12 posts in 1 threads for "#etiquette"
- Festival Q&A etiquette: please, a question, not a speech
Adding this thread to my festival prep folder. Bookmarked for every October from now on.
- Festival Q&A etiquette: please, a question, not a speech
Always okay. Filmmakers remember that one more than you would think.
- Festival Q&A etiquette: please, a question, not a speech
Is it okay to just say 'I loved it' into the mic? I get nervous.
- Festival Q&A etiquette: please, a question, not a speech
Taking notes for my first Q&A in Utah. So far: short answers, thank the programmers, do not panic about the budget question.
- Festival Q&A etiquette: please, a question, not a speech
At a midnight I have seen that argument continue into the parking lot. Beautiful and terrible.
- Festival Q&A etiquette: please, a question, not a speech
Worst question I ever heard: someone asked a director to explain the ending, then argued with the answer.
- Festival Q&A etiquette: please, a question, not a speech
Podcast host take: the best questions are about a single choice. 'Why is the kitchen light always on?' gets a better story than 'what are your influences.'
- Festival Q&A etiquette: please, a question, not a speech
Also: do not spoil the ending in your question. Some people are watching the Q&A clip online before their own screening.
- Festival Q&A etiquette: please, a question, not a speech
The budget question is fine one on one in the lobby. I will tell you. It will be less than you think and more than I had.
- Festival Q&A etiquette: please, a question, not a speech
As someone who has been asked this in front of my parents: thank you.
- Festival Q&A etiquette: please, a question, not a speech
Press addition: if you are a journalist, save your interview questions for the interview. The Q&A belongs to the audience.
- Festival Q&A etiquette: please, a question, not a speech
Ten years at a theater means a lot of post screening Q&As. Gentle reminders for the season: ask a question, keep it short, do not ask about the budget in front of the whole room, and please do not beg…