First and foremost, film is a business as much as it an art. If you don’t take the time to recognize that up front, then you are missing a big part of the equation. Sure, that’s crass. But that’s the business. Every movie has a value. It might be hard to hear what the value …
Happy Holidays! We recently interviewed Brian Udovich on our Business of Film podcast and this was one of the take aways that will definitely stick. Brian went onto say, in relaying a piece of advice he received from Bruce Davis, partner at Icon Entertainment, where he said, “Every movie can be profitable if you make …
What defines your films (or creative works) online prescence? Is it a website? Facebook? Twitter? Instagram? Pinterest? and on… and on… The porous web is the idea that our online experiences are becoming imperminant. We create. It exists. It disappears. We are constantly strugglinge to deliver value. The creative force that drives us to create …
Recently, we chatted with Mia Bruno, Acquisitions Manager at Gravitas Ventures, independent distributor. When asked what’s working now and what kinds of films impact their buying decisions here’s what she said: 1) Cast matters 2) Social media is important If you are filmmaker working on an indie film, then try and get someone into the …
At some point, you have to decide what your vocation is. You have to be willing to draw a line in the sand and tell the world, “I am a director” or “I am a producer”. Until you are ready to make that statement without putting a caveat in front of it, then you haven’t …
The amazing transformative power of film is why we all choose this insane business. We all yearn to make something beautiful. To move an audience. To have people see what we work – and slave on – for years to get onto a piece of digital celluloid. Yet, for all that lust that exists in …
Sean Bobbitt at this years CAMERAIMAGE 2013 gave a master class on going handheld. In it he asks “what do you think handheld does for the shot?” Again and again, we hear the pros talking about story motivating the tools we choose rather than the other way around. It’s just nice to hear Sean talk …
1) Use a List: Big ideas first… smaller ideas second. The list has value because it forces the brain to come up with #2 and #3… 2) Write often: It was Stephen King who said that writers do two things every day. They write a lot and they read a lot. And from the guru …
In a recent post we talked about proof of concept. Post by Craft Truck. But what if you only had a camera? What could you do? Where would you go? What would you shoot? What story would you tell? At the end of the day, the story moves people… the camera, an extension of your …
We live in a world of a virtual shelf space. We’ve come to know this as the longtail. But what does this mean for the indie filmmaker. In a world where there is more content than could possibly be consumed, how do you compete? How do you stand out on the shelf? The simple truth …