We are shooting a movie but the catch is that we have like no money to shoot but we have a panasonic camera from the 90's and we have a really good movie idea. We need to know how to get it to a place that would give us money to reshoot it as a real movie like a studio or something.The movie by the way is a scary movie but with a comedy twist...
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well, first off, if its like every other crappy scary movie that has come out then just dont bother, for example the grudge, buut if your really persistent find a film school, or a film company in your area, pitch your i.d. , if they like it they can loan you money , more then likely they wont even talk to you but you never know, if they do some how loan you the money then youll have to sale the vid and pay them back, i would suggest doing alot of films before trying to step up, it's alot more complex then it seems
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The production companies have distributors in charge to send the movies to the theaters, for older movies you have to contact the depositories, yes they rent the movies in the 35mm format, normally 3 or 4 rolls per movie, for what you have in mind, I would contact the production companies, they control all these activities, you know Universal and so on, luck...☺
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You should go to a video editing lab, and ask them to make your tapes digital, thats what windows movie maker needs to read them. So if your camera doesnt say digital somewhere in there.. you need to go to a lab, or hook it up to your TV and record it on a dvd or on Tivo..
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Rent the movie and either record it onto a VHS tape or use an audio tape recorder. If you need it on your computer, use the computer's microphone to transfer it. Good luck!
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You might want to see about getting it copywrited as a first step. After that, I don't know. I guess get to googling and find out how to get it turned into a movie or something.
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Find a professional photographer or photographic studio.  If your local high school has a photographic club, they might be able to help.  Since you said stack of negative, it sound like the film has already been developed.  What you want is to have prints made from the negatives.
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Don't pay recording studios, it is a waste of money.  Buy a Fostex MR 8 digital recorder and do it all yourself.  It is a hell of a lot cheaper, and sounds just about the same.  I own one and it has saved me tons of money.
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Short answer?\n\nAll you need to be a producer is an idea and the drive to make it happen. Seriously, it's that simple.\n\nLong answer?\n\nFirst you need a script. Is one written yet? If not, write it. If you can't write, hire someone to do it for you. Don't even have an idea for a story? Go buy one. Obtain the rights to someone else's story. Option an already written script. Don't see one you like? Pick a book you like and buy the rights to that. Or someone's life story. Or an old television series you want to make into a film. Doesn't matter how you do it, just get a script.\n\nOkay, now what? Well, to make a movie you need money. Are you rich? Pay for the movie yourself. Aren't rich? Well, now you have two options. Make friends with someone who *is* rich and have him pay for the production. Or make friends with a lot of people who aren't rich, but will give you a few bucks to help out. Don't want to be an indie producer? Go to Hollywood and talk to a studio. If they like your idea then *they'll* pay for the production.\n\nOnce your movie is in the can, you need a release. First, you need prints - copies of your movie to give to theaters. You budgeted for that earlier, right? And advertising, gotta let people know about the movie, right? If you're indie, that's all your responsibility. If you're studio, there are people to handle it. Either way, guess what... now you're a producer. Welcome to the movies.\n\n(btw - that was all about creative producing. there's also *line* producing, which is more about actual physical production than project development. feel free to email me if you have questions.)
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I successfully ran a theatre company for four years and let me give you a bit of advice. First there is training. There has to be some local theatre schools with a good reputation. Please, before investing a single cent, look into the reputation. As I am Canadian, I am not sure if Hawaii's local college has a theatre program or not, but that might be a good place to start. As well, there are a number of television and movie programs usually filmed in Hawaii. I know that getting in touch with someone on the set is usually impossible, but you can try. Believe it or not, advice is free and professionals are always willing to hand it out to someone who's eager and willing to listen. Also, scan your local papers. Every newspaper you can get your hands on. Free or otherwise. Search for new shows filming or staging in your area (Hawaii is pretty small, so I don't know if travel is a problem or not). Some pretty big companies will advertise for extras in a local newspaper byline (that's the story on the shoot) or in the classifieds. You can also go online and e-mail some professionals and ask for advice. Also, don't be afraid of hitting the local theatre companies. Ask what they want for auditions. Let me tell you, you'll make or break yourself at an audition. You may be perfect for a part, but an inappropriate piece will see you to the door. Keep trying and don't take no for an answer. If you think you can do it, you can.
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Most of the time they dont "let" the company's borrow anything. They have the soldiers accompany the equipment, they get filmed and they go back to post. But you figure most of the time its not real anyway. I mean with all the video technology these days you can pretty much create anything you wanted to for half of the cost of whgat it would have cost in real life. Look at the movie, True Lies, they really did not have a Harrier out there its all props and special effects.
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Yeah, this is next to impossible. But you contact the studios that released it- but your chances are slim to none. Once it's left on the cutting room floor, it's swept away.
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Check with a video store, one that sells, not rents. Something like Suncoast Video. They can pull it up on their computer and let you know if the movie was ever made into a DVD or VHS and order it for you.
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Check with your local photo stores if you don't want to do it online.  I have had some photo companies take old film and put it on VHS and it wasn't too expensive.
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Your big prime time dramas and comedies are normally shot on film and are then put through a Telecine machine to get them onto tape for editing partially for quality partially for the prestige of it. Others are shot straight to tape with studio cameras an therefore will appear to date more readily as the quality of the picture is dependent on the cameras available at the time. Shooting on film is about twice the cost of shooting on video so this also is often a deciding factor. Often as the ratings for a show decline it will move from shooting on film to video to try and save money. The difference in quality in older shows even more evident now as the current pictures you are now used to looking at are so good.
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You may be able to find something from these links below. Are you a film maker? What kind of DVD are you planning to market? \n\nI'm a film maker and I plan to put an upcoming film on DVD for sale. I would love to hear about your experiences and whatever you find out about how to market and  idstribute your DVD.\n\nIn the mean time, you can enjoy the film class version and auditions for my project that is currently in pre production.\n\nJames\n\nhttp://www.customflix.com/Special/Support/HowTo/Distribution/Tip1.html\n\nhttp://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/000668.php\n\nhttp://go2-url.com/arrud/\n\nhttp://www.namac.org/article.cfm?id=2&cid=22&aid=240&num=2\n\nhttp://www.passionriver.com/independent-film-documentary-marketing.html
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make a pinhole camera..easiest thing to make from various house goods or show people how to develope black and white film..its easy too..go to google and look up science projects with cameras ,there are millions of them online ..no cost.
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A camera and film would be a good start