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Jonathan Roberts, my blog on Stage 32 this month covers your question pretty thoroughly, if it helps: https://www.stage32.com/blog/How-To-Find-Money-for-Movies-Financing

Great Article Stead!

Thank you, Jae Sinclair!

Jonathan, to add to the above: if you are shopping to a major studio, they are only looking at the established marketability of who you already have locked in by contract. That's their world and they don't do anything else. If you are looking at independent investors, they ONLY reason they will invest - regardless of the documents, market, ROI, risk, etc - is if THEY BUY INTO YOU PERSONALLY. In other words, recognize you are asking them to believe in YOU. The merits of the project are almost irrelevant if they believe in you, and if they don't it won't matter if you have Brad Pitt obligated to do it for 20 cents a day.

I agree with Lowrie Fawley & Erik A. Jacobson you have to be willing to put some skin in the game first but also Jonathan Roberts have you explored financing through the private sector yet?

Well its real and no one is sure what it is. It can even be recorded with the right equipment. Either way a coll bases for a film,

The sound I used for the hum in the film is actually a reported recording of the actual hum. Belgium I believe.

The Hum is a result of some primeval force not remembering the words.

Thanks for the kind words. I might have a shortened version of this film appearing in a festival soon.

Looks and sounds intriguing! It is indeed a real topic of speculation, if not a confirmed phenomenon (just yet): http://www.livescience.com/43519-taos-hum.html Will look forward to seeing the finished film. Good luck with it!

Wow. I really only wanted an opinion of the storyline. You went way above the call of duty. However, I will say, you are right to the point and thank you for that. Hope it can be improved to your satisfaction. Have a good day!

This is quite captivating once you get past some of the distractions. It took me a while to ignore her makeup, the eyelashes and the shimmering tight pants. She contrasts too much with the people she confronts. The cemetery beginning took away from what turned out to be a sincere mission to help people. I'd redo the beginning to be less ethereal, and make it more gritty. The captions need redone and someone with less of a valley girl accent should do the voiceover. Tighten it up and I think you have something intriguing. Keep at it!

Thank you for your opinion. It'll be taken seriously.

Still, while this is obviously an unfinished trailer, the concept is unique and I believe the viewer will appreciate the theme of paying forward and helping others. The comments above are spot on but you can improve on all without a doubt. Hope it comes to fruition because I have been working on something like this as a fictional script with a different twist.

Thanks Elizabeth, best of luck. dh