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"With a limited budget of just $800, nearly half of which was spent on a leather jacket" -- plus we finally know how much clothes cost in the Matrix
by dewlinedew2 5y ago
"With a limited budget of just $800, nearly half of which was spent on a leather jacket" -- plus we finally know how much clothes cost in the Matrix
- dharmab 5y ago"We couldn't afford a wind machine for this shot, so we bought a leaf blower from a hardware store. We kept the receipt, so we can return it after we're done." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G025oxyWv0E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G025oxyWv0E
- j5r5myk 5y agoThis is basically how all films are made now, even at the highest levels. I have worked on $100 million+ budget projects with Netflix and Apple. The amount of buying items to return within 30 days is absurd
- Red_Leaves_Flyy 5y agoHow is that not fraud? Hardware stores rent equipment for exactly these use cases..
- j5r5myk 5y agoThe stores don't like it. I know art directors who are banned from Ikea and Home Depot for returning ~$10,000 in a single month. At higher levels it's mostly Amazon returns. Mind you plenty of above board renting goes on as well
- charwalker 5y agoIf they catch you it's fraud. If they catch you much less often (or cheaper) than doing it the 'right' way then the for profit group will default to the cheaper option.