You Making Money On Amazon?
I want to share a conversation we were having in the FS Forums recently on best practices for Amazon VOD promotion. . I mean, I love Amazon for how relatively easy it is as a distribution platform for...
View ArticleProducers That Don’t Develop (& other wake up calls)
I was having a discussion with a big production company the other day and we were talking about development, and one of the principals said to me straight up that the secret to producing 35 some-odd...
View ArticleWhy Partner With Another Producer?
if you missed my blog post from Tuesday on Producers That Don’t Develop – I got a lot of great feedback on that one – so you can check it out here if you want. . Here’s a question that came up…. ....
View ArticleComps vs. Sales Projections (& talking to investors)
We were having a discussion recently in the FS Forums about film comps. Such a popular topic pretty much year round, but especially leading into a market like AFM when everyone is getting their pitch...
View ArticleHow ‘Creative’ Is Your Business Plan
On Tuesday we talked about Comps vs. Sales Projections (& talking to investors), and I received some questions about various ‘creative’ finance plans and ways to make your project look more...
View ArticleWeekend Roundup + Do Teasers Sell A Project
Happy Saturday! . First a little round up from the week…. if you missed my blog post earlier in the week Comps vs. Sales Projections (& talking to investors) you can get that here. . And then on...
View ArticleYour Vision + Market Realities
Hope your week is going well so far! . First a quick reminder – the Business Plan Accelerator $199 Flash Sale ends tomorrow. So if you are interested in getting immediate access to this entire course,...
View ArticleMIPCOM Prep + Are Pay Or Play Offers Real?
I hope you had a great week! . It’s been a busy one for me as I’m prepping a few Film Market clients for MIPCOM which starts in 2 weeks – one which is presenting a slate of unscripted projects to go...
View ArticlePitching TV Series (& how to get in)
With MIPCOM just around the corner some of you reading the trades might be wondering how all these deals get made. . One thing I’ll say about the current TV landscape – it’s a whole different beast...
View ArticlePitching Series – Development Is The Hardest Part
TGIF! How has your week been? Mine’s been pretty hectic prepping several projects for MIPCOM which starts on Monday. . Speaking of MIP, I received lots of great feedback and some question from my last...
View ArticleMIPCOM Wrap Up
I hope you’ve had a good week! . For me, I’m just coming off MIPCOM and received a lot of TV related questions from you all in response to my last email…. so thanks for that! I’ll be tackling them one...
View ArticlePitching Series: Package Over Pitch
One thing you hear an awful lot about is people wanting to pitch their series idea to networks. For that matter, this last week alone I’ve gotten lots of reality tv show pitches to my inbox (who knew...
View ArticleIntroducing TV Essentials (+ early bird reg)
It’s Thursday, and I hope you’re having a great week! . As for me, I’m playing catch up from a busy MIPCOM last week while getting my ducks in a row for AFM. . BUT…. . I mentioned in my email on...
View ArticleYou Want Your Series Repped Or Financed? (& other myths)
Ever since I announced the TV Essentials course on Thursday some interesting questions have been rolling in. Things like…. . – do you rep writers and series? . – how can I finance my tv series? . – how...
View ArticleWhat To Expect At AFM (& take aways so far)
Well the big news this week is that AFM kicked off yesterday. Even if you weren’t able to make it in person, you can follow along by reading The Hollywood Reporter and Variety daily editions online...
View ArticleAFM Dispatch: My Film Announced, Star Power Not Enough, & more….
For those of you checked out over the weekend, AFM has continued to roll on here in LA and I know many of you all are on the ground pounding pavement (good for you!). I look forward to hearing more...
View ArticleAFM Wrap Up (& TV Essentials starting Monday)
. We left off talking with my AFM Dispatch – My Film Announced, Star Power Not Enough, & more. Since then, AFM has officially wrapped and I’ve been hearing from clients and members the results...
View ArticleDevelop Your TV Projects With Me? (class starts today)
As many of you know, my inaugural TV Essentials course starts on today and we’re gearing up to deliver an interactive experience that will help get you on track with diversifying your slates into TV....
View ArticleHacking ‘We Don’t Accept Unsolicited Submissions’
How’s everyone’s week going? A couple of discussions have started happening in the TV Essentials online classroom already about submitting projects to production companies and how to be taken...
View ArticleHear Me Talk On IP (+ getting noticed)
We made it to the weekend! We left off earlier in the week talking about how to hack ‘we don’t accept unsolicited submissions‘ when trying to get past the gatekeepers with your projects. One question...
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