Mistress Zaynab's
Diary
Thursday, September 06, 2007
get into the film business
I am crossing My worlds (business and pleasure) for a moment in an effort to produce a new documentary project. I am looking for an executive producer for this project (I am Producing and Directing, and I have already hired an editor and sound designer). I have one successful doc in theaters now (reviewed by Variety and the New York Times), and this is My next big venture. This subject matter of this one is bound to be a bit controversial, and I'm not going to write about it publicly.
An executive producer will sink a certain amount of his own capital into the project in exchange for a percentage of the profits (usually commensurate with the percentage of the total budget he contributes). The EP follows the progress of the project, but cannot make creative decisions.
I'm also looking for equipment donations. To begin with, We need couple of good lavaliere microphones, a Panasonic HD camera (Panasonic Panasonic AGHVX200 with full Production Kit), and OWC mirrored RAID drives of at least 1 Terabyte capacity. This can be contributed by the executive producer, or can be given as birthday gifts (they are, as you may have noticed, on My birthday wish list! ). I can work without them if I have to, but I really really want to use these tools for shoots I've scheduled for mid-October. The timeline for this project is to have a rough cut ready by late spring 2008. Year of the RAT! My year.
With an EP on board it will be easy to get grants and other contributions. Shooting on HD will open a lot of new avenues of distribution.
I am still working on the artist residence/farm as well. The progress is slow but I am still hopeful. I am a Woman of many projects as always (In case I never mentioned it, I am half owner of a film production company, and a fashion design company, as well as a published writer and photographer).
If you are intrigued and have the means to participate, I wish to hear from you soon. Mistress@MistressZaynab.com
MZ
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