Question #1:

Should I take out this loan...? Aspiring filmmaker needs financial advice.?

I am a recent grad from Temple U, #10 film school in the country. That means I have a lot of promise to live up to. But it's been a year and I've been in a rut with both my work and emotionally. See, I'm not well off. I come from a poor neighborhood in West Philly, so I can't just ask Mommy and Daddy to buy me the new Sony HVX. I'm working as a teller, making $12, but with student loans and living costs, it's going to be a very long time before I can get started buying things like sound equipment or a camera. I can't wait anymore. The creative bug wants to get working. I've gotten two offers to work with people this week but I need to have my own equipment. Things like this can happen spontaneously. I have wiggle room for another monthly bill, just not the patience to wait until I have all the money saved up. In short, should I take out a $2 or $3k loan just to get my career started? I know I'm talented enough to start a freelance career quickly.

Please advise!!!!!

Question #2:

i really want to be an actress but...?

idk if i'm serious enough about it. i mean i'm not driven enough to move out to LA when i'm old enough. i'm only 14 and idk what i wanna do with my life, at all. i wanna do something i love and i love to act, even though i have never done classes or anything. i did a couple skits with my friends a couple of times, but that's pretty much it. i guess i'm just shy. i really gotta follow my dreams, i guess. or else i'll regret it, forever... hahaha. no, but seriously, i have swimming practice 3 times a week and i'm gonna be on the school swim team when school starts again, so i'll be swimming everyday and i don't think i'll have time for acting :( please help me!! what should i do? i might go to a performing arts academy that's near me but that's theater and i wanna do film... i know, i know start small, then build your way up. i guess that's what i have to do if i wanna succeed. the thing is, i don't wanna be famous. i just wanna act! so please can you guys give me any advice on what i should do?? thanks a lot in advance!
I know I need an agent but it's really hard to find one here in tampa, florida that's not a scam. That is why I wanna start off at little theaters to get a feel of it. And gosh I know!!! There are so many girls and boys out there that wanna be in films, too. Thts why Idk if I should even try...

Question #3:

I need your opinion on my short film school movie?

10 points if you actually watch and give me some feedback.

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Question #4:

I am looking for timothy spalls film where he is a teacher and he goes on a school trip to a church or museum?

Timothy spall starred in a film about a teacher that went on a school trip to a church or museum. He had a picture of his wife and he she had died and so he kept it with him one of his students helen who is a self harmer steals it and draws on it this was a very good film however i can't find it can someone please help me.

Question #5:

acting????????????????????????????????????

while doing a film like a big film like twilight ect. the actors/actress they dont go to school where do they get teach by a teacher are they home school or set school?
i wondering cause i going to be in a film and i will have to leave school...

Question #6:

Why is To Kill a Mockingbird such a great novel?

I read To Kill a Mockingbird for school. My English teacher said it was like the greatest novel ever written but I don't really get that because I think the novel is highly overrated as well as the film. I mean the novel had quite a few great morals and messages in it but I don't think the story is worth reading. Why has it sold 30,000,000 copies and won a Pulitzer Prize?
I mean I prefer to read exciting books about fantasy and adventure and what I can understand about literature is that the greatest novels are usually boring novels.

Question #7:

please help??? ANYBODY PLEASE?

okay so i am doing a movie for my high school film class!
i have to kiss a boy in it and in this lil film hes not suppose to know i like him so he doesnt kiss back at first!! so thats awkward!!

WHERE DO I PUT MY HANDS
i was thinking i would tilt my head and put my hand on one shoulder??????????
what do you think?
i dont think its suppose to b passionate i think its suppose to be innocent/ cute and enjoyable to watch!?!?!?
HELP

Question #8:

Would you watch a teen drama set in the 80's, yes or no?

So I have this book or show idea thats about a teen drama, but i don't know what era it should be set in.

The thing is, I'm a big 80's fan, especially John Hughes films and always adored 80's high school like breakfast club or ferris bueller or summer school. I thought it would be awesome to set the story then because it would have this 80's feel to it, and would sort of be like john hughes films meet degrassi/skins/one tree hill. Plus, i was planning this story to be a series along with a spinoff of 10 years later.

