pre-production Guide To A Virtual Cinema Release For Indie Filmmakers

[Unknown Screenwriter]

“We returned to LA with a much clearer vision for the script, and after a few meetings and drafts things started falling into place. We knew we had something special with the script, so I was determined to raise the money. I called well over 100 people in my network who I thought might be interested in investing, with a rejection rate of about 95%.”

 

[mlesemann]

Good article.

A quick note for those who are unfamiliar with the SAG-AFTRA contracts - the modified low budget contract that they used was for $250-700k. It has since been replaced by the "moderate low budget project" contract, which is $300k-700k, plus diversity incentives.