Sam Longoria is a Hollywood producer, working in film since 1970, in a variety of jobs. His work graces several Oscar-nominated films, and one Oscar winner.
He comments in an article upon one of the biggest causes that people will think your movie is bad: the sound!
Here's an excerpt from the article:
"He chops the sound when he chops the picture, and that's it. He doesn't split it into tracks, or replace bad sound, or finesse the tracks, or otherwise spend time exerting care and craft on his precious film's soundtrack.
"Essentially, when he's done shooting and cutting and laying music, he thinks he is done, without spending the minimum of time and care and money it takes, to have a good sound track.
"So the filmmaker shows his movie, with its bad sound, to lukewarm audience reaction. Ouch!
"People don't know why the movie is bad, actually. Not one in ten can recognize "bad sound," they just think the movie stinks."
The whole article is located here, and goes beyond just talking about their being a problem, but gets into the nuts and bolts of sound problems in indie films and the very specific steps to take to deal with them. He also adds the type of equipment needed by name and how to use it properly. I highly recommend the article.
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