Comments on: Movie Industry Prepares For Funding Drought

By: Darren J Seeley

Darren J Seeley — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:53:46 +0000

With this, we know the following will still get made:

1) The new Muppets movie.

2) Saw 16 or whatever number they are on now;

3) John Sayles has a comeback

4) Steven Soderbergh still rules

*****

But on the brighter, sunny side:

1) Fuck you Chris Tucker and your $25 million. New Line is gone and there’s no one left to kiss your ass.

2) No more Evan Almightys and the budgets thereof.

3) More high budget franchise films will shoot back to back or have fewer than two villians.

4) More focus on lower budgeted/ “middle of the road” pictures.

5) More room for filmmakers to think more creatively with less budget/no overproduced budgets.

Yes, I’m an optimist, but I pause and think about the best films -and most satisfying of the last year. The majority of them were produced by under 100 million. Some even less than 75…and how much was Juno made for?

We will always have some sort of outlet. I actually might think this will be an improvement in many areas. There is room for comprimise. There is room for out of the box thinking.

I don’t think big budget 100 mil + films will really dissolve- but maybe it is time to take a small step back from them or scale them down to ‘do we really need this effect’ ‘do we really want such and such’ ‘did we make the point without overstaying the welcome’ and so on.

It is sad that some films won’t get made…but it is a pleasure that others will.

By: wordy

wordy — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:23:32 +0000

“I can only imagine how frustrating it would be to have all systems go and then you just sit on the lot because you can’t afford the gas that makes the machine run.”

– That’s me right now. My first film is ready, has a director, and second half money in place. But because of the current situation we’re on hold. As are several other projects related to mine. The wait is killing me….

By: Slushie Man

Slushie Man — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:50:42 +0000

Boll also KNOWS he’s bad and he’s just doing all this for fun and to purposely get a rise out of people. Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer actually think they’re good and that their movies are funny.

By: geoff

geoff — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:48:52 +0000

i’m fine with it as long as the victims of this are Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. guys, stop making movies! It’s funny because i’ve not got a problem with uwe boll. I guess it’s cos he at least tries on some level.

By: GoneAFK

GoneAFK — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:17:21 +0000

Farscape proved that Puppets still have a place in Sci-fi.

I loved those damn puppets.

By: dougnagy

dougnagy — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:15:46 +0000

I am all for puppets!

By: GoneAFK

GoneAFK — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:14:31 +0000

I hope this is the rebirth of puppetry over CG in film.

Jim Henson’s Transformers II anyone?