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Jun 8th, 2003 12:55 PM

Kitty of Doom

I used to know rich people, I lived in Weschester county, NY for 14 years. Plenty of rich people there. A lot of the rich people I ran into were fairly thrifty, you don't get rich by sending all your money I guess.

Speaking of Zombie movies I hear Romero will be filming a new movie soon called The Ill. Its not about Zombie though but vampires. I think he'll be filming it in Pittsburgh, where I am right now. Maybe you can send him you script, Mockery.

Jun 8th, 2003 03:46 AM

Mockery

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Originally Posted by Secret Agent Vomit

If that's the case then the credits would be longer than the movie.

Pashaw, did you see LOTR? They managed to fit all the members of the LOTR fan club in the film's credits.

Jun 7th, 2003 09:23 PM

Secret Agent Vomit

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Originally Posted by Mockery

As for giving people stuff for donations, I've already said that I would probably do a fundraiser thing where people get their names listed in the credits 'n stuff.

If that's the case then the credits would be longer than the movie.

Good Luck, though. I don't know any rich people. Sorry.

Jun 7th, 2003 09:07 PM

AChimp

Liches

Jun 7th, 2003 09:02 PM

Carnivore

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Originally Posted by Zomboid

Wraiths, liches, and revenants never come out of the ground, infect people, and come in big fucking armies, BOY!

Pfff! I can infect someone by coughing on them. Wraiths devour souls!

Jun 7th, 2003 01:48 PM

The Retro Kat

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Originally Posted by feelevil

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Originally Posted by The Retro Kat

You could make very decent money selling drugs to jr and high schoolers. Good money indeed.

now dun get me wrong yo >>> i ain't b h8n.. but after u posted dat shit << wuz it like "Now I'm going to sit back and let the LOLs roll in!" or wuz there jus no thought at all?

It's how I put some money in my pockets every once and awhile.

Jun 7th, 2003 01:44 PM

Mockery

I know, I own dawn of the dead on dvd. But "Day of the Dead" was still great, and probably more gory overall.

As for giving people stuff for donations, I've already said that I would probably do a fundraiser thing where people get their names listed in the credits 'n stuff. I wouldn't want to promise free copies of the movie to everybody, because I really don't know how much money I'd have left after the movie gets produced, so I wouldn't want to make promises I couldn't keep. All I can guarantee is listings on the credits and/or (if the person wants to drive out during filming) they can be an extra in the film.

-RoG-

Jun 7th, 2003 01:28 PM

Zomboid

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Originally Posted by Carnivore

Zombies are the lowliest of undead creatures. There need to be more movies about wraiths, liches, and revenants.

Wraiths, liches, and revenants never come out of the ground, infect people, and come in big fucking armies, BOY!

Mock, dawn of the dead is the best of the romero movies. Day was kind of a let down

Jun 7th, 2003 06:51 AM

UnDeath

well, all i can suggest is to do budgets for different stages along the way, like first props and makeup, then hold one to cover the cost of filming, then editing, etc, rather than trying to get it all in one lump. Just look at it this way. The first stage goes thru, and if nothing else happens, then you have a bunch of zombie stuff. If it dies at the second stage, at least you have the footage, and can move on to the editing later.
And for the donation idea, how about if someone donates, say, $50 american, they get a vhs or dvd copy of the movie when they come out, and if they donate in the tripple digits, send them a prop or something after film is done.
hope to see it take off.

Jun 3rd, 2003 02:59 AM

feelevil

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Retro Kat

You could make very decent money selling drugs to jr and high schoolers. Good money indeed.

now dun get me wrong yo >>> i ain't b h8n.. but after u posted dat shit << wuz it like "Now I'm going to sit back and let the LOLs roll in!" or wuz there jus no thought at all?

Jun 3rd, 2003 02:40 AM

Rev. Danno

Face it RoG,
Time to start selling your treasured gems of the 80's on ebay.
Or sell I-mockery stuff on ebay.
Bid against other people to drive up the prices,
Buys stuff at garage sales, & estate sales, & sell it on ebay.

Zombies kick ass, I would fly across country to be in a zombie movie.
As soon as I get my first paycheck I'm sending money to I-mockery, & some just for the movie, & maybe I'll buy some I-mockery stuff instead of just writing I-mockery slogans on white t-shirts with majic markers.

