Secondly, keep in mind the fact that you'll probably be working with a novice crew and first time actors. That means it may not be smart to write something with alot of dialog or that needs a big range of emotions. I've found it's better to keep it simple and exploitable. Audiences generally are far more accepting of less then perfect writing & acting, uneven sound, and other technical errors in action, horror, or sexploitation flicks then in dialog driven love stories, personal visions, "coming of age" films or other politically correct productions. Save that for when you have more money to burn. I've now had screen roles in over 30 independent features and only the exploitable ones have ever been picked-up by distributors and actually made it to theaters and video shelves. All those well meaning, uplifting personal pieces I was part of are still sitting in closets somewhere. Remember, the money's coming out of your pocket (unless you have a rich uncle or aunt).
Next time we'll cover getting ready for the shoot.
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