So, i need your opinion everybody. Should i set my story in the 80's, or should i just set it now, and please explain why you think so because i love some feedback. =)
Thanks!

Question #9:

What does anyone think about my idea for a slasher film?

I've had this idea of a slasher film in my head since probably middle school. It's about this girl who lost her best friend during a school killing in which an obsessed teacher murdered her during detention. However he ends up getting away after murdering her. Soon after her friends death, under further investigation the investigators end up finding out that the teacher also planned on murdering her as well, since it just so happens that she herself was also suppose to show up to that detention class. For her safety, her family moves her far away to a gated boarding school somewhere in the east coast. Months pass by and she is still a bit paranoid, she's made a few friends at this new co-ed boarding school. But, one day she is given detention with a couple of other students and that is when all havoc ensues. The killer ended up finding her there and one by one, all the students and detention teacher are killed off. There is a little more to it but that is a brief synopsis.
I also wanted to base the film in the mid-90's. Maybe 1995 or earlier, 1994?
Yeah I did plan for them to be high school students. I also planned for death scenes all around the school, as you would imagine. Some get stalked and killed in the huge cafeteria and kitchen, others in the locker room or even the dark room for photography classes. To make it even more suspenseful, I kind of thought that maybe the rest of the school would be off for the weekend to a school trip to wherever and the remaining students are left there for their punishment.
CAN ANYONE HELP ME THINK OF A TITLE AS WELL? I WAS THINKING "LOCKED IN" BUT THAT SEEMS SO CHEESY?
To mchlchrstnjcb, first of all, I find it insulting that you think I would take inspiration from that stupid movie that came out 2 years ago, and if you can read it over again, you'd see that I stated I came up with idea for the movie when I was in middle school. I am 20 now, I was in middle school 7 years ago! If I took any inspiration for the idea of this film, I took it from slasher films I grew up with like Scream and Halloween, not that garbage. Also there are few differences in my story, main one being mine is based during detention when all the students except them are gone on a class trip and not at a public event like the prom, second there's was based in 2008 and mine is based in 95! Mine is based at a boarding school and that one is based, like I said, at a public school prom. Sorry, but I feel so offended.

Question #10:

My best friend is angry at me because I don't talk to her anymore?

Okay, I'll try and explain this in the best way possible without writing too much! Basically my best friend started going out with this guy at my school. She goes to a different school so she doesn't know what a jerk he can be when he wants to be. I decided to be supportive I said I was happy for her and hoped they'd be happy. However before they began dating she'd constantly tell me what a creep he was and how he was obsessed with her and she wished she'd never met him =S Well anyway she would ALWAYS be with him and every time I tried to make plans or go to see a film she'd already been with him or would be busy with him so I haven't seen her for 6 months! Also he was a complete b*stard to me at school. He'd get really angry at me for things she had done! He'd pull my school bag in the corridors, call me names, he'd throw rubbers and pencils at me in lessons. He was horrible to me but she didn't see this side of him and I didn't tell her because he'd get upset. The main reason I stopped talking to her was because she started telling him secrets. Things she knew I would never want anyone to know and he'd tell everyone, all his friends.. I'd send her texts and he'd tell me he'd read them! If I wanted him to know I would have texted him.. Okay, Sorry to rant like this but basically she keeps telling my other friends how I'm being so mean by not talking to her and I'm ruining our friendship and she wants us to go back to normal. Do you think I'm over-reacting about this? I know it's not her fault he's a jerk, but she shouldn't tell him all my personal secrets and I'm just really upset my best friend who I've known since playgroup has just deserted me for some guy who treats me like sh*t. I don't want her to break up with him because I think he really does love her, but he hates me for some reason and as long as he hates me I don't think we can stay friends..
Also he has serious anger issues he threatened a girl at my school that he would kill her because she didn't want to go out with him, he said it was a empty threat and I'm sure it was, but you don't go round threatening to kill people. Right so I guess my question is do you think it is wrong of me to not talk to her anymore? Do you think I should become friends with her again?

Question #11:

What is that documentary/film called?

i remember watching a movie like a month ago and the trailers began and one of them was about how U.S. schools are lacking great education and how other countries are doing way better. It also said that U.S. kids are #1 in confidence even though it's not intelligence.

