FAQ coming soon

We've been getting a lot of inquiries since we put up the SCFG MySpace page (and we don't even feature a picture of a scantily-clad 17-year-old. Go figure), and a lot of you have a lot of questions.

We're working on a FAQ now, and should have it up soon.

In the meantime, I apologize to those who have sent me emails asking about the group. The good thing about my day job is that it keeps me out of the welfare line; the bad thing about my day job is that it keeps me from replying to SoCal emails in a timely fashion.

Very briefly, here's how our group works - we're a collective of filmmakers, who work in a sweat-equity-based organization. The more I help other SoCallers make their movies, the more I can count on them helping me make mine. Simple as that.

We own or have access to a lot of grip, dolly, lighting, and sound equipment. Lots of SoCallers are competent at lots of different filmmaking disciplines, and if for some reason we can't staff a given position from within the group, we have a bunch of skilled friends and associates who will jump in to lend a hand.

We've been very lucky in that we've avoided having prima donnas or drama queens in the group - a SoCaller could be the writer-director-producer of one project, and then find himself sweeping the set or manning the Crafty table on the next project, and we're all okay with that.

There's a lot more to share about how the group works on a practical level, but I'm running late for my second job, so I'll get back to you later.

Thanks for your patience,

Steve Barr