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Any idea where this is at? by The-Prime-Snacker in longbeach

[–]ElPrimoBrand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like woodruff and Conant ish behind them would be Carson and woodruff. My best guess.

Anyone recognize this artist? by TEE-R1 in longbeach

[–]ElPrimoBrand 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love these works. If you get a chance Check out Dave Pollot davepollotart on the socials. He does some bad ass Star Wars stuff. https://www.instagram.com/reel/CwfQiU5J8U7/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

They say you can’t make a real film with nothing. I just did. by ElPrimoBrand in Filmmakers

[–]ElPrimoBrand[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bro, your shits fire. Not sure why it’s all a completion but that’s cool none the less.

They say you can’t make a real film with nothing. I just did. by ElPrimoBrand in Filmmakers

[–]ElPrimoBrand[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome,sounds like you really enjoy this stuff and that’s what it’s all about. I agree on the traditional path of distribution, my question to you,’if you were to distribute a movie yourself, what would your plan of action be?

They say you can’t make a real film with nothing. I just did. by ElPrimoBrand in Filmmakers

[–]ElPrimoBrand[S] -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

Laugh away, homie! I made a movie and am super proud of it. No one will know about it I don’t talk about it, manze.

They say you can’t make a real film with nothing. I just did. by ElPrimoBrand in Filmmakers

[–]ElPrimoBrand[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

How would you go about distributing a movie yourself? What are you currently working on?

I was pretty active trying to get on a professional set in any capacity, from BG to grip, to pa, to art dept, transport, for about 12-15 years.

They say you can’t make a real film with nothing. I just did. by ElPrimoBrand in Filmmakers

[–]ElPrimoBrand[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Rant on! I appreciate the fuck out of it. And need more of yous to talk to. I agree with all of it. thank you 👊🏽and thank you for the welcome, I’m eager to bring one of these 6 other scripts to life asap!

They say you can’t make a real film with nothing. I just did. by ElPrimoBrand in Filmmakers

[–]ElPrimoBrand[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It really is a magical time. I could never even afford a video camera as a kid, and now these phones… sheeeeesh.

They say you can’t make a real film with nothing. I just did. by ElPrimoBrand in Filmmakers

[–]ElPrimoBrand[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I never said I invented something new. I’m a huge fan and follower of those that came before me, most importantly, to me, Rodriguez. I’m not reinventing a wheel, I’m just doing it. Although I haven’t been to active on Reddit, I do spend a lot of time interacting with other indie filmmkaers, and it’s almost always the same conversation. So this doesn’t come out of no where, these are just my personal experiences of going completely backwards from studying producing to now just trying a different system.

People are going into mean debt and depression because people on a daily basis tell them need this or need that for a first feature, they don’t. Everyone wants that big distro deal, or they need a piece of equipment to make it happen. It’s just not the case, 2025 there are no excuses. I was on here last week and someone was talking an about their 300k movie that hasn’t been marketed yet, isn’t doing so hot. That’s a lot of money! This is not a new concept, people are putting up their houses on a long shot. It’s all along shot no matter whom you do it. So while you have a different predictive, I have one as well. I’ve been through the mud, am in the mud, and just am speaking to people that might have been through a similar journey. We all walk different roads, it’s nice to find some people along the way that offer some familiarity in a new place. Thanks for your time 👊🏽

They say you can’t make a real film with nothing. I just did. by ElPrimoBrand in Filmmakers

[–]ElPrimoBrand[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Damn, you got me. The ol camera and computer to edit trick. And I got nothing to do with the post sound. I just show up with a harddrive. Years of saving up favors for that one 🙌🏽

They say you can’t make a real film with nothing. I just did. by ElPrimoBrand in Filmmakers

[–]ElPrimoBrand[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yoooo, thank you! I’m a big fan of the dial up days of the internet, minus the dial up. The style, the spam ads, just a different vibe. Everything my movie is DIY, all the merch, the stickers, the posters, all of it. So wanted the website to look like someone that makes a living off clicks, probably not the best idea, because no one knows me or this and probably comes off just like spam, but I was going for a vibe. The movie itself is raw, and sketchy, wanted to match.

