Very promising future for indie film producers. Mark Ruffalo recently stated that more notable actors should take a bigger risk and work on indie films during the SAG Strike. SAG defines an indie film under $2 million ($3 million with a diverse cast). Most films in that range can only Read more
What are you more afraid of? Pitching film investors or not having your film made? It’s a serious question… No one wants their screenplay to go into obscurity. So you have to make a choice. Do I raise the money myself or pitch it to an established film producer? Regardless Read more
Should you pay for script coverage? The short answer is YES! There are two versions of script coverage. The traditional one is paying for a script consultant to analyze your script based on characters, arcs, dialogue, pacing, structure, and themes. My version is from a producer’s perspective. How will your Read more
Hey Crew! What’s the difference between a pitch deck and a lookbook? My version of a pitch deck is a mini business plan combined with a production lookbook. Pitch Decks are what you present to your production financiers and lookbooks are what you share with your crew. A pitch deck Read more
Hey Crew! I want to congratulate my personal friends and filmmaker clients Miguel Cantu & Eddie Hill on having their screenplay optioned by an established Executive Producer, on their horror comedy Reefer Creepers! Had a fun time creating their pitch deck, poster, and film budget! I also helped them negotiate the option agreement. We vented Read more
On Feb. 10th, 2022, I got hired to be the film producer for a photoshoot for a filmmaker client who is making a dramatic film about our first responders and the alarming rate of mental health issues they suffer from. Especially our paramedics. They see trauma every single day. Currently Read more
Hey Fellow Filmmakers! Wanted to share some insight I had while researching who my ideal film investor for my paranormal documentary Deadly Dogmen. This is part 2 of my producing my journey. Here is part 1. https://filmbusinessplan.com/producing-a-paranormal-documentary/ As a recap, I’m currently producing a paranormal documentary called Deadly Dogmen. A Read more
Do you have a fear of pitching your film? After years of research and talking shop to fellow filmmakers the number one reason that filmmakers struggle comes down to funding! Especially for projects over $75k. I’m not talking about passion projects that are self funded or crowdfunded but films that Read more