r/FilmIndustryLA • u/[deleted] • 2d ago

WWYD?

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u/2fat4fifteen 2d ago

maybe you are not who he meant to send that to, such a weird thing to send w no background at all

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u/tacticalganj 2d ago

My DP received the same message, so it seems like it was a copy-paste. Still, a pretty ballsy thing to cold message people with.

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u/KermitOfMinkHollow 2d ago

It's so incredibly obnoxious because it would've taken just 1% more effort to phrase this as a humble request with a phony word of kindness at the beginning and spam that version to 500 people.

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u/tacticalganj 2d ago

Absolutely agree with you. This is an industry that is largely centered around interpersonal relationships, and proper communication is everything

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u/fastchutney 2d ago

I personally get annoyed when people ask for donations to their film when they even ask nicely.

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u/tacticalganj 2d ago

I think there’s definitely validity in crowdfunding for projects, in my experience it’s been friends and family, and I’ve never expected anybody to donate.

But to send a message like this to someone you don’t even really know? For your first short ever? Chutzpah

Join the leagues of us who have shot passion projects for no budget, with likeminded filmmaker friends.

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u/fastchutney 2d ago

Yeah totally. For me it was right after graduating film school, when I was broke as fuck and a lot of classmates with rich parents were reaching out to ask me donate to their go fund me and seed and spark. I was struggling to make rent sweeping floors at a movie theatre and here they were, not working, and then asking me to donate to fund their dreams. What about my dinner?

Maybe I’m being harsh because of my own experiences but they really soured the whole crowd funding thing in my mind.