Starting and Shooting with 1 cast member

This is a simple consideration of the way things are done and why they are done that way and why you don't have to follow that in Orlandont.

Everyplace else, you preproduce a movie for a few weeks to a few years, then cast everyone involved, gather production troops, and then march for 11 to 20 days to compile a feature film.

In Orlandont, things are different. For one, why do you have to cast EVERY role when some characters, actually most characters, don't interact with one another? If actors don't share screen time, why worry? Catch as you, cast as you can.

Next, given that ANYONE can own the means of HD production for $1200, and means of post production for under $2000, the marathon of filmmaking makes no sense.

If you own the gear, you can work with the RIGHT person and accomodate their availability. Everyone expects actors to bow to the production. The production should fit the actors, who have outside lives and pursuits. It can work. The reason why it doesn't work is because that's not how "real" movies are made. However, if you have $2 million to make a movie, do it that way. It's more cost effective I'm sure.

But if you had $2 million you wouldn't be in Orlandont.
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