Tips for New Producers...

[dlodoski]

....Let's face it, we all don't have 7,000 lying around. This may discourage anyone from pursuing this venture.

Well, it won't discourage everyone from pursuing it, but it will discourage most, as it should.

I didn't have the cash in 1998 either. I stood in front of a couple bank tellers, sweating balls inside, and advanced $8,000 cash against credit cards. Did pretty much the same thing in 2000, 2002, 2004.... In fact, I did something similar every year until late 2009, when the banks told me and the rest of Small Business America that there was no more doing business that way. Some of that debt is still around.

....Like I said, I've never produced QS videos, but I did go to film school and I have done film work and directed a few shorts and also looked into regular porn film making, so I may be able to lend some practical advice that may end up being cheaper.....

You did lend good advice for hobbyists/enthusiasts. The term Producer can be looked at in several different ways though, and since the OP was largely concerned about legalities, it's fairly easy to presume he meant something else.

So, if Producer means a sustainable, and eventually profitable endeavor, then MudBunny has the good information to follow, and Duncan is the voice that should be ringing in the ears.

[MudBunny]

TheWolverine79,

There is a way to do it the way you had mentioned for sure! Its slow, painful and absolutely possible.... o yea and fun lol

It took us 3 years shooting smaller home videos with crappy equipment, slowly upgrading every year to get to the position we are now.

Also making a profit is absolutely possible from $400 of equipment, but like they said probably not for quicksand unless your supper lucky. We started with messy videos that are simpler to produce and have a pretty good return on investment if your willing to put in the time to stand out.

Dont fret new producers you can do it!

[101927700]

Also, new producers, from a plot perspective, I know from experience an important thing: DO NOT, UNDER (most) CIRCUMSTANCES, EVER use poop at any point in the story. It really grosses people out, including me (most of the time, I've made that final self-decision) I say most circumstances because a story might involve, say, a farm worker hauling a vat of fertilizer to the fields and falling in.

This advice comes from personal writing experience.

[dlodoski]

....As I said, all the advice is good, and I respect everyone's input. I think this is a great thread. But I will stand firm on my belief that a dream should not be valued in dollars, but in the satisfaction it brings one. To tell anyone otherwise is criminal in my opinion.

You're right, of course.

I just didn't realize he was asking about a dream.

[Jumpoff_Joe]

Thanks for the input...this is a lively and interesting thread.

I'll see where this goes next...

[Duncan Edwards]

Thanks for the input...this is a lively and interesting thread.

I'll see where this goes next...

Down I expect.

[YerK]

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If you didnt catch my last post with my vlog documenting my quicksand journey last summer, here it is again.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2c79tb_studio-588-vlog_redband

Remember Its an muddy up hill battle, but in the end its way worth it!!

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Aww. That clip is gone.