Mike Castro

Genre filmmaking, horror loving, Indie Film Geek in Upstate NY. Also interested in UFOs, Star Trek, & dismantling the culture war before it kills us.

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"There's Something in the Silence" is now LIVE on our youtube channel! Check it out!

https://t.co/rM1pCq5qgX

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The festival edit of our horror short “There’s Something in the Silence” is making its online debut tomorrow morning at 9AM EST. We’re super proud of its 35 festival run and are excited to now share it with rest of you. Follow the link in the thread to check it out!
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@pualnewwin This was my entry into Dr. Who too-- Matt Smith is 100% my doctor. Love his run so much. I need to do a re-watch soon.

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@ByAllMeansMovie I had never seen the first one and absolutely loved top gun maverick.

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@iamizadore @tedfuckerson @directordaddyy Those same employees are negatively impacted by the downsides too. Equity and stock options aren't some freebie bonus perk offered with no consequence if the company does poorly. The employee feels the financial risk at both ends. $$ when company succeeds, layoffs when they don't

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@thrillhouse01 @dsonoiki Big capital accelerates what small, compounding investments build. The major investment behind Obsession took a tiny-budget gem and put it on the world stage for us all to enjoy. That's good for filmmakers, audiences, and art.

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@thrillhouse01 @dsonoiki If we're talking about what she deserves financially from box office return, the only relevant risk is what $$ she invested in obsession. She didn't stake something she could lose, so she had no risk here. General career/life risk has no bearing on an asset she didn't invest in.

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@thrillhouse01 @dsonoiki Yes but those risks are apples and oranges. Like your risk of dying walking down the street. That has no bearing on any financial risk on any given investment asset. 2 different risks, 2 different conversations.

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@thrillhouse01 @dsonoiki Low risk stocks collapse & those that invested lose everything. Low risk is risk. If you agree that something is low risk, that doesn't mean there is no risk. Exposure to financial risk gives you exposure to its financial reward. No exposure to financial risk gives you no reward.

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@thrillhouse01 @dsonoiki So you agree there is risk, and that is why they received a reward for that risk. She had no risk and received no reward. Definitely wasn't hard.

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@thrillhouse01 @dsonoiki Low risk stocks also collapse. Because low risk is still... risk.

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@thrillhouse01 @dsonoiki They weren't guaranteed to make their money back, but it was likely they would at least make their money back. Low risk is still risk, and low risk stocks still sometimes blow up massively and create huge returns for those that invested. They invested, they got the reward. Risk.

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@thrillhouse01 @dsonoiki Indie films die at the box office all the time, horror is more likely to get some kind of return, but never guaranteed. And certainly not $220+ million. And yes, even if there's a good chance of your investment doing well-- you're always risking your initial investment.

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@thrillhouse01 @dsonoiki You are never guaranteed your money back in the movie business, they saw the movie, saw the potential in the investment, placed the amount they would risk at 15 million-- and that investment paid off big time. The people who took the risk and made the investment get the reward.

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@thrillhouse01 @dsonoiki And risk on that individual investment's chance of succeeding is NOT the same as risk in the grand scheme of their entire portfolio. If you invest in doge coin it's still an insanely risky investment even if in the grand scheme of your portfolio (say $1 billion) you can afford it

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@thrillhouse01 @dsonoiki If they put in $15 mill there is risk of losing that money whether they have $0 or $1 trillion. That $15 mill investment is the risk. If you are financially on the hook for your investment, and can lose it all on a flop- then you win the reward if it's not. That's what happened.

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@thrillhouse01 @dsonoiki Risk relative to the project that skyrocketed. Taking risks in her own life and career doesn’t give her skin in the game of the movie project that she had no financial investment in. The trade off for being fully paid up front is you can walk away and not lose money if it flops.

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@chazharris @futureproofgpt @Djmoyer23 @jfwong It’s not as simple as that b/c in your own corp example if the company does not have a good year, there are many negatives that trickle down to the employee other than losing a bonus. If BTL crew want in on the rewards of a risky investment, they also need to share the losses.

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@AkaLazarus @yashar It’s also weird to see these kind of results when you scrolled through bass and ramen’s X timeline and every single tweet is massively ratio’d with no base of support for either candidate. I know X isn’t real life, and it’s def not rep of LA… but there was NO excitement for them

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@BustedKnucklePr The issue w/ the ppl saying BTL were screwed really is just financial illiteracy. It’s ppl who have trouble grasping the math so they convert it to something they can understand better, which is an emotionally charged morality issue. Then disagreeing becomes “immoral bootlicking”

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@EZE3D @Alex_Demise @JenkoKent If you're not obligated to share in the losses, then you're not obligated to share in the wins. Your financial reward is directly tied to the financial stake you had in the project. If you are BTL & the movie fails you walk away with zero financial burden. That's the trade off.

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@lawdgawd2 @mattworkman @KarlM29171 @ronjvr You don't just get paid for the role/title you hold. You get paid for the quality/experience you bring to the table. She basically had no experience going in. She accepted the pay offer. She should be happy to have her name tied to this film to negotiate higher on the next one.