TAMPA FILM WORKSHOP SCAMS
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Bay Film Scam Analysis Database
2009 Edition
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Tampa Film Workshop Scams
Invest in yourself. Don’t
let a Tampa film workshop rip you off.
You do not need Tampa film workshops. Tampa does not need film workshops.
Tampa film workshops are not worth the investment in time or money, and
they are only designed to take your money and to profit from your ignorance
and lack of confidence. If you are ignorant and lack confidence, you won’t
make it as a filmmaker regardless of what you invest in, and this is a
main reason why graduates of Tampa film workshops will never really make
it in filmmaking.
We have never seen a Tampa film workshop which works, or is worth it!
Most Tampa Film Workshop Scams are not actually scams, unless deception
was used to market the film workshop, but rather poor investments. In
such Tampa film workshops, the film workshops are set up to make money
at the expense of the students, rather than actually help their filmmaking
careers.
Most Tampa film workshops are low-rent aspiring film schools taught by
filmmakers who would rather make money teaching others their mistakes
than making money by making films.
Those who don’t do, teach. Would you rather learn from filmmakers
who are out there making films, or from people who are motivated to make
a living teaching film instead of making films? There is a reason that
they are teach film, and that’s because they are not out there doing
it as much as they should be to be a successful filmmaker who is worth
learning from.
Some may say that filmmaking is expensive and the only way to obtain experience
as a filmmaker is to pay for and attend film workshops. We strongly disagree,
as those who say that are only out to sell you a service which does not
deliver what you need.
If you are Tampa filmmaker, go out there and make films. Read up on what
other filmmakers have done, read books on filmmaking, do films, and find
your own voice. Don’t learn the way that others make films and pick
up their bad habits, and don’t do films the way that everyone else
does them. If you follow the crowd as a filmmaker, you will never make
it. You need to find your own voice.
Sure, there are tried and true techniques which go into making films.
Those, however, cna be learned by doing your own films and by reading
up on filmmaking techniques, and you don’t need any film workshop
or film school to learn these techniques. They are not difficult to comprehend,
to learn, or to use.
Robert Rodriguez basically said in his filmmaking book “Rebel Without
A Crew” to forget film school and to put that money into your own
films. We agree, and we would like to add film workshops to his statement.
If any filmmaker out there were to read his book and appendix 1: The Ten-Minute
Film School, that filmmaker would laugh at the prospect of attending a
Tampa film workshop. You don’t need any Tampa film workshops.
If you are an aspiring filmmaker and want to make films, go for it. Skip
the Tampa film workshops and the film schools and invest in yourself.
For less than $1,000.00, you can buy some basic filmmaking equipment and
teach yourself to make films.
A good beginners camera would be a digicam, the DVD-quality Canon FS-100,
which can be obtained for under $300.00. This camera is a solid state
digital camcorder which “films” on a high capacity SD card.
A laptop computer capable of editing the footage can be had for under
$600.00, and once you obtain a tripod for under $100.00, you have a film
production setup which you can practice with and learn how to make films.
There are Tampa filmmakers working with such low-cost gear who can make
better films than any of the so-called professional filmmakers using high-end
gear who are teaching in these Tampa film workshops.
The secret? Start with a good script. If you can’t write or are
not that creative, collaborate with a writer and team up with them. For
short, low-budget films, work with strong scripts which call for small
casts and minimal sets. Try to shoot outdoors on location if possible
to keep costs down, and so you won’t have to invest a few hundred
in a lighting rig (which you will need for interior scenes if you shoot
them).
Another free filmmaking tip, and then we will proceed with our assessment
of Tampa film workshop scams. Be your own Director, Director Of Photography
(DP), and Editor. You can do all three on a small film, and the film will
have stronger focus and execution. Concerning DP skills, this will take
practice. Learn about framing shots, work from a tripod for steady shots,
and learn about both the rule of 180 and the rule of thirds. The latter,
the rule of thirds, is used in photography, but it will help you as a
filmmaker and as a DP. Invest in filmmaking books, study them, and practice.
This is how you become a filmmaker, and doing it this way will give you
a much better chance of succeeding than if you were to waste time and
money on Tampa film workshops.
Lately, certain Tampa film workshops have been sweetening the deal by
adding screenwriting courses and acting classes to their workshops. Again,
you can learn more, and better techniques, by reading books on the subjects.
Another issue with Tampa film workshop scams is when the organizers rope
filmmakers into their scheme to lend it credibility. Since you are who
you associate with, any of these so-called Tampa film professionals need
to be scrutinized and investigated if they are involved with these Tampa
film workshop schemes. Anyone involved with Tampa film workshops damages
their professional credibility, if for nothing more than stupidity and
poor judgement, and undermine their professional careers with questionable
associations.
A recent Tampa film workshop scam combined with a Tampa film networking
scam, using the misleading promise of a free Tampa film network to sell
Tampa film workshops to people. Without actual free Tampa film networking,
this is a scam, and should be avoided at all costs.
SEE ALSO: Tampa Film Networking Scams, Tampa Film Collaboration Scams
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