Billy from Consett said:
Tom Hardwick responded:Guys, we need to give our audiences what they want to watch. I've learned that to my cost from my earlier film attempts.
At festivals like Biaff do what you like, but in our clubs we need to cater for the locals. We've also not got a wide screen.
Ned Cordery pointed out:You're right Billy - make your films to suit the client.
Film Thurso noted:As non-commercial film makers we don't actually have to please an audience; we just have to please ourselves. I believe this desire to please an audience is why so many "anglo-saxon" films are so unadventurous. Carefully designed to offend no-one and to please a board of judges made up of aging amateur film makers. Give me the stuff that is coming out of Eastern Europe and made by the young film makers. It seems that many n-c film makers feel comfortable with "amateurish" films. Yes, some films are made to appeal to an audience, often a specialized audience, but we should break free and have the guts to appeal to an audience of one!! Viva la revolution!
andClubs are often dominated by old-hands who are well past changing.
And this very evening I was on the phone with another experienced "old hand" whom you might have expected to be in the "safe entertainment" bracket but who was lamenting the fact that clubs prefer simple comedies. Any amateur who produced something like Schindler's List would not find his or her work appreciated in many clubs.I say this so often- READ THE SCRIPT- it'll tell you how best to make the film and how it should be viewed. Each story has an intended destination both in the plot and the expected audience.
So ... let's take it from here ...
Dave