William Hellmuth's Lounge Discussions

Joshua, If you do nothing else you have inspired and that my friend is true talent. If you are ever this side of the states please give me a shout I would love to work with you!

Joshua, I know a few people in the West Yorkshire area who may be willing to help. When you have a project ready to shoot and you know exactly what you need let me know. I might be able to put you together.

Hi Joshua, If you're looking for a short film screenplay to shoot I have a 5 pages screenplay. It's my first screenplay and I'm not looking for any pay just credit. I uploaded it in my profile so feel free to read it and let me know if it interests you.

Hi Joshua, I graduated about five years ago and have kept on directing films since then. I've made a number of shorts, and a web-series, where people have had to work for free. My answer to you is yes, people are willing to work for free. No matter what stage they're at in their career. The key, is getting them excited about your story and movie. I have gotten very talented people to come on board and work with me simply because they want to be a part of seeing a film made. My one word of caution: keep your crew as small as possible. Make sure everyone, all the way from the bottom up (the grips to the DP), are working on your film because they are excited about the story. Not because they want to "help you out." When you get people doing personal favors for you, it is much easier for them to lose stamina when the going gets tough (and it will on an indie film shoot). You want people who will be enthusiastic about the actual film, so that when challenges present themselves, they will do whatever they can to overcome. Hope that helps! Don't stop making movies!

Good people will work for free, but you've got to have talent flowing out of every part of your vision to attract their attention.