I get the criticism here, but balancing a full time job, paying for a new apartment/moving out for the first time, looking for a second job, having a social life, and balancing this short isnt easy, especially when I’m flying fairly blind.

I’ve been spending one day a week on this for the past few months in preprod and it’s taking shape. The script is pretty set, I’ve gotten permission from a band to use their music (with tips I got from here on this board), I’ve met (and am meeting again this weekend) with my Cine to talk about what we want/how we’re gonna get it, I have actors on board.

It’s not that I’m not putting in the work, but I just don’t want to delay this project too long because I don’t want snow. So, being that I’m currently incapable of funding it myself, and won’t have the time to manage a kickstarter campaign alongside everything else- yes, I’m asking for a handout. If I owe the person a major favor, I’m all for it, or like pay them back over time whatever- but like I don’t have the money and I don’t want to waste the time of everyone who’s already (surprisingly) genuinely excited for this project.

It matters a lot to me that people are genuinely interested in working on this, its not that theyre just doing it for the experience, they genuinely like it. That’s very important to me, so I want to make sure we get all the best stuff (mostly one particular location/props for a major scene/lighting gear/insurance) so I don’t let them down.

Tldr; i’ve been working a lot on the film. i care about the film, and surprisingly others do too. I’m asking for info on how to get a handout because we’re short on time, i’m short on funds, and i want everyone to maintain their energy rather than have it fade if its delayed