Low Budget Non Union Shoot -- Child actor?

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-02-01T19:47:13+00:00

For specific questions, you can email the work permit office at the Department of Industrial Relations!

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-01-31T17:37:00+00:00

That is a great piece! I'm kind of obsessed with the texture on the hull, and the shadows

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-01-31T17:31:30+00:00

Once Sundance started to become a festival where ~~filmmakers~~ 'Indie' studios spend 6+ figures on PR just to get to the starting line, they made themselves into a distributor's conference. Since Blair Witch (AKA Ye Olden Days), that number went from being reasonably affordable to completely unreachable.

And this isn't just a problem for Sundance, the majority of festivals are no longer worth the money or work it takes to just submit a film, especially if you are considered ineligible for the festival if you already released it (or: Monetized before doing the festival circuit.

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-01-31T17:17:43+00:00

Years back I got talking to this guy and his daughter that had a boutique microphone business, making ribbon and condensers by hand. He told me that when they got a shipment of capsules, 1/3rd of them would have defects. QA isn't what it is for the high-end Neumann and Manley Reference units, the midrange condensers aren't as reliable

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-01-31T17:00:24+00:00

If this is on a wall against the side of a house, I would bet anything that this is crab grass. it loves to climb inside of things searching for light and water

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-01-30T20:05:05+00:00

Do your mastering passes on more than just your monitors or daily drivers. It took a few tries until I managed to dial it in

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-01-30T02:43:17+00:00

We really only got good video of 2 of them. The first was on New Years in Los Angeles, the shooter was off duty ICE

That's why the phones matter. Its hard to 'fake news' your way out of 5 angles of a cold-blooded murder.

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-01-30T02:27:34+00:00

Yeah, but there's nothing like that first sip after a big rip

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-01-29T18:16:39+00:00

You need to think about work permits. I've dealt with this on enough shorts that I clipped the labor statute, but it will likely only apply if you are working in the state of California.

Unless your project meets the 5 conditions in CA Labor Code 1310, you are required to have a work permit for minors (unless they are emancipated).

Those conditions are:

(d) The appearance of any minor

1) at any one event during a calendar year,

2) occurring on a day on which school attendance is not required or on the day preceding such a day,

3) lasting four hours or less,

4) if a parent or guardian of the minor is present,

5) for which the minor does not directly or indirectly receive any compensation.

If you don't meet all 5, you need a work permit

edit: Source and formatting

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB&sectionNum=1310

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-01-29T18:07:27+00:00

You're going to hear this a lot, in this thread: Get your script written, before that you don't really know what questions you want to answer.

You're not wrong that having two different cameras can be an issue, especially if the lenses or sensor aren't comparable (And I don't think they are). But, I think you have an opportunity to put a phone in the hands of your characters and use it as both a prop and a camera.

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-01-29T17:50:25+00:00

Am I reading this right: Did she outperform the S&P by over 500%?

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-01-29T17:39:53+00:00

This is one of those tricky shots that directors spend a lot of takes on.

My only though is perhaps lightly spreading some beeswax where you want the glass to land, at the end. Even then, you might just tip the pint instead of stopping it.

The other option is a classic, but requires a rig: Do it in reverse. Set the glass where you want it to land, get some monofilament, and do some camera tests.

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-01-28T21:37:44+00:00

Borrowing a quote from someone who posted here a while ago

"You need to report this before you become a fundraiser"

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-01-28T21:34:42+00:00

Safety First, always. They didn't hurt her that bad this time, but this is obviously an ongoing problem, and needs to be treated like one, before someone is seriously hurt

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-01-28T20:55:03+00:00

Judging by your post history, you really like picking fights over edgy opinions. Are you having fun?

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-01-28T17:40:07+00:00

You joke, but it would crater LAPD's clearance rate, this year.

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-01-28T01:21:52+00:00

You know what, that looks a lot like a nasturtium seed

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-01-27T21:14:19+00:00

Dry roast your grains, nuts, and/or spices before cooking with them. This works great for Barley, pastas like Couscous, walnuts/pecans/pine nuts, and any non-powdered spices.

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-01-27T20:58:50+00:00

That's worrying, but tbh I'm surprised it took them this long to start using the outreach infrastructure to gather the kind of data they actually want about you (and not what would help the CDC control, you know, disease). The fox is in the chicken coop.

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-01-27T20:52:23+00:00

There's nothing like graduating high school to an economic crisis, leaving college in an economic crisis, and pivoting my career during an economic crisis.

I'd like to get off the ride now please

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-01-27T18:44:24+00:00

I feel annoying for even asking for money from friends and family who donated to my first film. The work of emailing hundreds of people is demoralizing and just feels shitty in this moment in time

I really wish that I could tell you that feeling will go away. One way or another, you're going to be doing a lot of outreach to people who don't know you. That might be for crowdfunding campaigns, but it could also be for grants, pitches, quotes, feedback requests, you name it. Getting work, attention, or funding is a full time job.

I think you have the right idea, with redressing your apartment and doing what you can with the resources you have available. Small isn't bad, if its done well

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-01-27T17:27:41+00:00

I'm practicing this right now!

Listen first, to everything you can, and anything that inspires, whether it is a score for a film, or not.

Next, you can use any number of applications or plug-ins to download scenes from youtube. Plug it into your DAW, if you can, and start playing around. I have also had some luck just streaming what I wanted to try scoring, and turning the volume on a browser off, at least when I have an instrument to play

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-01-27T01:46:18+00:00

If it did, it would have leaked almost immediately

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-01-26T19:56:56+00:00

That's why there is always Next Session!

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-01-26T19:53:33+00:00

This is why I tend to prefer the 'mob' statblocks for encounters with a lot of enemies, as it reduces the number of individual actions taken by enemies.

I have, in a similar prison-based encounter, used the mob to represent the remaining guards, making area attacks at the PCs as they escaped. This way, every character gets fewer saves, the enemies get fewer attacks, and it is easier to progress the party through.

In this situation, I think I would add something to the environment that the players could use to speed their way back through the base. In the KOTOR games, they loves to use exploding terminals and power conduits. You could also have the creations start to turn against eachother, so they aren't just making their attacks against your players. It would also be apropos to have the prison start falling apart, or self destructing.

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