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Isn't that the joke in The Disaster Artist when Tommy buys the gear instead of renting it? The implication being that one does not simply buy movie-making gear.
by mikestew 5y ago
Isn't that the joke in The Disaster Artist when Tommy buys the gear instead of renting it? The implication being that one does not simply buy movie-making gear. (And the secondary implication being, "where the fuck does Tommy get all this money?") Not that I know the first thing about making a movie.
- busterarm 5y agoThe joke there is mostly about the secondary implication. People actually do buy movie-making gear and loaning it out to people a way to earn cash/favors or network in the industry. Luis Guzman owns a ton of camera gear that he still keeps in his lower east side apartment and that he lends out to crews of movies produced by friends of his. The closer you end up to low-mid budget filmmaking in your career, the more you'll be sourcing equipment from people.
- dntrkv 5y agoThe other part of the joke is he bought both a film and digital camera. He then shot the movie using both formats. They were the first to do this. Tommy was such a visionary.