In love with films but litterly don't know anything

[The Master]

Hello, I'm actually in love in films and I'm looking forward to filmmaking but I have a lot of things that I don't know about film industry which I'd like you to help me in :

-If someone wrote a screenplay and would use it himself in directing his film. As an independent, how would everyone watch his film? Not as an independent, how would he project himself to a film production company? coinciding that he's living in a developing country that doesn't care about cinema or have such companies.

-Can this company give you the chance to direct your own script?

-How do American independent films go in box office?

-How would my work be considered as a 'film' internationally?

-I hear sometimes that a country has bought a script or a film, how's that? Can you sell it to a country\channel\company in the same time?

-How can you guarantee that your work has your copyrights and not going to be played with when publishing it?

-How do some actors\directors\screenwriters start their career in cinema with one big film directly without starting with an infamous film?

I'm sorry for being annoying and asking a lot of questions. I'm just a beginner as I said before.

 

[chrisColorado]

I'll volunteer some answers to this:

-If you're an independent, then you either submit to festivals or else put it on YouTube or Vimeo for free or you go the whole hog and do what Jason Brubaker's course tells you - http://www.filmmakingstuff.com/ (I am not him). I bought his course and have learned a ton about internet distribution. He knows what he's talking about. Or you get lucky and get a distribution deal through agents who like you, as Robert Rodriguez did. (Hint: You have the best bet with Jason Brubaker's methods or film festivals.)

-You actually follow the same path if you don't want to be independent, but make a demo reel and submit it to companies. This may be harder for you. I think you have a better chance as an independent. I live in the U.S. and even I have a better chance as an independent because the film studios make you do stuff you don't want and even if you are a director they take all your freedom unless you are Steven Spielberg. Neither you nor I is Spielberg. Oh well, we just have to do it differently.

-Independent Films don't go to box office/theaters like big Hollywood movies. They go to film festivals and hope to get noticed.

- Internationally, I guess you'd get noticed if you're selling your film on Amazon or YouTube or something and making money and getting famous. Being famous takes a lot of work though. You have to know how to build websites/SEO, get on talk shows, blog, social media and YouTube/Vimeo and lots more. It's a lot or work and I'm just getting started.

-Countries buying films - I don't know.

-Copyrights - In the U.S., you go through the copyright office to get a copyright. BUT - stuff like that is actually easier than you think. You could have a somewhat similar script, but then the movie looks totally different because of shooting/editing/director, etc. So in one sense a copyright is not quite as big a deal as you might think. I went to business school and learned how useless copyrights, patents and similar stuff is. What matters much more is the execution - how the movie is actually produced. One director will make the film look totally different than another director, even if they are given the exact same script.

-People start their film career with a great movie because they got noticed by some Hollywood person, usually through having an agent, or because they actually did do small parts before and you just never noticed before. It was just recently I saw an old movie and realized that Chris Pratt had a small role in it, long before he became famous. So everyone has been doing this for a long time.

 

[mus]

*literally*

 

[Sweetie]

If someone wrote a screenplay and would use it himself in directing his film. As an independent, how would everyone watch his film?

TV, Cinema, mobile phone etc. etc. etc.

Not as an independent, how would he project himself to a film production company? coinciding that he's living in a developing country that doesn't care about cinema or have such companies.

That's something you'll need to research. If you have a film office in your country/city, go talk with them.

-Can this company give you the chance to direct your own script?

Can they? Sure they can. It's their money, they can do whatever they want. He who has the bucks has the power.

How do American independent films go in box office?

More often than not, poorly.

How would my work be considered as a 'film' internationally?

You'd have to make a film first.

I hear sometimes that a country has bought a script or a film, how's that? Can you sell it to a country\channel\company in the same time?

What's the context for this question? Do you mean license?

How can you guarantee that your work has your copyrights and not going to be played with when publishing it?

You can attempt to put that in a contract, though expect to be laughed out the door. Typically writers don't get final say on a movie. Even more so from those who aren't established. Even established directors don't often get "final cut". It doesn't mean it cannot happen, it's just exceptionally rare.

That being said, the lower the budget, the more freedom a director/filmmaker normally has.

Look up the story of how Rocky was made. While it's different to what you're looking for, it'll give you a bit of a perspective.

How do some actors\directors\screenwriters start their career in cinema with one big film directly without starting with an infamous film?

There are many paths to success. Even more paths to failure.

I'm sorry for being annoying and asking a lot of questions. I'm just a beginner as I said before.

You should spend a lot of time reading a lot of threads in this forum before you ask too many more questions.