The Underlying Cause of Many Issues Facing The Indiefilm Industry.
There are many issues independent filmmakers complain about when it comes to the indie film business, many all stem from the film industry coping with he same problem, Uncertainty. This article expands on that to help creatives better adapt to it.
Commercial Doesn’t NECESSARILY Mean Crap
In the film industry, we’re all ont he cutting edge of culture. Unfortunately, the contrarian tendencies of our artistic sides sometimes causes us to assume if it’s popular, it’s bad. That’s an oversimplification. Here’s why.
How COVID-19 Affected the Indie Film Industry
COVID-19 affected the entire world. To some degree, it still affects us all. Here’s 2023 update to some estimations I made in 2020 as to the effects of the pandemic on the industry.
What Screenplays are Studios ACTUALLY Buying?
If you’re a screenwriter, you’ve probably toyed with the idea of selling your script. Here’s some advice from a script doctor and a rebuttal from an executive producer.
How and Why to treat your Production Company Like a Small Business.
If you want to make a living in film, it’s not enough to be creative. You also need to have a strong business sense. Here’s why that’s the case, and a guide to getting started.
The 4 Types of Media Entrepreneurship
If you want a career in independent film, you’re going to need to have some entrepreneurial skills. Here’s an outline for what that could look like.
Where the Film Industry is Headed in 2019
In this older blog, I predict where the industry was headed in 2019, some hits, some misses.
What Deliverables does my Sales Agent Need to sell my Independent Film internationally? (Deliverables 2/4)
If you want a sales agent to sell your movie, they’ll need some things to do it properly. Here’s a guide as to what those things are.
What do I need to deliver to my Independent Film’s distributor? (1/4)
If you want to get your film out there, you’ll need to give your distributor, aggregator, sales agent, or or post house certain things. Here’s an outline of those deliverables.
5 Rules for Vetting Your Producer’s Rep
We producer’s reps are generally known to be slimy used car salespeople. It’s not always the case, but there’s a reason the stereotype exists. Heres’ how to vet your rep, (include me on these too)
How to Structure Your Production Company’s Entity
If you want to make a film, you should really start a company (entity) to do it through. Here’s one Executive Producer’s take on how structuring them.