
Mar 08, 2018, 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Peter A
Yes, I am. As I explained before, a director of a little film is annoyed because I added an entry for it on IMDb and it was put on YouTube without her permission. Well, I can see why she isn't happy, but to be fair, I saved it because someone she knows uploaded it first. She told me that if a film goes online, it cannot go through the festivals. They would be ineligible after that.
Now, I wasn't aware of any of these rules. However, I did get slandered a lot by other people, which I cannot actually prove, but I just have a hunch. I'm likely going to give up soon anyway. I'm not sure if acting is really something for people with autism and anxiety. Getting angry about it and posting about it all of the time due to being upset isn't productive either. Also, I think people with loneliness see the bigger picture as something that will make them gain popularity, but that's an illusion.
To survive in the industry, you need a strong backbone. You also don't get much major film work in Edinburgh, so even the established types don't make a living from it unless they are able to go further afield, but even then, it's so hard. They are stuck doing short films and YouTube material. They often go and work in offices or warehouses, doing other work not related to films. The film world eventually becomes a distant memory, just like with those former pop stars who quit making music after their popularity declines. At least they know when to get out while they're ahead with things, I suppose.
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I work with a lot of directors and producers. What you did is a huge no-no. You are an extra in the film. It is not your intellectual property. The creator of the film has the right to choose when and where they share it, not you. So I can understand why they are blacklisting you now from working. They don't want the same things happening to their films. Not being able to enter films into festivals is a HUGE problem. When they spend thousands of dollars to create a film, they do all the fundraising to pay for all the sets, actors, costumes, etc., and then you ruin their chance of making any money off of it by putting it online? Festivals pay filmmakers money. You screwed her. So yeah, she was pissed.
It wasn't your intellectual property so I don't know why you would have thought it was okay for you to post it anywhere. So that's why you're having issues with that.
As far as social services, I have never received a call back either. You have to go, in person, to the office and that typically gets an immediate response.
Good luck,
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