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May, 2013

• Cannes Take-Away: Which Sales Agents Do Pre-Sales? Sent Tuesday, May 21, 2013 Hello everyone, I hope your week is off to a great start! One of the questions that pops up around Cannes (and any Film Market for that matter) is which Sales Agents can help with pre-sales. It seems that producers with scripts in the low and mid budget ranges are desperately seeking someone to take the pain away of raising pre-sale financing on their own. And believe me, as a Producer myself, I can understand that. But I've got one piece of advice here... Not so fast.... […]
• Are You Struggling To Find A Producer For Your Film? Sent Saturday, May 18, 2013 Hello everyone, I hope your weekend is off to a great start! If you've been following the FS Facebook Page at all this week, you know that there's lots of exciting deals happening in Cannes right now, and lots that everyone can learn from - even if you're not attending the market. Don't worry, I'll be doing a round-up of Cannes Market take-aways in a few days, but in the mean time be sure to stay abreast by reading the online trades and checking in with us on Facebook. One thing […]
• I'll Help You Package & Find Financing For Your Film.... Sent Thursday, May 16, 2013 Hello everyone, I hope your week is going well so far! This is just a quick note to let you know that the 2013 Producers Incubator has opened for Pre-Registration. For all of you who have been quietly waiting for help in turning your project into a real value proposition for investors, partners, and talent, this is the opportunity to make it happen. What Is The Producers Incubator and How Can It Help You? The Producer's Incubator is a 3 month group coaching program (June […]
• More On Finding Actors Who Can 'Sell' Your Film Sent Tuesday, May 14, 2013 Hello everyone, I hope your week is off to a great start! The Cannes Film Festival and Market kick off this week and once again I'm excited for the opportunity to do intelligence gathering on a grand scale. What type of intelligence you ask? Well film markets are the best place hands down to find out which actors can help sell your movie at various budget ranges. I'm getting so many questions in the forums lately - people are looking for short cuts, they want me to produce […]
• Should You Hire A Casting Director To Help Package Your Film? Sent Thursday, May 9, 2013 Hi everyone, I hope you're having a great week! I had a client I was working with in my Comprehensive Pre-Production program and after a few months of 'waiting' to get actors attached, she gave up and hired a casting director to do the dirty work for her. Problem is, the casting director insists on going after only one person at a time, and has no idea who is bankable or sellable for a pre-sales financing model. So back to the private equity model they go! (by the way, it this […]
• Creating Value For Investors Part 2 - Possible For Low Budgets? Sent Tuesday, May 7, 2013 Hello everyone, I hope your week is off to a great start! I'm in the final stretch of preparing for the Cannes Film Market which kicks off next week. I've really enjoyed working with a small group of Film Market Consulting clients and helping them get their projects ready for market - and I look forward to reporting to you from the front lines once I'm there so hopefully everyone can learn from mine and others' experiences. There's a few clients I'm helping at the script stage […]
• Building Value & How To Find Investors For Your Film Sent Thursday, May 2, 2013 Hi everyone, I hope you've had a great week so far.... I had a comment posted today to a blog post I wrote in January entitled How To Find Investors For Your Film - and basically the person wanted to know what everyone wants to know which is - my project is awesome and how do I find investors? Like I said in the post - focus on building value in your project first, and finding investors second. In other words, don't jump the gun! Yesterday I had a meeting with a German […]

April, 2013

• Want To Attract Investors To Your Film? Here's how.... Sent Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Good morning everyone, I hope your week is off to a great start! Just wanted to send a couple quick announcements for the day.... First, today is the last day of the Film Specific 6th Anniversary Promotion whereby if you become a Film Specific Pro member, you'll get free bonus months added on to your membership, PLUS a free copy of the Film Distribution Kit on CD Rom shipped to your door. If you want to join a 1000+ community of serious and career-minded filmmakers, and dig […]
• Which Actors Can 'Sell' Your Movie & How Much Are They Worth? Sent Saturday, April 27, 2013 Hi everyone, Happy Saturday to you..... I just wanted to send a quick note about a new blog post I published yesterday called Your 5 Step Plan To Finding Actors Who Sell Your Movie. Since I've received this question a LOT lately, I figured it would make for good weekend reading.... Anyway, I hope you enjoy and I look forward to any questions you have in the comments section below the post: Click Here For How To Find Actors Who Can Sell Your Movie Also just a friendly […]
• Sales Projections - Same Money, More Rights? Sent Thursday, April 25, 2013 Hi everyone, I hope your week is going well.... This week I've been working on reorganizing the Sales Projections department on Film Specific, since it's one of the most visited pages on the site (and I can understand why). Here's something I noticed - while prices in certain territories remain the same, the actual rights a buyer wants in exchange for that price have actually increased. I'll give you an example... I used to have specific sales projections just for DVD rights […]

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