As a filmmaker myself, I object to the way you've advertised (as many young filmmakers have in recent years) the making of your film (in a No Film School online article) as 'no crew, no money - but look at our great movie'. As a statement it only devalues your work and all those who work in this sector. It DID cost money. In this world TIME is money and the time you spend on something has/is currency - if I'm working on something (even if I love it) it's time away from something else I love (a child, a lover, a friend, a surf board, a holiday). You need to equate time spent on projects and the ingenuity of your art with currency. Because it's currency that pays your bills. And if you pay those bills you then have more time to create more art/movies. Telling people you made your movie for no money as a selling point doesn't inspire people so much as to underline to those with the money that you'll work for nothing. Of course it's interesting what you achieved on a small budget but too often now filmmakers are making this the main focus. I totally admire the drive, (of course, as artists, money in no way needs to be a driving force) but this method of using 'I made this for nothing' as a positive sales technique is totally counterproductive. I really feel it's time for No Film School (and the like) and young filmmakers to stop highlighting 'zero financial budget stories' as a selling point. It should be about the work. The actual result, unfortunately, does not support for your art, or career but promotes the exploitation of your eagerness and naivety (I speak from experience) . Much of your time after this will then be spent making great work, once again, for that same 'nothing' for companies with loads of money because you unwittingly set the bar early on. Unfortunately, what then often happens is artists give up making art altogether because they can't afford to continue. And the world is totally worse off for it. I think you should stop devaluing of the effort, creativity and endless hours of time you have put into this project. Don't devalue what this film cost you. It cost a lot. I wish all the best.
As a filmmaker myself, I object to the way you've advertised (as many young filmmakers have in recent years) the making of your film (in a No Film School online article) as 'no crew, no money - but look at our great movie'. As a statement it only devalues your work and all those who work in this sector. It DID cost money. In this world TIME is money and the time you spend on something has/is currency - if I'm working on something (even if I love it) it's time away from something else I love (a child, a lover, a friend, a surf board, a holiday). You need to equate time spent on projects and the ingenuity of your art with currency. Because it's currency that pays your bills. And if you pay those bills you then have more time to create more art/movies. Telling people you made your movie for no money as a selling point doesn't inspire people so much as to underline to those with the money that you'll work for nothing. Of course it's interesting what you achieved on a small budget but too often now filmmakers are making this the main focus. I totally admire the drive, (of course, as artists, money in no way needs to be a driving force) but this method of using 'I made this for nothing' as a positive sales technique is totally counterproductive. I really feel it's time for No Film School (and the like) and young filmmakers to stop highlighting 'zero financial budget stories' as a selling point. It should be about the work. The actual result, unfortunately, does not support for your art, or career but promotes the exploitation of your eagerness and naivety (I speak from experience) . Much of your time after this will then be spent making great work, once again, for that same 'nothing' for companies with loads of money because you unwittingly set the bar early on. Unfortunately, what then often happens is artists give up making art altogether because they can't afford to continue. And the world is totally worse off for it. I think you should stop devaluing of the effort, creativity and endless hours of time you have put into this project. Don't devalue what this film cost you. It cost a lot. I wish all the best.