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Allen Green said:

Zak,
very good job and so true.
- 22 April 2009 at 2:40 pm
Daniel Maldonado said:

Great look behind the festival process guys. I myself have never been to a large scale film festival so I’m sure there are 1,000 mistakes to be made.
- 22 April 2009 at 6:59 pm
Jon Raymond said:

This is an ongoing discussion that I think we’ve heard before in various contexts. But there is one constant that I think is paramount, and it is this: Make a great film. If you have a great film, all else will follow. If you have a good film or an OK film, but not a great film, maybe making contacts makes the difference, maybe not. Maybe the less than greats are the ones who come and go. There’s the old Hollywood saying, “You’re only as good as your last film.” So, I’m wondering, what is the ratio of having a great film to knowing the right people in gaining success? I’m guessing it’s something like a passing grade point average, i.e at least a 2.5 out of 4, but more likely the ‘A’s make it (or 3.5s and 4.0s), meaning if your film is an A or B on the greatness scale, you can get by with a D on the “who you know” scale. On the other hand, if you know the right people, they might help you to become great, e.g. Marlin Brando (if you know his story). But wouldn’t even they need to see greatness in you?
- 23 April 2009 at 7:01 am
Mike Hedge said:

Hunter rocks! Zak great SXSW recap! I can’t wait to edit my 2008 videos.
Mike
- 5 May 2009 at 6:15 pm

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