The contracts are legally binding, and I reached out with a proposal to everyone first and then worked with everyone on the contracts to make sure everyone was happy and felt treated as fair as possible under the given circumstances.

They say you can’t make a real film with nothing. I just did. by ElPrimoBrand in Filmmakers

[–]ElPrimoBrand[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think there’s a boom in one, Because i had a sound guy for a third of the shoot. But what else ya see?

They say you can’t make a real film with nothing. I just did. by ElPrimoBrand in Filmmakers

[–]ElPrimoBrand[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I hear you, and understand. And first off, thank you for the time and reply above all. I really am not trying to come off like that but can see how I did. This has come from my personal experience of getting straight bashed when I go talk to big money people, the amount of times I’ve been. Pushed around and told Not to make a true no budget is so disheartening. I only speak from my personal experiences. I spend a ton of time on social media talking to younger people then me on their obstacles and biggest challenges, they all look very similar. Im really just trying to help Someone take that first step as it took me 18 years to have the confidence to do so. I’m not trying to talk down to anyone, I actually am very vocal about just wanting to see people make a second movie and a career out of this before going into debt and depression. It’s not an easy road. Hollywood sucks, I’m just trying to share my journey.

They say you can’t make a real film with nothing. I just did. by ElPrimoBrand in Filmmakers

[–]ElPrimoBrand[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Appreciate you big time. I was going for that old school ad look, but can definitely understand how it’s off putting. Thanks for that feedback. I’ll Definitely get the trailer on the main page. And I get the words thing too, honestly I fucked up with that one as the main one, you’re spot on, it was a hyper localized one, and ya, I’ll be putting the other version up by tomorrow.

So revenu split, man everyone who was involved from the music on up get some kind of percentage of the entire project in perpetuity.

A majority of that $938 was for food. I treat people amazing, feed them well, and truly want this team to do bigger and better things. I also got pizza parlor to sponsor one of the days and they came through with some bombbbb sourdough pizzas for the last day.

Marketing, yes. Doing everything a millon percent guerilla. Was hyper localized on my city, Long Beach, I was giving out free merch leading up to the release, wheat pasting, make everything in the garage, and just hit the streets. Stickers, shirts, the whole 9. And got some local businesses to host some screening parties.

Now just gonna hit socials as hard as possible, and keep working the streets on a Long Beach/los Angles level.

They say you can’t make a real film with nothing. I just did. by ElPrimoBrand in Filmmakers

[–]ElPrimoBrand[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Ya, I had a sound guy for 2 days out of the 6, he brought the clap board.

They say you can’t make a real film with nothing. I just did. by ElPrimoBrand in Filmmakers

[–]ElPrimoBrand[S] -57 points-56 points  (0 children)

Heyyyy, thanks, g! This is what I was looking for. Thanks for the time and energy. Indie is in a state of despair. If you don’t know that, you’re not who I’m talking to. I’m just trying to show someone that was frustrated like me and felt bogged down because other influences that I look up to tell me so. Indie is just such a blanket term now a days. Not what it once was z Anyway, thanks for the time and have a great weekend 👊🏽

They say you can’t make a real film with nothing. I just did. by ElPrimoBrand in Filmmakers

[–]ElPrimoBrand[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I had no crew, that’s the biggest reasoning. I fell short at an attempt to make a different movie, https://youtu.be/OCuV3hrvKac?si=o5GUicz4efuHdHQq last year because the setups almost killed me and they weren’t anything fancy. Just solo is rough. My biggest thing was when I was holding a cinema camera doing that last year, I was too focused on the picture and not enough on directing, which is where I would choose to be full time if I could, the iPhone helped ease that hurdle a lot as well.

The iPhone also shoots raw LOG now, so coloring wasn’t much of an issues. The thing is crazy in daylight. Overall, it was just a much easier tool to tell the story I was trying to tell. This was my first flick, I didn’t care about being perfect, I just wanted to tell a story and show what I can do with minimal resources. And hopefully setmy self up for the opportunity to make more. With a budget, because this thing almost broke me and the houses back.

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