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Get Booked on Talk Shows: SpecialGuests.com
Special Guests is a publicity agency unlike traditional PR firms. They do NOT charge for nebulous publicity services or hard-to-measure public relations services that the big “downtown” firms bill big money for. They don’t even bill clients for mailing expenses or long distance phone calls. Instead, they bill on a...
BEST Book for Film Producers (Get it Now)
I've been working as a film producer now for about three and a half years and I've got quite a number of credits. Much to my surprise I seem to be producing something every year or so. Furthermore, I'm now actively supporting several hundred other film producers through ebooks, websites and meetings usually for little or no compensation just...
Market Your Film Ebook: A Tactical, Practical, Step by Step Guide
This is a step by step guide for marketing your films before, during and after release. You can purchase it for $5. [Are_PayPal_LoginPlease] Creating a Market for Your Film A Tactical Practical Approach [/Are_PayPal_LoginPlease] ...
Minimum Noise Music Licensing
www.minimumnoise.com is a new way to license music for your production. This is interesting to filmmakers because it gives them access to custom made music at very low prices (non-exclusive licenses typically run at $250). ...
What are the rules of film financing?
There are no universal rules in the film industry. Film productions, by their very nature, are constructed by very small teams which means decisions by a very small number of people are required to make some very big decisions. There are films that have been funded based on nothing more than a few lines on a napkin. There are other films made by...
Understanding the Iron Triangle of Film Financing
If you want to produce a feature film you need many things, most of which are relatively easy to acquire. You need a script, a camera, a camera man, lights, a location, a crew, etc. But the heart of your production, if your film is to be profitable, will be the Iron Triangle, which is to say a cast, financing and distribution. If you have a...
How to Pitch a Movie Really Well
If you're one of the many who just can't seem to get their pitch right, you may find the following suggestions helpful. They are culled from years of pitching and watching others pitch, and they are written by someone who has found pitching to be one of her favorite hobbies Pitching is All About True Love The first thing to understand is...
DEFINING YOUR DOCUMENTARY: A Word to the Wise
I really like documentary filmmakers. Having met several hundred face to face over the years, I have come to believe that the vast majority of them are just "good citizens" who find themselves suddenly driven to reveal an important truth to the world at large. Their decision to pick up a camera is often the start of an incredible personal and...
Another Word for Controvery is Sales
Film producers generally shy away from controversy because no one likes it when their film is hated. But a well-hated film often does very well at the box office between those that hate the the film talk about it as much as those who love it if not more. Fahrenheit 9/11, Passion of the Christ, 9 ½ Weeks and a hundred other films have been sold on...
Looking for Support for Your Film Projects? Here is How To Get It . . .
Almost every first time filmmaker is startled by just how hard it is to get people to help him make his project. Whether it's the 1-day short film short they can't get chairs for or the eight million dollar feature they can't raise a dime for . . . they are dismayed that people are so unhelpful. While people may give them advice or share...
