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Forget about what happened with BATMAN, a huge big budget, big studio franchise. That has nothing to do with you or any other small independent film. Let's look at your scenarios as a filmmaker and what is more likely to happen. So hypothetically, you make a movie for $1 million (and let's...

Totally agreed. This is a point I made earlier. There is, of course, a certain obligation to pay back your investors, but for you as the filmmaker to "make money," what you should be concerned about instead of making the mistake of limiting your distribution options because you're too...

Its quite short-sighted to eschew avenues of distribution just because they won't make you immediate upfront cash. Films have a very long shelf-life as a product, which needs to factor in your mindset. What if it were the case that a theatrical distribution, no matter how small, not only...

What he's worried about, which is how and why the distributors from his $30 million grossing film are going to cheat him, IS putting the cart before the horse. Of course you have to think about making money from films you produce, but that's not really what he's asking about. The reality is...

The creative accounting is generally in the marketing expense and how distributors/studios assign certain other expenses. In this case, they assigned the expenses of the film's sequel to the original film - a distinctly illegal action* that helped speed along a generous settlement with the...

Don't we all? I think to a large extent you're putting the cart before the horse. It's hard enough just to get a film made. It's harder still to get a film distributed. It's hard still to get that film distributed theatrically. And it's almost unheard of for that first-time low budget...

If you have FCP, you should have DVD Studio Pro. Open it, drag your files into the graphical viewer. Delete the Menu icon. Right-click and set the video to First Play. Then click on Build and Format and it should be good to go.

Them not caring and them going out of their way to help you are two different things. For that, I think you're going to have to develop skills that make it worth their while to get you a visa (I don't know how any of that stuff works).

Of course. I don't know of anyone in this business who cares what country you're from.

I concur with this. My rep got 20%, but that included expenses. And the deal he landed was upfront cash plus a percentage of the gross, not the net. We likely would not have gotten a deal at all without him, let alone a first-dollar gross deal.

At no point do I suggest anything to the contrary. That's why I said, "if." ;) I'm taking it for granted in my post that of those trying to get a film made, only about 1% will actually get it done. And of those, only about 1% will get distribution. That's why I think even films in harder to...

It comes down, as FJ says, to an easy sell. Names are easy to sell, and so are genre films. That's just speaking generally of course. It sounds to me like you're going with what you like, which is the right way to go. I'm a big believer that quality also sells. I think if you make a great...

I'd say that's a good start. You should have no problem getting work as a programmer, which will keep food on the table while you try and build relationships and learn as much as you can about filmmaking.

I buy it by the gallon from a make-up shop in Burbank.

Thanks, guys. Signed the paperwork today for the international deal. Woohoo!

I'm happy to announce that our domestic distributor has agreed to pick up the international rights to Lost Mission. It's the icing on what was already a very sweet cake! Also, we're expecting a release date in March or April for US markets. If it's March, we should have a firm street date in...

As long as it is capable of 24p, I'd definitely pick HD over SD. Lights.

I'm having problems following the math here. In one year, you've have 20 different screenplays stolen from you and PRODUCED? And that represents about 50% of your deals, which means you've sold 40 screenplays in one year? I must be missing something here.

The pro account is only $24 a year and totally worth it. I've got nearly 2500 photos up there already.

Great idea, Clive. Maybe I'll upload the poster to my film Lost Mission. Any guidelines on the size?