Welcome to the ask Mark Pirro page. We should change this to the SAG financial core page, since it seems that lately 80% of all questions are relating to union issues. Feel free to leave any question or comment you like, even if it's NOT about going SAG financial core ---------- Mark Pirro himself will respond. ---------- Or, if you'd rather not leave a message right now, just click here to go back to our Home Page. Messages are listed from the newest to the oldest. After you've left your message, check back soon. Mark usually replies within 24 hours.. There are now 333 messages in our guestbook. <<< 1 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 >>> Viewing messages 301 to 310. Your name (required) Your message (required) Where in the world? Tim I have been following your notes on the Jesus film, and how the storyline has changed to a visit to hell. Honestly, I look at this with a bit of dismay: Even if you don't believe in His divine nature, He was the coolest person that ever lived, what with trashing the tables of the crooked moneychangers, telling off the phony religious leaders of the day; turning water into wine was pretty cool... well, you get the point. As for going to hell and finding it "not that bad", perhaps that storyline would be more plausible and appropriate for someone like Judas... just my opinion, thanks for your attention. --------------------------------------- MARK PIRRO'S RESPONSE: Thanks for the opinion. Actually what I believe concerning the whole Jesus mythology isn't important, and truth be told I'm not doing this to be historically accurate. The only divinity to me is comedy. If it's funny, anything goes. I've changed the concept over and over again simply because the paths I had taken weren't funny enough to sustain. This current road I'm traveling appears to be the funniest so far. But who knows? I may get bored with this concept and trash it as well. Ahhh, writing was so much simpler when I didn't care as much. 23 November 2005 Tim (dancingfool77@hotmail.com) Hi Mark; I am interested in purchasing a copy of Rectuma, and possibly some of your other works. As I have a policy of not giving out my credit card number over my broadband connection (which has proven less than secure in the past,) I was wondering if you have a telephone number available, whereby I might phone in my orders. I prefer to use this method to do business. Thank you. -Tim ---------------------------------------- MARK PIRRO'S RESPONSE: I don't get involved with items sold through this site. I believe the site is not set up to take credit cards anyway(I could be wrong, as I don't manage the site, but I think I'm right). I think the only thing they take is Paypal. You could always just send a check or M.O. Hope that helps. 23 November 2005 - NY Marie McMullen Just wanted to say hi..I was Marie Pappalardo in my "past life"....yeah, the cousin. Got married a few years back. Have seen most of your movies, when I could find them...and of course they are pretty cool. --------------------------------------- MARK PIRRO'S RESPONSE: Really? The ol' ukelele player herself? It's amazing how many relatives (or those willing to admit it) find this site. 22 November 2005 - Rochester, NY Lukas Jones If I made a video similar to A Polish Vampire, how much money could I expect to make? --------------------------------------- MARK PIRRO'S RESPONSE: You can 'expect' anything you want. How much you will actually get, nobody can answer. An indie film, produced well, can make millions...or nothing...or anything in between. 16 November 2005 Matt Sexton Mark, I was wondering where the best place for movie investors might be? I have a $250,000 credit line approved through a loan company in Colorado. The Credit Line must be bonded with cash or real estate. The studio is considering putting 10% to it, but I will be needing to secure the other $225,000. I have stars, director, studio, editing and music commitments. I was going to offer a percentage of gross, equal to mine, to the investor or group of investors. I was going to approach a local cinema chain and offer the premieres of this and any other projects (I would like to do two to three a year), along with the gross points, in exchange for their bonding of the loan. Where would these investors be and does the bonding idea seem as though is will meet with success? Sorry so long, but you have helped me with your suggestions in the past. If it would help to direct me to the right investors, I can send you my Business Plan, postal. Thank you, Matt ------------------------------------ MARK PIRRO'S RESPONSE: I'm not really the best source for finding outside investors, as I haven't relied on investors since 1992. Raising money and actual filmmaking are two different animals. Some people are able to combine those animals, I'm just not one of them. Because I was never good at soliciting funds, I decided to do my ultra low budget projects where I don't have to depend on anyone. As many of my films are produced on budgets less than the cost of a 45 year old hooker on a Tuesday night, I'm probably no good to you on this one. Sorry. 13 November 2005 - paintedrage@sbcglobal.net Bob Asta Hi Mark, Just want to say I perform comedy with your brother Jack Nicholsen, he's a great guy -------------------------------------- MARK PIRRO'S RESPONSE: Shhhh. Don't tell everybody. Then they'll all be hitting me up for money. 4 November 2005 - ciaotazio@yahoo.com Joe Pirro I was just curious about your family, since we share a fairly rare last name and both seem to have an artistic streak. My father is from Syracuse, NY, and shares my name, as does my grandfather. Just wondering if there was any relation. ___________________________________ MARK PIRRO'S RESPONSE: I suppose if one goes back far enough anything's possible. However, unless I'm in your will, I doubt there's a connection here. 29 October 2005 - currently columbia, mo Matt Sexton I am a first time motion picture producer. I have an opportunity to hire an actress with prior motion picture experience. She is excited about it. I recently found out that she did some soft core. I was wondering if this might hurt the project. I don't care what she has done, everybody needs a job, and I'm not going for the conservative crowd anyway. What is your opinion on this? ______________________________________ MARK PIRRO'S RESPONSE:Some of the best b-movie actresses have dabbled in soft core - Debbie Rochon, Linnea Quigley, Ashlie Rhey, etc. Unless your target audience is the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints, having an ex-porn star in your film won't hurt it a bit. 24 October 2005 - pntdrage@netzoola.com W H Do you get E&O insurance when you shoot a movie? _______________________________________ MARK PIRRO'S RESPONSE: Not usually. We have on occasion picked it up after the fact (for example when Polish Vampire in Burbank aired on USA Network) 16 October 2005 - San Diego L Jones Hi Mark. I see you advised a filmmaker to "get as much up front if you can" what should a filmmaker ask for up front? What would be a reasonable amount? Thanks. ----------------------------------- MARK PIRRO'S RESPONSE:What to ask for would depend on the territory and what your film is worth to your potential purchaser. Let them throw out the first figure. If you feel comfortable with that and it's the best offer you've gotten, take it. However, today it's tough to get an up front advance, so if they offer you 75% royalties with nothing up front, tell them that you'll take 35% royalties WITH something up front. It's most likely whatever you get up front will be all you'll see, so the percentage you give them really doesn't matter. 16 October 2005 - CA <<< 1 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 >>>