How do you tell if it’s a hobby? Do you own a video camera? Are you working on your first feature film? Is it working? (Please write me.) This survey is meant as a creative writing exercise about your favorite pastime. You can take it the old-fashioned way and fill it out yourself or you […]
First, you need to define it: What does your film do? What’s it about, exactly? What do you want to communicate? Then you need to market that to an audience: Show them that it meets their needs. Then you need to find a public platform to communicate yourself. Why do public platforms matter? When the […]
How much money do these independent filmmakers make as a percentage of their budget (including expenses). Based on a number of studies and calculations from different sources, I’ve estimated that these filmmakers get between 15% of their budget from distributors, 20% from distributors and 35% from the studios. The other 35% is taken from the […]
Does it pay out at more reasonable time frame? No. Anytime a production pays the highest paying performer or director, they are getting paid. Anytime they have the production time, production costs are lower. They are getting paid because they are the highest paid actor or director. They are getting paid at a time frame […]