I think people saying 'stay in your own budget' is a helpful comment
We're a bitter bunch here when it comes to people asking for money.
My problem with this pitch is that he's asking for £5k with no breakdown of WHY he wants that money.
Considering you're not paying for camera ops, editors, runners, lighting, sound, director, or ANY of that (because you're handling that yourself, right? As film students) where is this £5k going?
OK, so you want to hire good actors. You should only be hiring your 2 main leads. There are plenty of resources for getting free* (minus travel expenses) actors for any background cast or extras.
How many days shooting do you need to pay for these actors?
£5k is a lot of money for a student film and bollocks should any of that money go towards paying for the time of the students involved.
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aMac updated his sig, Thu 1 Nov 2012, 12:05,
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