I hope you all had very Happy Holidays and for some of you, I know you’re still on ‘holiday’ time… . I’m taking some down time myself this week and have been reflecting on the past year and as part of that, pulled up the most popular/read posts from 2018 which I thought I’d link for you […]
I hope you’ve had a great week! . In a previous newsletter I talked about whether some sales agents are better than others (and why)…. and this brought up another question I get very often which is whether sales agents can get you a better domestic deal than you could get on your own. . […]
I hope you had a great week! We left off on Tuesday talking about Distribution Decisions & Timelines and I wanted to share another story of something I’m going through with a client right now that I think can help many of you in similar positions. . But first I’ll mention that on the Distribution side […]
Last week we left off our Packaging 101 Series talking about Finding The Right Producer For Your Budget, and someone in the comments said she thought “producers are the ones that raise money to pay everyone”…. which of course is correct (ish?) but they also do other things. That’s why there’s often multiple producers on […]
Last we left off in our Packaging 101 series we talked about the ramifications of having your heart set on one actor during the packaging process. . But I want to take a step back and address some issues that have come up in the FS Coaching Group recently which I think could help some […]
I hope you’re having a great week so far! . Now that AFM is wrapped up I’m hearing about some of the experiences you guys had there and one thing that stands out is I’m seeing people rushing into deals they were presented with at the market. . Maybe you met with a handful of […]
As promised I’d like to give some final AFM take-aways but also, I plan to explore certain topics a bit deeper over the coming weeks as they deserve posts of their own….things like, attaching talent (to high and low budgets), building your team during development (who to hire and what to budget), dissecting back end […]
On Wednesday we left off talking about Day 1 & Pre-Game Analysis and I touched on the appeal of niche films in today’s marketplace…. and I want to pick up the discussion there today because this is an AFM trend this year that seems to be playing out in almost every deal that’s been announced so […]
I thought I’d kick off the series of AFM Dispatches today on Day 1 just to share a few quick tin-bits and impressions so far on this year’s market. . But first, I want to announce a special one week flash sale we’re doing on my Film Finance Essentials course which is soup to nuts […]
Last week in my AFM Series I talked about the conundrum of going to AFM with an indie comedy or drama…mainly that, AFM is not comedy and drama ‘friendly’, and much more open to talking with filmmakers who have ‘genre’ films. . By the way, this isn’t to say you shouldn’t make an indie comedy or […]