Jun 2nd, 2003 08:55 PM

Mockery

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Originally Posted by Carnivore

Zombies are the lowliest of undead creatures. There need to be more movies about wraiths, liches, and revenants.

Indeed they are, but this is totally different from your average zombie flick. Definitely breaks a lot of the "zombie rules" too.

Speaking of zombies, I watched Day of the Dead again the other day. I love that one zombie that actually learns how to use a gun 'n shit hahah. He looks so excited when they let him wear the music headphones.

Jun 2nd, 2003 08:46 PM

The Retro Kat

You could make very decent money selling drugs to jr and high schoolers. Good money indeed.

Jun 2nd, 2003 07:52 PM

Carnivore

Zombies are the lowliest of undead creatures. There need to be more movies about wraiths, liches, and revenants.

Jun 2nd, 2003 03:46 AM

Mockery

Yeah, I've thought about a PayPal thing... but it's hard to imagine people donating 50k. I can't imagine how long it would take to raise that kind of cash via paypal donations.

I mean, I guess I could try it and offer listings in the credits to anybody that donates a certain amount or whatever. But then if the film doesn't get made, what do I tell 'em? "Uh sorry, we're not doing that film anymore, but thanks for your donation. We'll put it towards the site instead!" I dunno, I'm just overly paranoid about this shit I guess... I've always been uncomfortable with accepting donations as it is (which is why there's never been a donate to I-Mockery.com button on the site).

I just wish there was someone who knew a millionaire or somethin that could afford to spare 50-75k without even thinking about it, and in the end make a profit and get to call themselves something fancy like "excecutive producer". Eh, maybe I'll try asking this again when I launch my public "blog" on I-Mockery. Maybe somebody who knows somebody that can help out will read it.

Eh, it's hard to feel positive about such things working out when ya can't even find a job to cover the stupid rent. :/

Jun 1st, 2003 11:46 PM

Miss Modular

You can also try a PayPal drive, as witnessed here and here. Some people are actually willing to put up money.

Jun 1st, 2003 11:29 PM

Rongi

OMG HOW MUCH

Jun 1st, 2003 11:15 PM

Jeanette X

Perhaps Chojin and Jin can work as prostitutes?

Jun 1st, 2003 10:45 PM

Mockery

Quote:

Originally Posted by Miss Modular

I haven't read Lloyd Kaufman's Make Your Own Damn Movie!, but that might be worth checking out. From the description at Amazon, it sounds a lot like Shooting to Kill, except that it's for the kind of movies you're making.

Ironically, I'm in the middle of reading that very book right now. Very informative and just as funny as his first book. Still, while it has a whole chapter on fundraising, it still hasn't given me any new ideas in that area. But it'll definitely help with other areas of the filming process.

Anybody else with suggestions/ideas/rich friends?

Jun 1st, 2003 09:24 PM

Rongi

That's the only reality tv show I'd ever watch

.

And the last one I recall watching was half an episode of Survivor :/

Jun 1st, 2003 09:20 PM

whoreable

That reminds me of my plan to create my own reality tv show.

6 people in a house.

planning a bank robbery.

you need to go to hollywood and approach some rich yuppies with the chance to be famous for just 50k

Jun 1st, 2003 09:12 PM

Miss Modular

Funny that you bring this up though, RoG, because I just finished reading Shooting to Kill by Christine Vachon. She's produced a lot of movies, and the book shows you how to raise money, list a budget, shows what each thing in the budget means (gaffer, costume designer, etc.). The movies she produces are a lot different than the one you're about to make, but it's worth reading anyway.

Roger Corman's How I Made A Hundred Movies in Hollywood and Never Lost a Dime is also really good. Roger Corman pretty much pioneered the low-low-budget shock-horror genre, so that might be something you want to check out as well.

I haven't read Lloyd Kaufman's Make Your Own Damn Movie!, but that might be worth checking out. From the description at Amazon, it sounds a lot like Shooting to Kill, except that it's for the kind of movies you're making.

Jun 1st, 2003 08:32 PM

mischief

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Originally Posted by The Retro Kat

Bake sale dude, no matter what, it'll cover it.

Or you could just sell your body

Jun 1st, 2003 05:18 PM

Cybernetico

Then again, the co-creator of yahoo.com became the youngest billionare ever

But you don't co-own yahoo

I say you whore 50 fat ladies for 1,000 each

Jun 1st, 2003 04:39 PM

AChimp

I have.

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