filmmaker
 

So i guess i'm an aspiring filmaker of some sort.
I have friends going to school for film, That have all the right equipment, and their willing to make a movie if I can bring it all together.

In other words,

right the script, find locations, and maybe act.

So i'm currently writing a script that involves a group of bank robbers (present day)

My problem is, How do i film in a bank? We no way have the money to build our own set.

Is there any banks that could possible let us film?

Re: filmmaker
 

Find an empty bank branch that has shut down or not opened yet. Call the realtor and see what it would cost to rent it for a week.

Re: filmmaker
 

My guess would be that you would have trouble finding a bank willing to do this. But it doesn't hurt to ask. So just start going to banks and talking to the managers. Maybe you'll find a smaller, local bank willing, rather than a branch of a national bank. You'll probably have to provide extra security during your shoots and possibly comply with other stipulations.

Re: filmmaker
 

basically no matter what it's going to cost a pretty penny.

Re: filmmaker
 

and the script actually involves about 5-6 banks

Re: filmmaker
 

Good luck when you try and 'right' the script if you can't even spell that word correctly.

Re: filmmaker
 

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Good luck when you try and 'right' the script if you can't even spell that word correctly.

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lol owned,

I'm in a differnt mindset when i'm talking on message boards. I know the differnce between write and right. I type at 110wpm and my mind doesn't always do [censored] right I suppose.

Re: filmmaker
 

I can type 101 words per minute, but they're in my own language.

Re: filmmaker
 

Don't make your first film about a bank robbery. Period. Make the bank robbery movie on somebody else's dime after you've proven yourself.

Re: filmmaker
 

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Don't make your first film about a bank robbery. Period. Make the bank robbery movie on somebody else's dime after you've proven yourself.

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yeah looks like that is going to have to be what i do.

Re: filmmaker
 

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Don't make your first film about a bank robbery. Period. Make the bank robbery movie on somebody else's dime after you've proven yourself.

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yeah looks like that is going to have to be what i do.

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I actually wrote my first script about a bank robbery, so I know from experience. If you are serious about making a low-budget film, learn what it takes to make a low-budget film and write the script around that. If you write the script without these considerations, you will end up with something you can't make.

Re: filmmaker
 

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I'm in a differnt mindset when i'm talking on message boards. I know the differnce between write and right. I type at 110wpm and my mind doesn't always do [censored] write I suppose.

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FYP

Re: filmmaker
 

Why bother? The ultimate bank robbery film has already been done.

Re: filmmaker
 

Go the Tarantino route and don't even show the robbery. Just deal with the before and the after.

Later on, when you've got a huge big-budget deal from Warner Bros., and after you finish a popular TV series, then you can shoot up the inside of a bank.