We’ve done a lot of talking on this blog about financing $1-$5 million films, but yesterday on the Film Specific Facebook page I received a question about how to finance Micro Budgets, specifically in the $500K and under range. What a great question…. so let’s explore it shall we? First of all, the person who [...]
There’s been a lot of action lately in the FS Forums with producers who are ‘live packaging’… meaning they have started the process of calling up agents and managers and attracting talent to their film. I call it ‘live’ because we’re getting a blow by blow account of it and everyone is able to learn [...]
During all the years that I was a Sales Agent I remember thinking that if I ever made it to the other side, I wanted to show filmmakers how to really take advantage of the big film markets (Cannes, AFM, MIP’s, etc.) because in my mind, they are one of the best kept ‘secrets’ in [...]
As I’ve mentioned in passing around here, lately I’ve been attending a lot of pitch meetings for various projects I’m producing, and as I’ve said time and time again you can never be too prepared for one of these meetings. In fact. I tend to over prepare every time and make sure I have answers [...]
Last week I had a lot of positive momentum on the film projects I’m producing. Isn’t it always like that – when it rains, it pours? (hey, I’m not complaining!) But let me tell you it was no accident. I’ve been actively pursuing several things simultaneously, not sequentially. Full court blitz on all fronts. And [...]
There was an interesting discussion recently in the Film Specific forums started by a writer/producer looking to move their project forward. The person was asking how best to attach a name director, specifically how to get past the agent gatekeepers at CAA who represent the directors they are going after. This is such a great [...]
Interestingly enough I’ve been working with 2 or 3 clients this week on exactly the same conundrum. Here’s the basic premise… They’ve spent $1 million to make their movie, perhaps even premiered at a major festival, but no deals on the horizon. What’s left to do? Do-it-yourself aka Direct Distribution? But wait… that’s going to [...]
I was having lunch with a couple of Producers last week who are totally kicking ass on the Strategic Producing front. They are doing precisely what we’ve been talking about on here lately… they are packaging their film with ‘name’ talent without having financing in place. Yes, you read that right – no confirmed financing [...]
In a recent newsletter I wrote called The Royal Wedding & Your Film, I talked about the importance of having your film distributed on multiple platforms, and therefore having it available to consumers ‘how they want, when they want’. For example, there was no way I was waking up early to watch the Royal Wedding [...]
I’ve been preaching for a while that BLOGS are an essential tool for filmmakers – either to use as the platform for your main film’s website, or as part of your arsenal for audience engagement & participation. And the easiest and quickest ways to get a blog up and running is by using the one-click [...]
