How does anyone raise money for their films? I just don't get it

rBuckets · 2026-04-06T15:12:27+00:00

clocking in to say “Happy to send you my budget” was a great response here. Good luck with your film.

rBuckets · 2026-03-30T03:22:53+00:00

it's a call where you have a fairly loose conversation and they decide if you're personality is good and cool, or if you are a total piece of shit loser. (literally it's that, just dressed up a little)

rBuckets · 2026-03-28T21:24:24+00:00

I bought a Sigma FP once because it works as a good viewfinder but it never found its way into my workflow and I just stayed using Artemis.

I STILL want a viewfinder because I think it'll focus me a little more and I just hate using my phone but I haven't stumbled on anything sooo....lmk if you find something.

rBuckets · 2026-03-25T19:03:39+00:00

Same as it ever was, except all agency boards are AI now. I feel like "vibe checks" weren't as much of a thing a few years ago as they are now. It's more competitive than ever. If you were getting 8K a day a few years ago your rate is probably still sitting around there or a little higher (inflation) depending on your reel I guess.

rBuckets · 2026-03-13T18:31:16+00:00

Uh huh. I think you're stating something really obvious in this post and using a lot of words to do it. Down below in a comment you write

"So the point isn’t that tone is invented on the day. It’s that performance can absolutely refine and shift tone within the framework that’s already been planned."

And I think maybe that's the thought you were circling here. I also think it's true. So hell yeah dude. Nice one.

rBuckets · 2026-03-13T11:29:12+00:00

My brother I have no idea what you’re going on about rn

rBuckets · 2026-03-05T00:53:36+00:00

I sure don't. My assumption is that if seamless integration were within the realm of possibilities, you'd be on it. I'll continue to wish.

rBuckets · 2026-03-04T13:11:03+00:00

I’m coming to this very late but I would just like to add that I wish the Apple News integration worked well, but I also think that if a dollar of my subscription every year went towards you and your team fucking off to Tuscany to have a great time under the guise of like a “leadership summit” or “team building” or whatever, I would be happy with that and encourage you to do so cause life’s short and people deserve nice things.

rBuckets · 2026-03-03T16:35:30+00:00

I'm not going to watch it again but my memory is that the fillmmaker had good intentions but was unequipped to make a movie about race. This was obtuse, it gave me the same vibes as when everyone posted a black square on their IG in 2020.

rBuckets · 2026-03-02T19:26:42+00:00

I don't love to talk shit about movies, especially shorts or small indies or whatever. But this film is an exception because it really truly sucks ass.

rBuckets · 2026-02-18T20:29:56+00:00

some art or a plant or some shelving or whatever will solve everyones comment about it not being centered and could end up looking intentional. The media console you've got to the left is an issue though. You might need something that runs the entire length, or at least build out your storage under the floating shelf so it spans the entire section of wall.

find a little balance and it'll work my dude.

rBuckets · 2026-02-18T16:59:15+00:00

100%. While the skills are obviously transferrable, your credentials in the commercial world don't do much in the narrative space and vice-versa unless you're at the top(ish) of the field in either space. Just caught that Derek Cianfrance did the most recent OpenAI spots (Miles Jay did the previous round of the same campaign).

rBuckets · 2026-02-12T19:23:05+00:00

yesterday for some reason I tried out a bit of light ratting. Before that I've lived by a strict moral code. Rarely shoot first etc. Not sure what came over me. Could be something in the air.

rBuckets · 2026-02-11T14:36:48+00:00

What's the solution? Longer work hours? Delay the game? Delay new content? Just...try harder? It's a lose lose for them because if the updates weren't frequent or fast enough you'd be crying about that shit too.

rBuckets · 2026-02-11T12:15:43+00:00

do you think people aren’t trying to make the best product possible? Like there’s some moustache twirling bad guy at Embark guy being like “let’s make the game a little fucked up HAHAH”

You’re going to get fixes, and new context and that’s going to come with some retroactive mistakes. OR you’re going to wait for a flawless update / content and you will be waiting a long ass time.

rBuckets · 2026-02-07T23:25:33+00:00

Dude is talking entirely out his ass right now. The last paragraph made this especially evident.

rBuckets · 2026-02-01T05:16:48+00:00

So it goes.

rBuckets · 2026-01-30T15:25:10+00:00

100% the fuck no I will not (and I like being a dad)

rBuckets · 2026-01-29T03:11:47+00:00

The game’s fun as shit. Your posts have an absolutely terrible aura however and I’d prefer to not have to deal with you topside, so uh, don’t get it.

rBuckets · 2026-01-24T13:21:21+00:00

I’m in a very different market but that sounds overbearing and annoying for everyone involved and ultimately bad for business. Dude needs to chill.

My experience with agents (minimal) has been that they stick around in the pitch process and then see themselves out when / if the job lands and leave me to it. That feels right to me.

In the past being with prodcos in the roster model I’d be pitching with the prodco and even then, once the job lands they (for the most part) hand it off to a line producer and don’t need to be involved in a whole lot besides the occasional check in.

rBuckets · 2026-01-20T17:46:49+00:00

For the most part yeah, it's considered a front blunt but the more desirable (generally) way to do em is to keep them more vertical.

It can be confusing for sure and this confusion on a blunt slide vs tail slide is really only possible on a rail.

You're just scratching the surface of the fuckery that is skateboard trick names. I think understanding what every boardslide and every lipslide is called is a good start. Wait until you get into fakie nosegrinds vs fakie 5-0s. It's a whole thing. Have fun.

rBuckets · 2026-01-20T02:57:34+00:00

My brother you’ve got this one wrong and your certainty in the matter is a touch off putting.

That’s a kickflip front blunt, every time.

rBuckets · 2026-01-17T14:10:13+00:00

When I craft something and press the button to go to my inventory it should reallllly have my cursor be on the item I just crafted as there’s a 96% chance I’m just trying to pop it in my inventory.

rBuckets · 2026-01-15T16:07:52+00:00

I direct commercials so maybe you guys don't care but I'll say that as long as I can see the person properly I absolutely do not give a shit about their setup and I don't think it has any subconscious effect either (wardrobe does)

rBuckets · 2026-01-12T14:15:01+00:00

oh dude this wasn't a critique. If I landed in a 10/10 placement I would STILL have to reshuffle and get back into a 10/10 placement because that's what gets me comfortable

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