Idk if it is The Cartel but when i saw it, it wasn't the trailer i saw....so yeah if u have any idea pls answer. i'm really interested in it.

Thankssss.

Question #12:

Looking for hispanic movie title 1990s/2000s?

I saw a film in spanish a few years ago that depicted the lives of several hispanic people who tried starting a new life in New York City (I believe). There was a poor puppeteer man who had a young daughter that couldn't go to school because their permanent address was inside his car. There is also a young man who falls in love with another woman from his country (perhaps Colombia?) and when he goes to buy bread for breakfast, he tries finding the apartment that this girl lives in but gets lost in the jungle of project housing and eventually loses her for good. I am trying to compile a list of movie titles and I remember this one being extremely well done, but I just can't remember the title. Do you know what I'm talking about?
For those confused souls out there:
the term "hispanic" refers to anything coming from countries with Spanish culture/influence (those colonized by the Spanish Empire), i.e. Latin America (minus Brazil, because they were colonized by the Portuguese), some Central, and even North America. So, "hispanic" means Spanish, as well as Latin American etc... movie. Think of it as an umbrella term, which includes everything that contains or pertains to the Spanish language and culture.

I expect specific answers to specific questions.

Thank you for your concern, I'm well aware of what I meant.

Question #13:

Why am I jealous of them?

My mom abused drugs before and after gestation with me, and she went all the way with my brother and sister. They're really annoying, and my brother has eczema, so we live with our aunt, her husband, and her son, who is the same age as my sister, who is 10.

My mom is in a nursing home because she developed MS 8 years ago, and her health is deteriorating. My aunt, who I look at as my mother gets a check for us, and food stamps. Her husband is currently unemployed. I like to do tinker with computers and edit videos and pictures. It's a hobby in machinima I found a year ago.

Recently, we have been staying at my oldest aunts house, and she moved about two weeks ago. I hate it! I always wonder why we always get second best.

She has bought 7 cars for herself and her sons, over the past 4 years. She has 3 sons. So tell me why her oldest son, about 30, she STILL pays his bills, buys his clothes, he doesn't do anything! Last spring, she bought him a brand new laptop, with pro-tools or whatever. (He's an aspiring rapper.)

It bothers me, that I have a computer she bought me 2 years ago, suffered water damage from a recent plumming incident that happened yesterday. The power supply blew out a few weeks ago, and I wanted to buy a new graphics card as well.

Her 2 youngest sons have jobs, go to college, and things, but I feel it's unfair.

They have HD tv's, gaming consoles, tons of games, new laptops, mini fridges, new bedding and things like that, and lots of nice clothes, and I was wondering if it's normal to be jealous. I mean, I have NO clothes, and the ones I do, my "filler figured" younger sister wears out. My mom says "wash them in hot water" but it just makes it worse from water damage. My older aunt gives my sister clothes because they wear the same size. I'm ALWAYS left out.

Remember when I said I practiced machinima, I do, and I use sims 2, and it's expansions as a medium.

It really depresses me, because when my younger cousin got his PS3, he NEVER shares, exept for me, on occasion. I might sound like a whiny little brat, but they're MY feelings. and I'm hurt.

It may seem like she doesn't do much for her oldest son, but most of the cars listed, where his. She buys clothes for his girl, his best friend, and her little spawns. she had 2 initially, with the exception of the youngest who's his daughter.

My mom has said something, but gets her head bitten off each time.

I'm sick of not having what I want, or better yet need for school.
I'm tired of telling the kids at school "I don't have one"
I'm sick and tired of being jealous! I wish we were all treated the same.

My uncle needs a job!
My mom needs to go back to school too.

and I know I look spoiled too, but I do feel like we get more love and affection than they do.

They get yelled at for asking for something, and get it later.
We ask, and never get.

I know it bothers my mom to tell us no, and poverty is something else, but I don't like it.

They have cars, a better house, nice furniture, and material objects.

Love can't make a script and get me into film school.

I need help, and advice, because it's not like we use her, because we've been here the WHOLE year, helping her take care of her house, cooking, cleaning, and making sure she doesn't suffer loneliness, like she said over the phone.

I need to be happy, and get over this, so please help! I don't want these feelings!

