Blog 17: Fourth Interview

1. What is most essential to creating a profitable independent film?
2. How would you define "profitable" in the context of independent film?
3. What factor contributes most to the success of an independent film?
4. What about independent film appealed to you?
5. Which departments do you most enjoy working in?
6. What do you enjoy doing most in terms of independent film in general?
7. How highly do you prioritize exposure when it comes to independent film?
8. How highly do you prioritize revenue when it comes to independent film?
9. Have significant relationships between yourself and other crew members been created as a result of one of your projects?
10. In the case of independent film, do you most value exposure, revenue, relationships, or the process?
11. How does one usually begin the writing of a screenplay for an independent film?
12. Do you find that working in several departments is a heavy workload, or would you say it allows you to utilize and apply all of your special skills accordingly?
13. How can one determine the marketability/niche market of their project?
14. How does one go about distributing their film?
15. By what means does a producer or director gather actors or other crew members?
16. For a low-budget independent film, what are production designers responsible for doing and how can they best carry out said tasks?
17. How do filmmakers acquire novelty props that they plan to implement into their project?
18. How can location scouts gain access to private locations?
19. How do sound designers act to convey the emotional accordance of a scene through the use of music and sound effects?
20. What is the most advantageous way for the actors, cinematographers, editors, and sound designers to manipulate the perception of a scene in order to achieve its optimal effectiveness on an audience?