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May, 2012

• Cannes Update: Do Attachments Matter? Sent Tuesday, May 22, 2012 Good morning everyone, I hope your week is off to a great start! We left off in last week's newsletter talking about Why Presentation and Positioning of your project is Everything, and how to leverage that to start the ball rolling with packaging your film. With Cannes in full swing right now (even starting to wind down) if you've been following the deals that have been going on you will notice a couple of things: 1. In the Micro Budget world, strong genre pics are still […]
• Cannes Update: What's Up With All The Hype? Sent Friday, May 18, 2012 Hi everyone, I hope you've had a great week! I wanted to send out a quick Cannes update before the weekend - just a few observations I've had so far that I wanted to share with you. Like I mentioned in my newsletter on Wednesday, between this newsletter, the blog, and the FS Facebook Page, I'm going to do my best to keep you in the loop on what's taking place in the market...and how you can benefit from it whether you're there or not. So take a look at today's blog post […]
• Cannes Kick-Off & Why Presentation Is Everything Sent Wednesday, May 16, 2012 Good morning everyone, I hope you've been having a great week so far! The Cannes Film Market kicks off today and I understand that most of you reading this don't have the luxury of being there, so I'm going to do my best this next week to give you some solid updates, information, and content to help you understand all the goings-on, and take advantage of this big event even if you're not there. (Hint: be sure to check-in regularly on the FS Facebook Page for daily tid bits!) […]
• How To Be Successful In The Film Biz... Sent Thursday, May 10, 2012 Hi everyone, I hope you've had a great week so far! My week has been interesting to say the least. I had a project fall apart only to have another even bigger one come together... Ahhhh, the ups and downs of the film business! Anyway, it inspired me to write a post on how Success Leaves Clues.... being successful in the film business isn't rocket science and you don't have to reinvent the wheel to get your movies made. Read on for more about what happened to me this week and my […]
• How Much Is Your Film Worth? Sent Tuesday, May 8, 2012 Good morning everyone, I hope your week is off to a great start! I had a few calls with clients this week where they asked me What is my film worth? Meaning...how much can I expect to make from this? Actually, I get that same question almost on a daily basis from someone! The answer isn't simple of course and starts with it depends. But let's say you've got a low budget ($500K or under) film with some 'names' attached and a decent genre concept...the economics right now are […]
• Are You Presenting Your Project The Right Way? Sent Saturday, May 5, 2012 Hello everyone, I hope you're out enjoying your Saturday! Just a quick head's up about the Pitch Packet + Business Plan service I mentioned in my newsletter the other day..... For those of you looking for help selling your project at the script or financing stage, getting your marketing collateral together is a mandatory first step. As a result, I've conceived a service in-house that helps filmmakers better present their projects to get packaging and financing underway. If […]
• Going Straight To VOD + The Mel Model Sent Thursday, May 3, 2012 Good morning everyone, I hope you've had a great week so far - only one more day till the weekend! Yesterday I posted something on my Facebook Wall about Mel Gibson going straight to VOD with his latest film Get The Gringo. He financed the $20 million film himself and wants to see if he can do similar numbers to how he did with self releasing Passion Of The Christ in theaters. It will be an interesting experiment since going straight to VOD means he doesn't have to spend even a […]

April, 2012

• You Making A Film For The Marketplace? Sent Monday, April 30, 2012 Good morning everyone, I hope you had a great weekend! This is just a quick and friendly reminder that today is the last day to take advantage of the Film Specific 5th Anniversary Month Promotion. For those of you who have been looking to join as a full member, here's what's in it for you if you join today on the last day of our promotion: When you become an FS Pro Annual member you'll get 3 bonus months of membership (value $75) and a free 2012 Film Distribution Kit (value […]
• Distributors Don't Care What You Spent On Your Film Sent Saturday, April 28, 2012 Good morning everyone, I hope your weekend is off to a great start! The other night I was watching the real estate show on HGTV called Selling LA and there was this pesky client who was sticking to his guns on the asking price for his house, even though it was priced waaaay over market, and everyone who came to see it talked about how over priced it was in relation to the comparables. It reminded of me of those filmmakers I hear from almost on a daily basis who as ask me how to […]
• Do You Care About Crowd Funding? Sent Tuesday, April 24, 2012 Good morning everyone, I hope your week is off to a great start! Crowd funding seems to be on everyone's lips these days.....and believe me, I get a minimum of 6 emails per day from filmmakers asking me to promote their campaign to my audience. The irony is, they're going about it entirely the wrong way! Check out today's blog post entitled How To Get People To Care About Your Crowd Funding Campaign for a dose of reality on how to make raising money from the crowds work for […]

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