DanC1

At times those types of people help you out the most if you listen to them. You don't need to directly say or do anything, just pay attention and learn. You can come off as the 12 year old filmmaker's 13 year old friend who overly defends his work. Did not call Jeff a 12 year old filmmaker by the way, it was not a double attack or an attack at all. It's a comparison made directly and only to rich who has the profile picture of the lens. By listening to critics you learn a lot of what they say and learn a few techniques to better themselves? Ever heard a director tell his actors to color their lines? It means to be 3-dimensional, not 2-dimensional, or one dimensional like a dot. The guy that is inexperienced with lighting is not inexperienced with all of the other aspects of filmmaking. Critics can help shape directors if listened to in the right way. Selfishness with greed does not get you far with your work. Did not call you greedy by the way Jeff, don't worry. Greed is what causes problems in some of the bad Hollywood remakes. You got a company that just sells a product with a fancy camera, showing off to everyone, fancy spectactles, sex, drugs, violence, language. Throw in a big name actor and there you go instant gratification for the dollar. Not the right way to go. I'm helping him since I am discovering ways and trying to help myself out with filmmaking, so I can relate. You need to read poetics: http://image.slidesharecdn.com/elementsofgreektragedyandthetragichero-110411222619-phpapp01/95/elements-of-greek-tragedy-and-the-tragic-hero-11-728.jpg?cb=1302560870 Smartasses without filmschool or jackasses who skip this in filmschool or anyone in general need to remember this triangle. Notice how spectactle is at the bottom? It's the least important. Which means your fancy action hero waving guns arounds and shooting terrorists is at the bottom along with the Arri Alexa and Panavision lens. That is what the bad remakes do a lot. Look at the other posts and analyze it even though it is humorous. I'm glad you think I'm funny, but my ideologies can be recognized well in the filmmaking world. I'm not telling you to start changing your film, sell this thing and on the next one work harder.