Film Makers

[HyeJinx1984]

I'd be up for hangin with other Armo directors. I'm just waiting for the day I have an all Armenian crew on a movie set, just to scare the xxxx out of all them white muthaf*ckas. Can you imagine a bunch of P.A.s dressED in all black with chains on hauiling sh*t around and yelling at each other in Armenian? Lahmajoon and Dolma at the craft table? A guy getting pissed each time he scuffs his adidas on a prop? I'm so getting nothing but an Armenian crew on my movie, lol.

[Anonymouse]

I'd be up for hangin with other Armo directors. I'm just waiting for the day I have an all Armenian crew on a movie set, just to scare the xxxx out of all them white muthaf*ckas. Can you imagine a bunch of P.A.s dressED in all black with chains on hauiling sh*t around and yelling at each other in Armenian? Lahmajoon and Dolma at the craft table? A guy getting pissed each time he scuffs his adidas on a prop? I'm so getting nothing but an Armenian crew on my movie, lol.

And if you randomly add a sheep sort of jumping on the back of a cow, it would be a delight!

[HyeJinx1984]

And if you randomly add a sheep sort of jumping on the back of a cow, it would be a delight!

*rubs chin thoughtfully* Now, THAT I don't get....

However, something we as a people need to learn when it comes to filmmaking is marketing and HOW to tell the story ina way that will get a wide audience. Believe me, we don't want to be a bunch of Sarky Muradians four walling some xxxx theater in the backwoods of Glendale and telling our friends to come see our movie. Polish a great script, talk to distributors and get it out THERE for everyone to see. And yes, sometimes, that means dropping the whole Armenian aspect of a movie... which can be soul wrenching, I know, I'm in the process of it right now...

But if we're all in the Souther Cali area we certainly should kick just to shoot the breeze n' sh*t. It's good motivation to just be around other creative people.

[Artstudio56]

You know what, you don't need to loose the armenian touch when your making your film, sure make films about things that a broad range of audiences can enjoy, it doesnt have to be armenian, but you can still have that subtle touch in there, that lets the people who are armenian feel proud that someone form their small race has done something so big.....

Its funny i say that cause i don't follow that rule, i work in a industry where if i don't do the right move i won't make my $300,000 next month. so my message here is, do what you gotta do to live, and on the side express your soul and make yourself and your race proud!

[HyeJinx1984]

Well there's about four of us... so where is every body?

[Genuine_Stud]

*rubs chin thoughtfully* Now, THAT I don't get....

However, something we as a people need to learn when it comes to filmmaking is marketing and HOW to tell the story ina way that will get a wide audience. Believe me, we don't want to be a bunch of Sarky Muradians four walling some xxxx theater in the backwoods of Glendale and telling our friends to come see our movie. Polish a great script, talk to distributors and get it out THERE for everyone to see. And yes, sometimes, that means dropping the whole Armenian aspect of a movie... which can be soul wrenching, I know, I'm in the process of it right now...

But if we're all in the Souther Cali area we certainly should kick just to shoot the breeze n' sh*t. It's good motivation to just be around other creative people.

That's SO TRUE man. That's what I've also been saying all this time to many people, but they're all afraid of us young movie makers of swaying away from our Armenian roots and having odars recognize us.

I mean, you have to mass market a movie, be well known in the entertainment industry, and have a name for yourself as a production company, director, editor, and other positions. Then you can create a movie that appeals to your liking or cause.
(IE. Steven Spielberg and Schindler's List. He established himself as a great director and then marketed his own)

Oh yea... and the PA (Set B!tch...lol) thing. Dude... you dont have to tell me twice. I've been PA so many times for different music videos and television show that it's not all that fun. Hollywood isn't as glamorous as it seems. Which really sucks at times.

Yea.... I think that we should all get together someday and really do a short movie or something for Cannes and/or Sundance. I think the new generation of Armenians (us young people) have the mental state of doing that and achieving it, without being old fashioned like our previous generation. I'm up for participating in something like this if you guys want to push it.

[HyeJinx1984]

Well, I don't want to promise collaborating on projects just yet since we don't know each others styles or personalities yet, but we could get a little Armenian Filmmaker support group thing going where we get together and share ideas and motivate each other and stuff.

[Artstudio56]

hey guys i've started a site where all armenian artists can gather and network, its called hyeartists.com come and join so we can form a large armenian artists community.


thanks,

[Anonymouse]

Well, I don't want to promise collaborating on projects just yet since we don't know each others styles or personalities yet, but we could get a little Armenian Filmmaker support group thing going where we get together and share ideas and motivate each other and stuff.

I love the "and stuff" part, in anything. It's usually the most inspirational.

[spiral]

I agree.
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