East Coast Filmmakers..... Come out to play!

Independent Film Makers.... Come out to playyyyyyyyyy!
Hi guys. So, Down Poor Pictures is growing fast. We have done three films together. Sam and I started with STRAW DOGS END in 2007 for less than $3,000.00. Our last film with Zamani Production, RINGSIDE ROSARY, cost us less than $10,000.00. Our next film we have raised around $47,000.00 for already and we are looking to raise more.
We found a large loving film community here in Asheville, NC. We also discovered that all over the east coast there seems to be a small army spread out and lost wandering as individuals. We have begun uniting these people on the common ground that we want to make films that surprise everyone, from Hollywood to Bali-Wood, and even ourselves. We have proved to be capable of impressively effective budgeting and now we are going to surprise you with our stories.
Our question now is, where is every one and why do we all hide? Our new policy, obviously, is to shout and flag down everyone we see. We want everyone to know what we are up to and we have no intentions of hiding. I say this because for a long time I also worked with the idea of extreme competition amongst the many independent production companies. But so little was ever achieved by meeting in secret amounts ourselves. Ringside Rosary was an impressive success of a small community coming together, without knowing each other at all really. Folks from all over joined the project with an immediate sense of family. We leaned on each other and have all stayed very close since. When the film is finished in post more of you will know what I mean by this long rant of inspirational (i hope) enthusiasm. We managed this by being more public about what we were doing than we ever had before.
I know one barrier is that so many people, artists, whatever... are afraid of working "for free". But when you are unemployed, or working two day jobs, while trying to get your own career as a DP going from you backyard in the evenings... Aren't you used to working for free? haha, what I mean is, I have been thrilled to get to work on a film at all. And I see great value in working for deferred pay on other projects if the other projects start to gain attention. That's what the East Coast needs right now, yes? Attention! We need to create not just one good film, but many GREAT films. And if we have to do it for deferred payment for now, well then its better than working as a dish washer, line cook, or whatever. Or it is for me. I loved cooking and did it as my day job for fourteen years! I wouldn't have done it for so long if I hadn't enjoyed it, but nothing compares to how I felt working with Zamani Productions, Sam, The Ghost Town Cowboys, and all the actors and crew that came to our set for free or deferred payment.
On our next project only a very small group of people who are dedicating extreme amounts of their own time will really be paid at all. We are trying to cover gas costs and so on. So in short the paying jobs are few and going fast. But we are trying to do more this time than make another film. We are trying to build the relationships and connections we need for a real Film Business Community infrastructure right here in NC. Not for us, or Asheville, or NC. But for all of us all over the East Coast and World. For the artist and independent filmmakers I am meeting regularly and consistently impressed with. There is talent here, we ask that all you talented people please, stand up, raise your hand, and lets do something that will impressive even ourselves.
Another question, is would it help if a new website was created to help this purpose? A site to go register on for free? As actors, production companies, directors, whatever... I know there are other sites like this, but maybe something like this just hasn't been done right? These are the questions we want to start finding answers for.

THOUGHTS ???????

J.Eagen