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Hello, Your attorney should be able to set everything for you as part of your new business consultation. They will provide you with recommendations on medical, dental, and MOST IMPORTANTLY liability insurance for your company. If you do not have an attorney, I highly recommend it as a first...

Many books have been written on teh subject. Check some out from the local library or spend some money and get them from the local B&N or Borders. In general, I say put together a budget for your development project.Then look for the money to finance the Dev. package only. Spend all of your...

What most people don't know is that the film was picked up by Columbia Pictures at sundance and then had to spend a million fixing it and finishing it before it was ready for distribution. So in a way El Mariachi costed 1,007,225.00. :-) Oh and he borrowed the camera. Ari 16s. Hey but do not...

Great conversation. But let me make my position very clear. 1. I see nothing wrong with trying to get rich or make a living in filmmaking. I actually think that the “I’ll do it for the art” phylosophy is flawed for most commercial and for-profit indi filmmakers. Indeed, we only produce films...

Clive, if more indi filmmakers had the same conception of development as you do, the Studios would be in trouble, and indi filmmaking would be 100 times more prolific than it is today. Unfortunately, the field is full of people with good ideas but enlarged egos and no understanding of the...

Hello timor, providing the production budget, estimated # of actors and extras, equipment available, production timeline, and purpose will help the writer create something that you could actually use. With more detailed information the adaptation of the idea to a sp will better fit your needs...

Confused priorities… Great post Clive! Confused priorities… Please take this with an open mind. This applies to those of you who want to make films for commercial distribution. If you are an indi filmmaker who despises the industry and wants to remain completely authentic to your...

Some thoughts from the production corner, Superheroes screenplays are great to produce in many ways: the usually consist of a conglomeration of components that define successful commercial movies: -adventure -action -drama -love story -strong, well defined lead characters -strong well defined...

Good advise Scott, However, please everyone keep in mind that film investing is a highly regulated enterprise if you live in the USA. The number one reason indi filmmakers get sued is not because the movie did not fulfill expectations and the investor lost money, but because of the manner in...

WideShot your tips are always on target! HitTheMark, there is something else you may consider. Define what FOR YOU means "to make a movie". Does it mean that you want to write it, produce it, or direct it? or all of the above?. If you goal is to have your idea and sp produced, then you need...

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I agree with WideShot, Gregory Goodell's book is the best book on teh market. I have read most of them and Goodell's is the only one not full of fluff. For those of you doing actual production work, John Lee's Business handbook is also excellent. Cheers.

Hello All. I just got off the phone with Breakdown services LTD. Apparently they no longer provide breakdowns (for a fee) for projects in development without financing in place. I believe they used to do that, although we never used their services for non-funded projects. Now, does anyone hava...

inetbuff, leave it! keep the script as you envision it. Then have it covered. You will get honest, and sometimes brutal, feedback - and if the scene presents a problem, you will hear it clearly. There are many things producers and agents look for and avoid when looking at scripts, and some...

vegasindiestv, I see nothing wrong with what you do! You are charging a submission fee. That is not new in the industry! Your licensing agreement also looks extremely fair. I think this is a great opportunity for the thousands of film students, and no-budget indi-film makers, which allows them...