Today anyone with money can access special effects companies, a camera crew, technicians, and actors. You don't even have to have a studio. But you have to know how to create stories that people will watch.
The success of a movie is one hundred percent dependent on the story.
There is an over-supply of powerful executives but an under-supply of good storytellers. And even the top ten storytellers today are not good enough. Everything produced today is unwatchable, and yet the gatekeepers behave as if they have high standards. Most of Hollywood is pure nepotism. If you try to submit a story, they will answer you that they don't accept any queries except through a recommendation letter from someone high-level in the industry. They won't even read your screenplay. I tried a decade ago and they would not even answer any query letters. They waste everyone's time by not telling them that it is a closed industry for insiders only. They won't come out and say that because there would be outrage against them and lawsuits. So they say that they are just too busy to bother or that they have high standards. Really? They do not have high standards. In Free Iran, these bastards won't be able to stop artists from creating films, like they do in Hollywood. I can't wait for Iran to become Free Iran. Then I will create a movie studio where real movies will be made - not the junk that Hollywood, London, and Europe produce. The only good movies Hollywood made were the old John Wayne movies, and it wasn't actually Hollywood who made those movies. It was John Ford who made them.
Hollywood, Britain, and Europe, create nothing worth watching. I don't watch any of their movies any longer. To be honest, movies that Iranian Americans have made are actually worse than Hollywood movies and make me want to vomit. What the hell is wrong with people?
That is why we will be building a studio that doesn't depend on approval from a closed-off society who consistently put out unwatchable cringe junk. Some of these people may appear respectable in person, and may be seen as competent, cosmopolitican, and savvy, but what is in their minds is nonsense. I have no interest in their ugly, stupid world.
The soul of a person matters a lot; but when people don't have a soul, or they have no refinement, or too much refinement and no reality and no struggle, or are powered by evil spirits, then what you get is something that is annoying - and not art. They can never produce what is superior and perfect, unless they have a purified soul that savors and realism.
I may have to write a book on storytelling because no one even knows the basic necessities of authentic storytelling. There are books about how to write stories and screenplays but the people who study those books are making unwatchable movies because although they are necessary books to study, you should never follow their methodology.
A few Iranian filmmakers have achieved a high level of art but have a lot to learn, which I can teach them about. 99 percent of Iranian movies are such unwatchable junk. I think that moviemaking is only for a few people. It's not for everyone. You can't learn it. You have to be born with it.
A low-budget film that is serious and has art house potential, is satisfying and I want to make those kinds of movies even though those kinds of films won't ever have a large audience.
If your interest is guided more by commercial taste and making money, the movies that will make money with a low-budget are funny movies.
In the low-budget category, the dumber a movie is, the more money it will make. This is even true in Iran. The Iranian movie "Samurai in Berlin" (which you can watch for free on YouTube) is a good example of a movie that exemplifies the art of creating characters that are stupid but likeable, which in film is a good thing.
Creating characters who are stupid, but who win in the end, is satisfying and fun.
I suggest making those types of films if you are a producer who wants to make money.
If you are a millionaire philanthropist, you should become a patron of the fine arts, and not be obsessed with profits.
Even though serious art films won't earn the type of revenue that funny films earn, there is more satisfaction in supporting the serious art form, similar to how a powerful Samurai Shogun supported the Samurai schools, the Kings of England supported the seminaries, and ancient Roman patricians supported the creation of new architecture, engineering, and the arts, contributing immensely to the everlasting glory of Rome, which today attracts millions of tourists every day.
I advise filmmakers to consult with me when writing your story or when making your movie. My services are free. If you fail to consult with me, your film will lose millions of dollars in potential profits. If you are a producer, you should contact me and I will tell you how much a potential film will earn and whether to even support it.
I saved a group of major investors from an American stinker that they almost got scammed into putting millions of dollars into - including 25k for hats for the crew, regarding a film that was never made. I can smell a stinker from a mile away. Movie executives don't seem to have this talent.
My services are free because filmmaking is an interest of mine, and my intention is to build a major studio in New Iran and in that interest, I want to establish an early relationship with screenwriters, storytellers, directors, producers, crews, investors, and actors. Every Iranian has talent, but they are confused and end up failing to use their talent in a productive way. They make dumb, avoidable errors that destroy their careers and cause their work to stink and become unwatchable. They think they are staying true to themselves and the integrity of the art form, but in reality they are just being morons. Why make a film if no one wants to watch it? Why write a book if no one will read it? If you partner with me, your film and your reputation will succeed. Even if you made errors in the past, you can still succeed.
Keep in touch, say hi. Let me know your thoughts about film.
I want to know about you and what you do and would like to hear what you have to say.
Movies made in Iran will become extremely important, not only to establish the art form in Iran, but also because movies showcase the character and substance of a people and a culture and the universal human condition that all tribes can understand. Movies can spread a message of hate or a message of understanding. Unfortunately, Hollywood and Europe have spread a lot of unworthy messages of hate around that have taught people how to be horrible, nasty, violent knee-jerk reactionary monsters; so it is not surprising that people who watch every movie without discernment, have turned out to be nasty, arrogant, and senseless people who spark up with primal stimulation like monkeys on drugs. Basically, the West is chimping out.
If you want to know what movies are worthy of watching, I have a list of films for you to buy and rent. The list will be in the OTHER section under VIDEO or MOVIES.