JOE THE FILMMAKER GUIDE
MORE IS BETTER?
FILM INVESTING 101
When considering to ask for funding for a feature film or any project, asking for, “More Is Better!” Why is this statement so shocking yet true? When investors seek to finance your film, they want to see real numbers. They are not looking at your top line movie, [...]
Joe The Filmmaker Guide: Film Investing-More Is Better?
Joe The Previs Arist Advice
Joe The Previs Artist Writes:
As any real plumbers know, nobody starts building expensive houses without clear blueprints. However, movies get into productions with unfinished scripts, without storyboards, and also without accurate pre-visualisations done.
Now when the times are tough, We suggest two things any good film architect and plumber should do:
1. Revise and review your script [...]
Joe The Filmmaker Guide: Creating A Webisode
JOE THE FILMMAKERS GUIDE TO
HOW TO CREATE A WEBISODE
By: DT Productions Staff
A webisode is essentially a streaming television show that is broadcast over the internet. Like any, “Days of Our Lives,” or “As The World Turns,” people are interested in the on going saga in the lives of everyday people. With the use of YouTube [...]
Joe The Filmmaker’s Guide: Feature Script In 10 Day
JOE THE FILMMAKER’S GUILD TO WRITING
A FEATURE FILM SCRIPT IN 10 DAYS
Written By: DT Productions Staff
The expression on your face tells it all, and your wondering? I’ve spent almost a year on my script! How in the world do you propose that I can complete a full script in 10 days? Well, the [...]
Joe The Filmmaker Guide: Film Distribution The Cheap Way
SO WHAT ARE THE ODDS OF
WINNING A FILM DISTRIBUTION DEAL?
Written By: DT Production Staff
The truth is winning a Cannes or Sundance Film Festival are slim to none! We believe the only way we can make it into the big time film industry is if our film wins or places at film festivals. Film festivals are [...]
Joe The Filmmaker Guide: From Script To Screen
FILM MAKERS PRE-PRODUCTION – PRODUCTION OUTLINE
Updated and Revised By: DT Productions of Upstate NY
Style Credit: Cinema Workshops
1. SCHEDULE PITCH.
A pre-meeting must be scheduled with the film studio, producer or director in interest of your pitch prior to the meeting at which you plan to deliver your pitch.
2. PITCH.
Members pitching a project must bring to the [...]
Joe The Filmmaker Guide: Recession Looms, Hollywood Blooms
LAS VEGAS – Hollywood thrives when the economy dives.
It was true during the Depression, when Americans scraped together nickels and dimes for an escape to the movies. And as the prospect of another recession looms, studio executives say this time is no different.
As evidence mounts that people are tightening up on other expenses, [...]
Joe The Filmmaker Guide:Film Agent/Agency List
Any one seeking an agent should first write or telephone the agency and find out whether or not your a good match. Each agency specializes in representing certain types of material. Some agencies have specialized divisions. You should briefly — very briefly! — detail your background and describe your material. The agency will let you [...]
Joe The Filmmaker Guide: Movie Mogul Tips II
Source: Movie Making Marketing
Success in Hollywood lurks beyond luck and beyond networking in a magical black box. Demo reels show instead of tell and thats the secret to success on-screen and off. The digital world has made it possible to make a demo reel happen in a new way your way. Breaking [...]
Joe The Filmmaker Guide: Invest Like A Movie Mogul
Hollywood Moguls teach individual investors about managing money.
Source: MSNBC
What do top-notch movie moguls have in common with top-notch investment moguls? They both make boatloads of money. But, says Alan Haft, who lives in both worlds, the similarities don’t end there.
“I’ve been investing since the sixth grade,” says Haft, whose mother ran a boutique investment firm [...]
