Let Me Help w/ Your Business Plan (48 hours left Flash Sale)
I hope you had a great holiday weekend! . Last week I announced a 50% off Flash Sale on the Finance + Business Plan Accelerator course that expires in 48 hours (May 31), and I wanted to clarify a few...
View ArticleHow Filmmakers Make Money In TV
Now that we are firmly into the month of June and first half of the year’s markets are behind us (EFM, MIPTV, Cannes), what we have to look forward to for the fall season are TIFF, MIPCOM, and AFM. ....
View ArticleWill Networks Let You Produce Your TV Series?
On Tuesday I sent out an email about How Filmmakers Make Money In TV and heard back from a handful of you guys who are already working in TV which is awesome! If you didn’t read the post yet give it a...
View ArticleFilm Distribution In 2018 + What’s Changed
We ended last week talking about whether networks will let you produce your own series, and I have follow up to that on production partnerships and what makes a good partner company to produce your...
View ArticleGetting Your TV Series Made via Production Partners
Hey there! . On Monday I took a detour from our TV series and talked about Film Distribution In 2018 & What’s Changed. Many of you chimed in on the deliverables part and what a pain point that can...
View ArticleThink You Can Sell Your Original Series Idea?
Thanks for all your responses on Wednesday to my question about if you’re enjoying the TV series of emails….so I’ll keep ’em coming! :) . To recap what we’ve discussed so far…. . Part One: How...
View ArticleFrom TV Series Idea To Production
Last week we were talking about the idea of selling your original TV series ideas vs.series based on existing IP, and I want to pick things up and address three ways your series actually makes it to...
View ArticleHow To Pitch Anything: Feature or TV Series
To wrap up the week I’m going to talk about something I’ve been experiencing a lot recently, essentially around the topic of pitching – whether it’s a series or feature, I’ve had my hands in at least a...
View ArticleCan You Finance Your Film w/Foreign Pre-Sales
I hope you had a Happy 4th of July! . I mentioned in my last email that I’d be transitioning from TV to Film Financing + Distribution for the month of July in anticipation of the upcoming fall Film...
View ArticleFilm Finance In 2018: Optioning vs. DIY Packaging
We left off on Friday talking about whether you can still finance an indie film with a mixture of foreign pre-sales , and today I want to back it up a bit and talk about a strategy that is working with...
View ArticleCan You Make Money w/An Indie Feature?
On Monday we discussed Film Finance In 2018 – Optioning Your Script vs. DIY Packaging Your Project. It seems like it resonated with quite a few of you judging from the responses I received too. . And...
View ArticleFilm Finance Series Recap, Thinking About AFM, & more…
Happy Friday! . I loved receiving your feedback and comments to Wednesday’s post on Can You Make Money w/An Indie Feature. Seems like we’re all on the same page with that! . . To recap, In our July...
View ArticleThe Role Of Sales Agents In Film Financing
After Friday’s Film Financing Series Recap, are you ready to hit the ground running again with this stuff? . The Role Of Sales Agents In Film Financing…. . An often misunderstood topic! And for good...
View ArticleHow To Present To Sales Agents For Financing
On Monday we talked about The Role Of Sales Agents In Film Financing, and I promised to get into more of the nitty gritty when it comes to presenting and packaging a film for MIPCOM, TIFF or AFM if you...
View ArticlePackaging For Financing (+ new course announcement)
Last week we left off talking about How To Present To Sales Agents For Financing, and I mentioned the next step in the process is Packaging as it relates to sales agents and financing. . We say it...
View ArticleHow To Get Your Big Budget Indie Made
Many of the project submissions that come my via consulting requests relate to big budget Indies. Essentially it means a non-studio level writer or writer/director has a script they want to get...
View ArticleThe Value Of Sales Estimates In Getting Your Film Made
I hope you had a great weekend! . We left off last week talking about How To Get Your Big Budget Indie Made – what did you guys think? . I guess one of the questions we should answer is what qualifies...
View ArticleMeeting Investors At AFM
Hope you’re having a great week! . On Monday we discussedthe value of sales estimates in getting your film made, and to clarify this means custom sales estimates produced by a reputable sales company...
View ArticleWhy Optics Matter w/ Film Distribution
I hope you had a great weekend! . I was having a conversation with a Film Market Consulting client recently weighing the pro’s and con’s of distribution offers we had on the table and a few things came...
View ArticleDistributors Who Pay MG’s
As we wind down to the final few weeks of summer I’m going to be highlighting some of the discussions we’ve been having in the FS Member Forums that I think are worth sharing with you all. . Over the...
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