Musings of an Idiot

Omens

Not feeling the happiest today - gave my car for repairs and it is serious. The repairs will cost me as much as I spent on buying my cycle. It can't be avoided as otherwise it is a driving disaster waiting to happen. I will get the car back all silent and smooth tomorrow.

The response to the casting call for the movie has been really good and now have to sort out audition dates and stuff. I rang up an acting agency to try and see if they would support us but the response I got from them made me furious - in their words if one wants to make a movie it should be done properly by paying everyone involved with the process and that too their full daily rates. My reasoning of making low budget movies did not seem to make much sense to that person. It is the first time that I have ever come across such major attitude problem with an agency (especially when I was told that they were supportive of independent films}.

After the phone conversation I sat stunned in disbelief at what had just gone through. What that person effectively was saying was screw independent features - actors can spare time to do short films but can't spare time for feature length projects until and unless it is paid. I had thoughts on whether it was worth making films at all but screw it - I am gonna make this movie happen one way or the other. The whole philosophy for making movies was that I would be working with friends and people as passionate about the medium and I am definitely not let some 'experienced' person tell me why movies can not be made without 'proper' money. So that's that with them. I need to find some more avenues.

Overall it is not that bad I suppose, afterall I am still walking, talking and alive. Things could have been worse.

Amit

posted by Amit @ 6:54 PM