[Anonymous37919]

Talk about ungrateful.

Like the title states, I asked to be an extra in somebody's short film, and also applied on Star Now, pledged some money, and did not post spam or say anything offensive on the film's social media pages, yet I was blocked.

I thought it was odd how nobody replied to my postings about it. Then I noticed my account got blocked. The page is visible to me though, yet I could not send a message or post. So I registered a new account and I checked to see that it was not a universal thing for other people, hence I know the jerks blocked me and my worst fears were confirmed - again. But I think they blocked me due to a certain snitch slandering me yet again, or I just got discriminated over having autism. Read my older posts, so you'll see who I refer to.

I hope she chokes on an olive stone.

Here is the link...

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/t...-short-drama#/

Peter, What other interests do you have which you could devote your attention and energies to? This won't go over well I am sure, but in an effort to be constructive I will suggest that you are rather obsessive with this movie business. I don't think this is very healthy for you. Maybe talk to your mental healthcare provider about this and together formulate a plan to address this. It is a problem.

[Anonymous37919]

Well, I still don't see how it's fair that people have been doing that to myself.

No it likely isn't fair but you need to stand back and look at the situation from another's eyes and viewpoint. Ask yourself, at what point does my activity become bothersome?

[Anonymous37919]

OK. But I never said anything wrong. I just asked to be an extra, which isn't wrongful.

From what I can gather, it's unlikely that the OP did anything "bothersome" enough to warrant such treatment. I'm thinking that it's more likely that the Facebook page in question is scamming people by soliciting donations and than blocking people that want whatever they promised in return for the donation, all though this is more of an educated guess from somebody who is knowledgeable on this subject.

Or she could simply be a drama queen. In which case, I would avoid insecure little simpletons like her.

[Anonymous37919]

It didn't play out like that at all.

Basically, Indiegogo is a website for crowd funding activities, where users are awarded "perks" for donating cash to fund the production of a film, or whatever. Special thanks credits in the final cut are often among the things awarded to donators, but sometimes the package can include you getting a digital copy of the film, a high quality poster, the script, or even a part in the film as an extra.

I donated just to get a thank you. To be an extra, they wanted a £700 donation. Yeah. They can go bang their mothers. However, I asked on Facebook because they had an ad on Facebook about wanting extras. Lots of people who fund their movies on Indiegogo are also registered on Twitter and Facebook anyway.

As I just said, typically, the same people advertise for extras on a Facebook film production group that anybody can apply to for free, unless the ad links to a casting agency. Then you register and sometimes pay a fee to join. However, they may still want a bit of information or a demo reel. They usually ask people to appear as an extra in Facebook posts regardless of that other site they use. So this is why I generally do not offer money in advance, unless I really like the sound of the plot for a film and have that cash at my disposal. Because if you can get cast for nothing, why donate cash?

However, they likely saw my YouTube videos, deemed me as a retard, and decided to block me. Not once did I say a thing out of place. It's a case of these jerks being so ungrateful. But sadly, this business is very soul destroying.

Originally Posted by Peter A

I donated just to get a thank you. To be an extra, they wanted a £700 donation. Yeah. They can go bang their mothers. However, I asked on Facebook because they had an ad on Facebook about wanting extras. Lots of people who fund their movies on Indiegogo are also registered on Twitter and Facebook anyway.

As I just said, typically, the same people advertise for extras on a Facebook film production group that anybody can apply to for free, unless the ad links to a casting agency. Then you register and sometimes pay a fee to join. However, they may still want a bit of information or a demo reel. They usually ask people to appear as an extra in Facebook posts regardless of that other site they use. So this is why I generally do not offer money in advance, unless I really like the sound of the plot for a film and have that cash at my disposal. Because if you can get cast for nothing, why donate cash?

I never could stand people who block others on social media over such trivial stuff. I consider such a move to be weak and cowardly.

Yeah if the person is harassing or threatening you than block them. Blocking somebody for any other reason should be considered cyberbullying because getting blocked can be painful for some people.

The reason why they did what they did is meaningless, what matters is that those people are pathetic and the true "retards" and not you. I wouldn't associate with such vermin.

[Anonymous37919]

I think I know how all this started.

I was in a zombie film way last year, and I am aware my e-friend (who I don't even know personally) had a fight with a PA who worked on this movie called Redcon-1, because this e-friend did too. Although I saw her posting about me once, so I think you cannot trust anyone online. She still replies to my Facebook messages, but she didn't accept my last friend request. It's still pending.

When I went to the shoot one summer ago, I had to go alone because nobody could chum me to the location. As I've covered in many posts already, I do not receive help from support workers, nor my family (much of the time, that is). In fact, the crew postponed it for a week. Because I'd already left my house, I did not see the email about the delay in filming until I got back. So when I went back the next week, I was friendly with a couple from England who I talked to on Facebook too, and who came to Edinburgh to play zombies in the abandoned and unsafe looking mine beside a museum. It made me feel less anxious. But at one point during a break from shooting, I said that my e-friend had a fight with (woman's name) and I got a dirty look. At one point, the guy went away to make a call, but he didn't say what it was about. However, he and his girlfriend know the lady in question from another film they worked on. Then I got bullied on the extras group for this movie, including seeing an exaggerated remark from a make-up artist, who tried to say I left her annoying voicemail when I only did what she instructed me to do. They were highly rude and hardly professional. One of the main actors in the movie deleted me on Facebook as well. He was in a few Jackie Chan films as a henchman.

Then like I said, I tweeted to another actress who I don't know. She often tweets about animals, and she does cosplaying (dressing up as fictional characters) too. She's not a famous actress yet, but she is well known in Scotland from indie stuff. Well, she blocked me just for giving my opinion about those people. Film directors who had ads on Facebook for extras started blocking me as well. Some even lied to me by saying they didn't need extras, yet at the time, they had quite obviously posted ads about extras, and if I looked at their friends list, I saw they knew certain people I had issues with. They were just being smooth, because she clearly has blackballed me. Sadly, slander, blackballing and passive bullying is difficult to verify legally.

[divine1966]

All this movie business seems to cause you much drama, negative experience and pain. I understand it was wrong of them to block you but I personally prefer to avoid dramatic situations because life is just too short.

For whatever reason all these people don't want you to be in their movie sets and do not want you to tweet, post, call, leave messages, email etc I don't know why and it's possible they are being very wrong. But you can't control it. You can't make them do what they don't want. You can only control yourself ( i understand it's not easy especially with ASD).

Could you find different activities that would give you more positive experiences? Something uplifting?

[Artchic528]

Originally Posted by divine1966

All this movie business seems to cause you much drama, negative experience and pain. I understand it was wrong of them to block you but I personally prefer to avoid dramatic situations because life is just too short.

For whatever reason all these people don't want you to be in their movie sets and do not want you to tweet, post, call, leave messages, email etc I don't know why and it's possible they are being very wrong. But you can't control it. You can't make them do what they don't want. You can only control yourself ( i understand it's not easy especially with ASD).

Could you find different activities that would give you more positive experiences? Something uplifting?

I second this. The movie industry is notoriously fickle and there are a lot of shady things that go on behind the scenes. I would get out while you're still ahead and focus your energy on other outlets which contain much less drama.

[Anonymous37919]

You're right. I should give up. I'll quit soon, once I move out and get a flat...