Comments on: Piling On http://www.sagindie.org/indieblog/piling-on Independent Film Production Information, Resources and Events Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:47:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: JP http://www.sagindie.org/indieblog/piling-on#comment-110 Wed, 01 Nov 2006 18:40:17 +0000 http://www.sagindie.org/indieblog/piling-on#comment-110 I'd add that in order to qualify for an ifp/independent spirit award, your indie film must be accepted to one of a very prestigious short list of high tier fests or have a theatrical distribution already in place. That, sadly, disqualifies a lot of wonderful high quality, low budget films on the cusp of breaking out with amazing talent. :( I’d add that in order to qualify for an ifp/independent spirit award, your indie film must be accepted to one of a very prestigious short list of high tier fests or have a theatrical distribution already in place. That, sadly, disqualifies a lot of wonderful high quality, low budget films on the cusp of breaking out with amazing talent. :(

]]> by: christopher http://www.sagindie.org/indieblog/piling-on#comment-109 Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:32:50 +0000 http://www.sagindie.org/indieblog/piling-on#comment-109 wow, that last comment got butchered. guess i screwed up the a href link. the first point was that although i support indie films and am an indie filmmaker myself - it's not a rewarding process (90% of the time), to get out of the house and try to see these films. so it doesn't surprise me that most people don't care about them. for the most part they suck. the second part addressed the comment referenced. "but you just can't compare an independent film..." wow, that last comment got butchered. guess i screwed up the a href link.

the first point was that although i support indie films and am an indie filmmaker myself - it’s not a rewarding process (90% of the time), to get out of the house and try to see these films. so it doesn’t surprise me that most people don’t care about them. for the most part they suck.

the second part addressed the comment referenced. “but you just can’t compare an independent film…”

]]> by: christopher http://www.sagindie.org/indieblog/piling-on#comment-108 Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:30:00 +0000 http://www.sagindie.org/indieblog/piling-on#comment-108 my first comment would be to getting out of the house to watch independent film: im an independent filmmaker myself (in that i fully financed my own short film, <a>an exercise in vigilance</a>), and i try to get out and see indies whenever i can. however, as anyone who has done this will know - this can be a very disappointing and unrewarding process. so the bottom line for the average non-motivated non-overtly-indie-supporting american, the quality of the movies just isn't worth the effort. and i can't really argue with that. it's barely there in the non-independent films that do have $90mil budgets. my second comment is about this statement: " rel="nofollow">But you just can't compare an independent film with all the resources to an independent film with none</i>." it almost sounds as if you're being an apologist for the lack of quality in indie films. although i understand that to some degree (we don't expect quite the same level of talent from our minor league baseball players as our major leaguers), there still needs to be a minimum level of quality for the main film-going public to care. my first comment would be to getting out of the house to watch independent film: im an independent filmmaker myself (in that i fully financed my own short film, an exercise in vigilance), and i try to get out and see indies whenever i can.

however, as anyone who has done this will know - this can be a very disappointing and unrewarding process.

so the bottom line for the average non-motivated non-overtly-indie-supporting american, the quality of the movies just isn’t worth the effort. and i can’t really argue with that. it’s barely there in the non-independent films that do have $90mil budgets.

my second comment is about this statement:

” rel=”nofollow”>But you just can’t compare an independent film with all the resources to an independent film with none.”

it almost sounds as if you’re being an apologist for the lack of quality in indie films.

although i understand that to some degree (we don’t expect quite the same level of talent from our minor league baseball players as our major leaguers), there still needs to be a minimum level of quality for the main film-going public to care.

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