Frequently Asked Questions About Production Slate!
What is Production Slate?
Please read about us.How long have you been around?
Production Slate is only six months old.Who can be a member of the Production Slate Network? How can I become a member?
The Production Slate Network is open to all filmmakers, film professionals and film enthusiasts, and creatives. Please join our network.Does membership cost anything?
Membership is free.How can I contribute to the webzine?
Please read about becoming a contributing writerHow can I get a film made through Production Slate?
At least two members of the production need to be part of The Production Slate Core Membership. This is a member that we see at meetings regularly and get to know. Core Members are encouged to collaborate and Production Slate has an internal process for supporting officially sponsored productions.What is the advantage of an officially sponsored Production Slate film?
- To have the support and goodwill of the membership.
- To strengthen the Production Slate community
- To be eligible for promotion of said production on Production Slates webzine and screenings at member meetings
What is The Production Slate Core Membership?
Core Members are producers, directors, writers, and organizers who collaborate on film productions, contribute articles to our webzine, organize events and promote membership in Production Slate.Can I be interviewed about my film project? (I'm not a Core Member)
Possibly. What about it is of interest to the filmmaking community? If it is, we definitely want to! Email us a formal letter, selling us on you.Will Production Slate attend my event/screening/etc?
Contact Us for such invitations.What's a MacGuffin?
A MacGuffin (sometimes McGuffin) is a plot device that motivates the characters or advances the story, but the details of which are of little or no importance otherwise.
Currently Seeking Core Members
At the center of the Production Slate Network lays the Production Slate Member Core: consisting of producers, directors, writers, and organizers who collaborate on film productions, contribute articles to our webzine, organize events and promote membership in Production Slate. To learn how you can become involved, come to a meeting or email us specific ideas on how you would like to contribute to our community.
Production Slate was formed to bring talented independent filmmakers together.