I'm going to be producing a low-budget feature film, and hopefully more in the future. I'm considering setting up a company via LegalZoom or similar and just want to know if there are any "gotcha"s before I start.
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posted by drjimmy11
on May 10, 2013 -
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I'm looking for a simple, cloud based database to keep track of production contacts (Cast and Crew) and location information for a medium sized production company. The database should be able to be used simultaneously from computers worldwide and feature tagging and photo uploading. Also, we should be able to change the basic fields when needed. Do you know of a good service/tool for this use?
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posted by sdsparks
on May 3, 2013 -
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So--IRL I am a busy psychologist with a busy practice and not a lot of time. In internet circles--of the lowcarb eating community variety, I have a lovely rep as the creator of a really nice low carb flour substitute for baking. Although I have made my recipe available online (requires some specialty ingredients), folks are enthusiastic enough about this concoction that they are encouraging me to go into production and to sell it. I haven't a clue what that would involve, and would likely be more interested in remaining the creative end who partners with someone who can execute the production stuff. What are the things I should be thinking about here? My questions are:
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posted by chaoscutie
on Jan 12, 2013 -
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What should we rename our film production company to? We mostly do stylized short documentaries at the moment but it shouldn't be something that pigeonholes us.
posted by nathancaswell
on Nov 16, 2012 -
5 answers
Where can we find a large (almost) empty parking lot in or near Downtown Toronto tomorrow?
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posted by Ziggurat
on Nov 9, 2012 -
5 answers
I'm looking to produce a very limited-edition
chipboard CD box set of about 100 numbered copies. I don't need Megalodon's minimum of 500. Does anyone else produce these boxes? How about obtaining blanks?
posted by mykescipark
on Oct 30, 2012 -
2 answers
DAW/ConcertFilter: Help me take music I've written in FL Studio and perform it live. I'd really like to avoid walking onstage and pressing "Play".
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posted by dunkadunc
on Aug 10, 2012 -
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I am in the application process for a really awesome job, and I just found out I have my second phone interview on Monday afternoon. Yay! It's a producing job at a start up web content company, and based on the first call, they're going to want to hire someone who can move data from cameras (sounds like I would be mostly working with DSLRs) into Final Cut Pro and prepare it for editing. I currently work in TV, where this job belongs to the assistant editors, and I don't even know how to begin to figure out this process. Please give me some weekend reading material to help me figure out if this is something I could quickly learn how to do. Thank you!
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posted by justjess
on Aug 9, 2012 -
5 answers
How much planning (or lack thereof) goes into the selection of knowledge-based game show categories & questions?
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posted by Gordafarin
on Jun 9, 2012 -
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I'm having a ridiculously fun time playing with Audiotool and am learning a ton about desktop production. Where do I go from here?
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posted by bumpjump
on May 26, 2012 -
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I have a Betacam-SP UWV 1800-p player/recorder. I cannot think of any use for it. Would it suit a college AV department ? Or a museum ? I'd like to see it find a good home, but I will settle for getting rid of it. Can any Mefiers recommend a next step ?
posted by devious truculent and unreliable
on May 20, 2012 -
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There are a zillion great books on game design, writing for games, designing sound for games etc. But what about game production? What're the important texts/articles/blog posts for leading a team and standard production practices?
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posted by GilloD
on Mar 22, 2012 -
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Why are the prices for the discount art flick, the small production movie, the big studio romantic comedy and the big action film that cost $200 million to create all priced roughly the same?
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posted by Leenie
on Mar 13, 2012 -
21 answers
Have any of you actually purchased "Price upon request" clothing or jewelry? What did that entail?
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posted by Grlnxtdr
on Mar 1, 2012 -
9 answers
Walk me through making a simple rap instrumental in Reaper using free VSTis.
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posted by LSK
on Feb 11, 2012 -
3 answers
[College/Career Filter] How do I guide my HS daughter in her ambitions towards Theater production?
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posted by jamesalbert
on Dec 15, 2011 -
14 answers
How best to assemble bastard-pop/mash-up style mixes from source material with heavily compressed dynamics?
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posted by Lazlo
on May 29, 2011 -
4 answers
Please help configure a sub-$1k PC for professional audio and video production.
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posted by k8t
on May 7, 2011 -
11 answers
I love the musical "Chess." It is rarely ever produced, though. How or where can I get alerts in my email when a production of "Chess" is in the Los Angeles area?
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posted by Spyder's Game
on Apr 27, 2011 -
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I've just started a job as a production editor at a magazine and am wondering if our company is behind the times. Whenever I want to make any sort of change to a document, even something like adding a period to the end of a sentence, I have to ask someone in the layout department do it. I have no way of making any changes myself. Is this how all publishers work? Seems rather old-fashioned to me.
posted by shelayna
on Mar 26, 2011 -
8 answers
If I know the number of widgets, number of days, and total budget, can I break down a per widget price?
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posted by pencroft
on Feb 22, 2011 -
10 answers
Re-building my electronic music home studio with a new computer at the heart of it. Have lots of pieces but not sure of optimal setup/signal path.
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posted by erebora
on Feb 10, 2011 -
6 answers
I would like to read blogs and other internet resources on the appreciation and production of music videos. What are some of your favourites?
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posted by ultrabuff
on Jan 13, 2011 -
6 answers
Whats a good college with a good engineering program and is close to a large EDM (electronic dance music) scene?
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posted by NotSoSiniSter
on Dec 28, 2010 -
12 answers
What hardware and software would you use to assemble a lightweight music production kit for audio recording and/or sequencing using the iPad as the "hub?"
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posted by digitalprimate
on Nov 14, 2010 -
4 answers
How did producer Gary Katz get those Steely Dan records to sound so much "cleaner" than the other popular music being recorded at the time?
posted by Joe Beese
on Oct 26, 2010 -
10 answers
VideoProductionFilter, I'm doing a video project for school and I want to make the most realistic 1980-esque infomercial, complete with grainy/old-VHS look, sour, distorted sound, and muffled voices. How can I create these effects?
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posted by Taft
on Sep 29, 2010 -
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Question about Civilization V; If one of my cities can build work boats and triremes, how come my other cities (that are near water) can not build/purchase them? They don't even show up in the build/buy list.
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posted by banshee
on Sep 29, 2010 -
9 answers
I think I have a knack for writing really catchy, radio-friendly pop songs. How would I go about getting, say, Britney Spears to sing one?
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posted by The Pantless Wonder
on Sep 9, 2010 -
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