While making a documentary shouldn't cost all that much. To do it at a professional level would take on the order of 10-50K for production at the low end which is almost 0.5% of what they are asking for. Distribution is another huge cost. Very likely the majority of the cash is planned for LEGAL consultation and defense and physical security for those who need or want it. Those numbers ARE realistic for the huge legal force and presumably physical force the enemy possesses. Legal costs are as bad as healthcare costs and routinely bankrupt people, companies and projects. I don't know about physical security, I imagine it would also be quite costly and protecting the production crew as well as any whistleblowers involved for unknown amounts of time could reasonably cost millions. Plus if he wants to make a few bucks off the effort, all the more power to him. He mentioned he lost his band, therefor his tour and a lot of what he worked to create for career/income because of this. He wants to keep his family safe and fed and he is one of the few high enough profile victims to believe he might actually be heard.
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burnerdrone04 ago
While making a documentary shouldn't cost all that much. To do it at a professional level would take on the order of 10-50K for production at the low end which is almost 0.5% of what they are asking for. Distribution is another huge cost. Very likely the majority of the cash is planned for LEGAL consultation and defense and physical security for those who need or want it. Those numbers ARE realistic for the huge legal force and presumably physical force the enemy possesses. Legal costs are as bad as healthcare costs and routinely bankrupt people, companies and projects. I don't know about physical security, I imagine it would also be quite costly and protecting the production crew as well as any whistleblowers involved for unknown amounts of time could reasonably cost millions. Plus if he wants to make a few bucks off the effort, all the more power to him. He mentioned he lost his band, therefor his tour and a lot of what he worked to create for career/income because of this. He wants to keep his family safe and fed and he is one of the few high enough profile victims to believe he might actually be heard.