Michael Dragnea's Lounge Discussions

Hey all, i'm hoping that i've posted this in the right venue. I'm a Producer out of Toronto looking at starting up a Sci-fi genre feature film revolving around a space station falling apart. I'm experienced in Sci-fi genre, action, thriller and dark comedy, but this one brings on the challenge of a more complicated set design and construction, and i was hoping someone out there could either point me in the right direction or lend me their thoughts from experience behind: 1) The logistics behind the actual construction component, assuming the build is in a secured sound stage... 2) Resources and vendors that may offer services/materials useful to this type of set construction, and 3) any experiences of your own or potentially sets available for sale that i can repurpose for my uses. Dont worry, i plan to bring on a qualified set designer, but in my previous life i was an Architect, so half out of curiosity i want to understand more clearly how these types of sets are built, and as a producer, i want to be prepared with at least the basic knowledge revolving around this type of specialized design and construction. Your thoughts are all very welcome. Michael

Hello everyone, my name is Michael and i'm a film producer... (now everyone in unison... "Helloooooo Michael") lol. I'm new to this networking forum and thought what a better time to reach out and introduce myself then today, in celebration of the day of my first Theatrical Feature Film Release! Yes, for those of you in the Toronto area, and those of you crazy enough to make the drive, my film "It Was You Charlie" will be premiering tonight at 7:00pm at the TIFF Bell Lightbox Theatre, downtown Toronto, which will be followed by a Q&A with the Director Emmanuel Shirinian and cast. If you'd like to know more about the film, check out the following links: https://vimeo.com/103054030 https://www.facebook.com/itwasyoucharlie?fref=nf http://www.tiff.net/programming/new-releases/it-was-you-charlie And in networking interests, i am interested in connecting with other producers and production companies with either a developed film or slate looking for or having financing in place. Also on occasion looking for content, be it screenplays, log lines or concepts for our slate development. Dragon Born Films is very strategically positioned it operations in Toronto Canada, exploiting very attractive and structured government tax incentive and film financing models, that attract the likes of Del Toro along with many big budget films. Very happy to connect and chat, so drop me a line. And if you are in the Toronto area, come on out to the Premiere of "It Was You Charlie" tonight. Michael