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You should not offer anyone a percentage of the gross as it is not yours to give but the distributor's. The only time people are included on the gross is if someone is such a draw that the distributor dies not have to worry about cutting a corridor from his receipts. Lots of indie producers...

Indie, You get a producer first. Some may have come the Line Producer route which would be handy because they can do the schedule and budget. Producers are not supposed to get paid until you are greenlit unless they are attached or on a deal with a studio/mini-major. On an Indie they should...

He doesn't deserve any credit, and just a point to note, an idea cannot be copyrighted. Only the expression of it can. So, if you write something based on that idea, that written expression can be copyrighted but it owes nothing to and inherits nothing legal (or subject to copyright) from that...

Indie, you don't need an AD to do the schedule at this stage. You need a Line Producer to BOTH the schedule and the budget at this stage. The LP will do a schedule based on lolcation, set, any other schedule contingencies known at this time. The AD will refine it later to accommodate set-ups and...

Why don't you spoof the ads, or look for public domain posters?

I live on planet Earth, no need to be do rude. This isn't Twitter. Just so you know, CF, the ad spend, or rightly the 'P&A', for tent poles starts 12-18 months before the release. Although the public don't see the results of that send until just prior to that release, it definitely starts that...

Thank you all! Yes Zensteve, lots happening in the UK, mostly American studio financed productions but they help buoy up the indie film sector. Have to say, in the US you have a lot more people geared up entrepreneurial ventures tan we do over here, we don't have the same risk-taking spirit...

Everything Sucramdoow said, plus it made most of it's money outside the US and outside other English-speaking countries. He designed his movie almost like a sient film so that you could understand what was happening, especially with the Navi, without understanding the language and without heavy...

Hi from Boxt Hi, I've started posting without introducing myself :D I'm writer and producer (I don't produce my own writing though) based in London. I work with a producing partner with whim I have some experience producing shirts and one feature. I am looking to share my experiences and...

Writing your script will take some time, could you not save some money for your lawyer. You will need him for crowdfunding and all your finance agreements if you want to not get screwed. The law on crowdfunding changed in the US this year, don't you have to file and film a small lip by a certain...

There are not that any distributors that actually, physically distribute worldwide. They tend to partner up or sell on other territories but they won't reject a good film just because some territories were sold. Just ate a look at some of the indie films on imdb and you'll see how even Fox...

Paul is right. Most likely Universal hold the recording rights, it is unlikely their rights have expired as you said it was only our years ago. They will usually licence the publishing rights separately although lots of people publish under their own company. Unfortunately, bands are notorious...

10K for the option and 200K is actually a pretty good deal if the movie's gross budget is around 8-10M. If you take out the contingency, insurance, bank and other lending fees you'll get the net budget. The purchase price under WGA rules is 3%. So 200K is good for the above range as the net...

Jax, I've been in the reverse situation where we've hired relatively inexperienced film crew (mostly pop video and commercials) but with and experienced AD, director, producers and actors. They just did not want it listen to anyone with more experience and they did not obey the time call...

Congrats, just watched it, loved it, voted for it. Do you a page on Facebook for the vote, i'd be happy to push it if you have one.

Very good ideas, Welsh. Interaction is the key to getting social networkers to become purchasers. It takes a lot if time to do that but if you allocate some time everyday, and maybe get a friend to be a page admin, they can interact when you can't. Competitions also work well. And talk to Comic...

All 3 are excellent for getting the approach right. Michael Wiese Publications also do a good set of books that dissect scenes, sequences, shots, etc. they're really good for getting you to dissect scenes yourself. I also really like The Visual Story by Bruce Block. It's a more technical look at...

But late to the discussion but here goes: the video does nothing for fundraising. You can still do another one, not for the prize but for fundraising. Firstly, you need to talk to the camera. You both should talk to camera, separately. Secondly, you would be better off getting some good...

ApeX, all production companies work on % of the NET budget as the basis for the fee. The only time you can get away from that is you have a track record as A-list writer. And, very few movies have made a billion. If the studios were to consider a spec screenplay which they though could have that...

Actually, Bill Marsilii wrote the original Deja Vu screenplay and Terry Rossio was brought on to rework it with him. The total the got paid was about 7-8% of the NET budget. That is an average % only just above the WGA minimum. I would guess that Marsilii got a lower % than Rossio who was had a...