Regarding the YouTube cat guy, "Mr Safety" - he's a bit of an anomaly. There aren't many people who regularly get millions of viewers on YouTube; I would guess around about a dozen. I've been putting videos up every fortnight for 18 months and get an average of 20,000 views per video. Total advertising revenue over the last year: 129 dollars.
I've kept my day job.
You are funnier than him, all in all it is worth a shot.
I know I'm funnier than him. But on YouTube, quality matters less than your appeal to a mass audience -- and I'm always going to be "niche".
That's brilliant and really helpful. Thanks to everyone who responded.
Quote: David Bussell @ December 17 2008, 12:48 PM GMTFor some reason I can get it to load but not play. I'll try it on my home computer later.
Finally got around to watching your film. I've seen it before, did you post it here a while back? I feel like I might have commented on it even.
Quote: David Bussell @ December 18 2008, 3:29 PM GMTFinally got around to watching your film. I've seen it before, did you post it here a while back? I feel like I might have commented on it even.
Yeah I posted it in my profile when I registered. It was just an idea that I had knocking around and decided to film it but there were also some (mainstream comedy) sketches that we filmed the same week and those are what I submitted to Jon Plowman.
That film does give people the heebie-jeebies but you know.....
The second silent film is not so gruesome but does have a twist at the end and I'll be submitting it to Birds Eye View Film Festival next year.
Bird's eye film festival?
Is that the outlet for my lesbian/romance/junk food film.
You've been fish fingered,
Criminey!
Alas I lack the patience to make films, I don't even have a camera on my phone.
I just writing and turning my sketches as swiftly as I can.
Then hoping some hapless producer will make one.
Quote: sootyj @ December 18 2008, 5:30 PM GMTCriminey!
Alas I lack the patience to make films, I don't even have a camera on my phone.
I just writing and turning my sketches as swiftly as I can.
Then hoping some hapless producer will make one.
S'ok,Sooty if it works for you, but I'm really into the idea of filming them myself and sending them off to prodcos. I just think (some) of them are bored with reading scripts and they're more inclined to take notice if they actually watch my work. If they don't like them then I'll know it's not because they read the first page and then tossed it in the bin, it's because they geniunely didn't like it.
I dunno, my friends and colleagues keep telling me to send them off and stop procrastinating but I do enjoy shooting them. (Sketches not my friends and colleagues.)
A mate of mine made a ten minute short; after a years of pissing about trying to raise the budget through the usual channels, he, the director and the producer put their own hands in their pockets and touched up their mates (a credit, the chance to be an extra and an invite to the premiere, £25). They raised the two grand they needed, and produced a very professional looking film, that has been well received at festivals in Europe and America.
As others have said, it is a calling card.
Quote: Timbo @ December 18 2008, 5:50 PM GMTA mate of mine made a ten minute short; after a years of pissing about trying to raise the budget through the usual channels, he, the director and the producer put their own hands in their pockets and touched up their mates (a credit, the chance to be an extra and an invite to the premiere, £25). They raised the two grand they needed, and produced a very professional looking film, that has been well received at festivals in Europe and America.
As others have said, it is a calling card.
Link?
Quote: David Bussell @ December 18 2008, 6:24 PM GMTLink?
That looks like it cost a hell of a lot more than two grand. Very impressive.
Quote: Timbo @ December 18 2008, 5:50 PM GMTA mate of mine made a ten minute short; after a years of pissing about trying to raise the budget through the usual channels, he, the director and the producer put their own hands in their pockets and touched up their mates (a credit, the chance to be an extra and an invite to the premiere, £25). They raised the two grand they needed, and produced a very professional looking film, that has been well received at festivals in Europe and America.
As others have said, it is a calling card.
If I asked each of my mates for £25 to make a film, I'd get about £100. And possibly a black eye. 