friend is making a film but is poor

[Jdanz]

i appreciate the sentiment, i doubt my poker playing ass will convince my friend to change his "art". I'm just trying to help him figure out the financial aspect.

[Dominic]

i've madefeature films for less than $60,000 and 2-hour adult films for less than $20,000.

It's criminal for him to spend 5 grand on a student film.

If it's the stock and processiong costs, I've got one word for him:

video.

[Jdanz]

you said you're NYU, it's a color synch class and video is not an option, supposed to be about 15 minutes or so i'm not sure if it's 16 or 35 (though i'm guessing it's 16) and he's pretty anal, all in all, i don't have any say in any film related issues, i'm just trying to help him figure out the money side.

Frankly he's going to spend more then he needs to and that's fine, cause he's the type of guy that'll get it payed back right quick, but he still needs it, and needs it within a month or two.

[pryor15]

there's no way a 15-minute student film should cost that much. he needs to re-think his budget.