philippines. And any well-meaning individual can join a movie production that is being offered for co-production and marketing.

Crowdfunding is pretty useful, but you need a good campaign to generate a sizeable amount of money. I'm primarily a writer, so at this point I write projects that can be made with minimal money and fuss. Therefore, they are more likely to spark the interest of filmmakers in an industry where for the vast majority of us, there isn't much money.

I agree with you, Liam! Sometimes, it's a question of values. A casino player doesn't mind losing thousands or even millions of pesos (our currency in the Philippines) . Yet, he or she will not even share in a P10,000.00 for the production of a good movie project.

@alle: i'm a newbie. what do you mean when you say ' If a project is on a royalty basis, then all people are royalty'? @eric: how short was your short? and when you say you shot it in a day, how many hours did you work, exactly. (p.s. i'm a little afraid of craigslist! LOL)

There is nothing wrong with having multiple ideas. It shows your creative juices are flowing. It’s simply a matter of organizing your ideas. I create folders for every idea I have. I have several concepts for screenplays I haven’t got to yet. I have worked on two screenplays at once. Just don’t break a good writing groove to work on something else unless you have a delivery deadline.

Great- Phillip

i work on the one where the characters are speaking the loudest. the noisey ones won't be quiet until they're satisfied. LOL

Oh! Yeah? LOL! Renee-

Alle, you must be some kind of a human robot (no disrespect intended)- Multi-tasking!

Good job on the poster :) I use visuals all the time to motivate and inspire, whether it's pics of locations, actors who I envision as my characters, etc. Just another tool to help you "see" your script. I can only think your poster would help as a motivator.

the poster can motivate you, and you SHOULD let people see it. the more people see it, the more they will ask about the project. the more people ask about the project the more you'll feel like you need to push it forward - in some way - every day! it won't be some random idea in your head. if it's uppermost in your mind, don't fight it. trying to work on another short isn't the answer. maybe you need to work on a short form for THIS film. stop fighting the muse!

That's great, Stacy! What a fun way to motivate yourself! Now, perhaps, begin to develop another story while you're polishing up "Absolution." Use it to keep going! Don't be too precious about your first darling. ;)

That's a good look on the poster, Stacy.

Excellent poster. I think it's great motivation.

As a lifetime of being a Jazz music enthusiast, I have a huge selection of awesome tunes to fit my mood and soundtrack for whatever I am writing.

Yes, there are times it helps me get into the flow of things. Sometimes it's going with the opposite of what I'm writing. I was writing a serious drama and was listening to really up beat rock and roll music to help me from getting to down from the horror the characters were living.

Music most definitely helps me. Sometimes I have to make sure that I have music playing BEFORE I start so I'm eased into the right headspace, otherwise I get distracted by whatever shiny thing happens to catch my attention. #adhdwriting

All the time. Illustration when I have been location scouting via Luxury film homes on my Stage 32 Wall, the music in each video not only motivates me but gives me story ideas.

Sometimes I will have music on, but when it's hair metal or a song I really love, it totally distracts me because then I feel like getting up to dance.