www.gazettereview.com Will you lend me $1000? I don't know when I'll pay you back - but i've got a really great idea ... Do you feel like rushing to give me a $1000 loan right now? Unlikely. You want me to give you better, more detailed information about the loan, its terms and the chances of my paying you back. It's exactly the same for getting a movie financed. What is The Movie Learn to pitch it - to sell it to a potential investor in 30 seconds. If you hook them, ...
The First 10 Pages of A Script
The opening scenes - the first 10 pages.. How long do you wait - 5 minutes? 10 minutes ... possibly 20 minutes before you switch off a movie where you're just not 'getting' it. There's a lack of engagement in the story and characters; the rules of the world are unclear - and you don't want to spend more time getting to the climax of a tale that didn't grab you in the first place. So ... as a filmmaker, how do you engage a busy acquisitions executive, with a pile of screenplays to read, ...
Making a Christmas Movie
CHRISTMAS MOVIES So ...it's that time of year - Bonfire Night has been & gone in the UK; Thanksgiving is almost upon the USA. What's next? Oh yes - it's Christmas! The lights may not be up in your home yet but the festive movie season is about to begin. The most popular day for Americans to go to the movies is Christmas Day itself. It's one of the busiest times of the year - the combination of Awards Season build-up and family vacation time means a glut of films arriving in ...
Who’s Buying a Ticket to see your Movie?
The Statistics: According to www.statista.com of American adults: 3% go to the movies once a week 5% two to three times a month 13% once a month 49% almost never Therefore, although that may seem like a rather odd title for a blog - Who's Buying A Ticket to see Your Movie? - take a moment and be honest about your project. Do You Know Who would Buy a Ticket to see your movie? Would you pay to go and see the movie? do you know someone else who would pay to see it? ...
Should You Go to the AFM?
The road to AFM First of all - what is the AFM? The AFM is the 'American Film Market' - since 1991, it's been held at the Loews Hotel in Santa Monica the first week of November every year. It's a sales market for the film industry - i.e. unlike Berlin, Cannes & Toronto it is not a festival. The main focus of the AFM is for sales companies to meet with distributors and pitch projects - from scripts / packages to finished film screenings. It is also the last opportunity of the year ...
HOW TO APPROACH A SALES AGENT
HOW TO APPROACH A SALES AGENT You're new to the industry - you've never met them before .. what do you do if you need to approach a sales agent? Research ... Who are you going to contact and why should they be interested in your movie? If you have looked at their website / the types of movies that they sell, maybe that's why - they love horror and so do you! Perfect. However .... if they love horror and you have an arthouse title - that's likely to be a problem (& they're ...