- Kanessa

Question #14:

HELP!! Teen love movies =D?

heyy can you help i want to watch some films that are like:
-a cinderella story
-another cinderella story
-16 wishes
-the last song
-twilight saga
-Flicka 2
-wild child
-camp rock
-step up 1 & 2
-P.S i love you
-Hight school musical 1, 2 & 3
-hair spray
-blood and chocolate
-jump in
-the princess diaries 1, 2 & 3
-confessions of a teenage drama queen
-freaky friday
-princess protection program
-starstruck
-the cheetah girls 1, 2 & 3
Anything like that with teenage actors that is about love and forbidden love

thank you =D
Paige x

Question #15:

acting question??????????/?

my daughter is in middle school and people are so mean so i was thinking since she loves acting so much and been in lots of theater we should get an agent an she should be film school and i could teach her homeschool but when she does films theres set school they teach her during films right?
my daughter been years doing theater and been bunch of plays so i will get a acting agents

Question #16:

What should I pursue in life?

I just don't know where to go in life. I know I don't want to spend my whole life sitting at a desk waiting for 5 o'clock, but who does? I'm really into music, film, design, big cities, and stuff like that but the thing is I'm just interested. I'm 18 and I've never played an instrument, held a video camera, or drawn anything good. I'm not artistic or creative. I took a graphic design class in high school and everything I designed was pretty mediocre compared to the rest of the class. I just wanted to see if anybody else was like this and found a good career or they can throw out some ideas for me. Sorry this is long.

Question #17:

high school film festivals?

i'm really into filmmaking and i was wondering what are some festivals for high school student films? i know there are a lot around i'm just having trouble finding them. please help, thanks in advance :)

Question #18:

Art or Film School??? :)?

Hi! My twin sister and I both plan on going to college for animation. The only problem is, we are torn between going to a FILM school or an ART school. We want to be animators for adult animated tv shows- (FamilyGuy,Futurama,King of the Hill) , and we would also like to eventually become staff writers, or even develop and create our own shows. So on one hand, we would like to go to a film school, because we might learn more about the storytelling aspect of animation. But we hear that film school can make you waste a lot of time on academic classes, which we would hate to do, and we also figure that we could just take workshops on screenwriting, instead of spending lots of time having it as a minor. Also, an art school sounds good, because the students are so diverse, and the unique approach to animation would be interesting, and they may pay more attention to the visual aspect of animation. Mostly, we just want a school that would give us a very well-rounded education on all the aspects of animation,screenwriting, character design, and anything to do with creating shows- (Like character development, etc.) We don't have to worry about the tuition of the school we go to, (Our parents are paying for it.) so that's really not a factor in deciding what's best. We are both extremely devoted to becoming the best of the best and want to become the greatest female show creators ever! We are both really good at drawing and writing, and we take our futures very seriously, so the amount of work isn't a factor either. Thanks so much for your answers! :) ~Ellie and Rinny

Question #19:

Does anyone under 18 still like movies?

Im in high school and i have yet to find anyone who digs film like i do. My fave directors are PTA, Quentin Tarantino, and Kevin Smith. But i also love a bunch more.

Question #20:

ANIMATION SCHOOL??? :)?

Hi! My twin sister and I both plan on going to college for animation. The only problem is, we are torn between going to a FILM school or an ART school. We want to be animators for adult animated tv shows- (FamilyGuy,Futurama,King of the Hill) , and we would also like to eventually become staff writers, or even develop and create our own shows. So on one hand, we would like to go to a film school, because we might learn more about the storytelling aspect of animation. But we hear that film school can make you waste a lot of time on academic classes, which we would hate to do, and we also figure that we could just take workshops on screenwriting, instead of spending lots of time having it as a minor. Also, an art school sounds good, because the students are so diverse, and the unique approach to animation would be interesting, and they may pay more attention to the visual aspect of animation. Mostly, we just want a school that would give us a very well-rounded education on all the aspects of animation,screenwriting, character design, and anything to do with creating shows- (Like character development, etc.) We don't have to worry about the tuition of the school we go to, (Our parents are paying for it.) so that's really not a factor in deciding what's best. Thanks so much for your answers! :) ~Ellie and Rinny





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