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FAQ, by director@gti.net (The Director) with numerous
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19.6 What I really want to do is direct!
S. Andrew Roberts (shamu@kbbsnet.com), our editor behind-the-
scenes, offers this perspective:
It's really rather easy. Just convince a company that you can
produce and direct a movie that will make them money. Get a promise
that they will buy it from you when you're done.
Then...hire the talent and crew. Book a location. Get a script.
Actually, don't bother with a script because the talent doesn't
bother learning lines much prior to the time they sit down at the
make-up table. Hope to hell everybody shows up within four hours of
the call time. Pray the males will get wood, keep it for an hour
AND pop on cue.
Then hire an editor to cut the movie and a composer to supply music
for 15 minute long sex scenes. Hope to God the cameraman has
actually shot SOME softcore footage or you may have a problem
getting the company to accept only one version.
Then... sit back and count the profits. Oh... BTW, the company will
only pay you $10,000 when you deliver. If you deliver. Did I happen
to mention that they want it shot and edited on Betacam SP?
Think I'm pulling your leg? Think again! I had another phone call
yesterday from a typical porn producer asking if I'll cut a
full-length, five scene feature for $850 bucks (maybe a grand!).
I've got $100,000 tied up in equipment and he's trying to convince
me to work for peanuts.
Want some real advice? Here it is: Forget about "directing movies."
Doesn't happen in this business. A "director" is somebody who can
deliver a finished movie (and I use that term loosely) on time and
for a pre-determined price. Actual "directing" only gets in the way
of being a hard-nosed producer capable of making impossible
decisions. Start out by shooting an "amateur" and see if you can
make a profit. Then try increasingly bigger projects if you find
yourself liking it.
Good luck! Let us know what nom de porn you will be using so we can
look up the reviews in AVN!
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