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Saturday, May 12, 2007

Edit Day Donation

I need a total of 30 Days.
Maybe people from Blogger
or who read my Blog can donate EDIT DAY 5!

I have DAY 4 on MYSPACE!

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1 Comments:

Anonymous said...

Out of sheer curiosity, I've been checking out this movie's progress. Fires, killed cats, equipment malfunctions. It's got all the drama of 24 (except in 24, there's an endpoint).

I never left a comment because by my nature I know that if I saw a firey car crash, I'd definitely rubberneck and assume that someone else will save the people inside or call 911. I don't like to get involved. I think, however, I'm going to call 911 on this trainwreck of a film production because it needs some serious help.

When administering CPR you do chest compressions. In this case, the filmmaker needs to be recessitated into reality by a slap to the forehead. Instead of CPR, the filmmaker needs to GST. Get her Shit Together.

Before you solicit donations, understand that when you use that Save Karyn blog about people donating to help a woman with her everyday living expenses as a comparison to your plight, you're not being truthful to those people from whom you are soliciting donations, and you're not being honest with yourself. Karyn made it abundantly clear that the money that was donated to her was going to pay off her debt. Your blogs however consistently make TWO things clear.

1. You need money to finish your movie.
2. You're struggling to make rent and pay bills and live your life as a struggling filmmaker.

How can you guarantee that the money that is donated toward the completion of your film is only used for that matter? Because technically you can say that your rent is a business expense, after all, that's where your DV deck, laptop and other donated equipment for your film are located, right? If you don't have an apartment, you don't have a place to do business, and therefore the movie doesn't get finished. The same applies to food, your car, and...you get the idea.

So what I would suggest you do is just be completely honest (like Karyn was) and tell people you need money FOR EVERYTHING. The appeal about the Save Karyn blog was that there was no doubt where the money was going. It was going into her bank account. You're asking for money under the guise of art, activism, and filmmaking. I am not suggesting that what you're doing is a scam, but the reason why donations are so hard to come by for you is probably because we've seen this before on a much bigger scale. We donated to the Red Cross after 9-11 and after Hurricane Katrina. And then we hear about investigations into misappropriation of funds. It makes us rethink our generosity.

Don't self-aggrandize what you're doing. In the end, you're trying to make a film. No different than any other of the 3 million peole in LA. I understand you want to save and rescue animals. And if I want to donate to that cause I will donate to an organization that I know can use my money to accomplish that goal effectively. Your film is a product. It's not an abstract ideal. It's not a charitable organization. If you finish your movie, there is no guarantee that it will lead to the saving of one animal because it still requires distribution, promotion, marketing to get the message out there. I can donate that money to organizations that have mareketing and promotion strategies that have been proven to be successful.

Think about this. Why is donating to your movie any different than investing in any other film? Because of your moral message? Because of your cause? Don't fool yourself. As a filmmaker, I know that it is the most ego-centric, vain thing you can do with someone else's money.

There's a saying:

You want to be an artist?
Get some paint.

You want to be an artist and you need my money?
Get the fuck out of here.

If you really wanted to help the cause, you could have taken that money you raised for a DV deck or a senior editor and donated it to an organization that helps animals. But instead it's going to your film. You want to know why? Because you're a filmmaker first. An animal rescuer second. There's nothing wrong with that. It's only wrong when you won't accept that fact and try to make others believe that you are something more than you are.

Did you pay back the 400 bucks you owed your lead actress for postcards before you bought the DV deck? If you didn't, is there a way you can provide a way for me to give her the 400 dollars directly. You may think that you only owe her $400, but you owe her and everyone else who gave up their time, equipment, sweat, blood, tears, and money to your film. You owe all of them a finished film. That's probably all that they really ask from you. They knew what they were getting involved in, and 7 years later, you haven't given them anything. Not a goddamn thing. Maybe if you treated them as well as you try to treat your animals, you'd realize that.

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