i recently wrote/directed my first film - the aztec box. part of the reason i did it is of how bad, in my opinion, hollywood films are. i thought - surely, i can do a better job with them. now, having some experience dealing with studious trying to sell the film, i understand why the industry is suffering. here are my gripes:
1) influx of new talent is severely limited by narrow vision of those who are at the gates.
the people at the studious have a poor idea of what a good movie is, and even trying to get in contact with them is nearly impossible
2) lawsuits and legal stuff
the fact that you can't even send a dvd or script for their review is ridiculous! you get a letter saying they don't accept unsolicitied submissions! if you are a studio, isn't it your job to find good new movies?? so you are just making your job harder by not even reviewing them!
3) people's negativity and unwillingness to help
try to ask for a favor or a reference! 9/10 people will ignore you. why? i don't know. it doesn't take any effort on their part to do it, but since they've been treated like dirt, i guess they do it to other people now.
those are just 3, i could write more ...
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