tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784279851937190132.post6835365025224744363..comments2023-10-17T07:11:55.947-04:00Comments on Pandora Machine Blog: Chinese Food RuleAndrew Bellwarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05718623679244389126noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784279851937190132.post-21746115134320457882011-01-05T04:00:34.013-05:002011-01-05T04:00:34.013-05:00Yeah, the contract is not as bad as it used to be,...Yeah, the contract is not as bad as it used to be, but when you sign it you'll be in charge of paying the residuals(from your cut) to the SAG actors after you make a deal with a distributor...<br />(I know, you'll try to get the distributor to do it, but there will be a paragraph like this in the contract:)<br /><br />Licensor has paid and will pay (or has caused to be paid and will cause to be paid) all sums owing to SAG, WGA and DGA, and all other applicable guilds, if any, including residuals described in subparagraph below.<br /><br />So there's just another reason to not try it if you're working on the obscenely-low budgets we're working with...Kangashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306092145547452231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784279851937190132.post-69637705468232230082011-01-02T23:17:31.414-05:002011-01-02T23:17:31.414-05:00I bet they spent $150,000 in post-production on Pa...I bet they spent $150,000 in post-production on Paranormal Activity. And a nother few million in publicity. But yeah, they did well on that picture.<br /><br />Yes, yes I am saying to not try the other restaurants in Metuchen. The wings place is closed, so is the Thai place. Those things do not bode well.<br /><br />All the advice I give on this blog is lies.<br /><br />Oh, that reminds me. I have to finish this script by New Year's... dang. I blew another deadline.Andrew Bellwarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05718623679244389126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784279851937190132.post-80163126760955249932011-01-02T21:47:49.072-05:002011-01-02T21:47:49.072-05:00what about Paranormal Activity? he only spent a f...what about Paranormal Activity? he only spent a few grand and then reaped buttloads of cash! are you <i>still</i> suggesting to me that we shouldn't try the other restaurants in Metuchen on Sundays?! also, you should stop being so generous by giving away this indy filmmaking info on your blog - write a book and sell it! you've certainly got enough experience/credentials to justify one.joenoreply@blogger.com