Thank you for your informative comment and for taking the time to take a look at my post.

It is very surprising that the DGA seems so far behind the eight ball on this. But, then again, the independent side of the guild probably makes them very little money comparatively. But that is also why young filmmakers are reluctnat to join until they have to.

Now that my first film is nearing completions I am taking steps to develop my list and put into play many of the ideas you, THe Collective, have outlined in the book. I’ll keep you updated!

Thanks, again, for making all of this very valuable information available to the independent community!

Best
Jeff Barry

The basic gist of the night came from a Gersh Agency agent who said unless you are already on “the list” or have some “heat,” he can’t really help you get work. It is now up to filmmakers to get their own heat and it is possible to do it, there just aren’t enough voices being recognized by these organizations to teach people how. Everyone wants to attend panels with “heavy hitters” as you point out as a reason to attend, but when you sit through it, you realize their advice doesn’t pertain to your situation. Still, I hope more discussions and more research on the part of the members will lead to sharing information. The info is out there, it just isn’t coming from the legacy players.