CREATE, DON'T COPY

IN MY OPINION;

WILLIAM REYNOLDS;

CREATE, DON'T COPY: 

Create, don't steal, or copy from what someone else did or said. 

The vast majority of short films on the Internet are parodies or mash-ups. Only a tiny fraction of these are clever, but the real problem I have with them is that filmmakers are wasting time and talent on derivative works, leeching off of someone else's ideas (even when making fun of them). This is much like another actor trying to make it, yet full of phony knowledge.  If this keeps up, there won't be any original material left to spoof! Dare to rise above and make something wholly your own. An added benefit is that you will own your own intellectual property, so you can copyright it and maybe even profit from it. 

This little note if for wannabe writers, director and yes, even actors