Movie Cents - April 2010
- What's New
- Specials This Month
- Independent Film of the Month
- Film Maker Tip of the Month
- Film Finance Quote of the Month
What's New
Film Investors - updated! Lots of new investors, film finance companies and contests with prize money added! The money is out there, and now it's up to you to go get it! Have you already financed your film? Pay it forward and tell us how you did it!
Two new Movie Blogs - check out two new aspiring film makers and follow their journeys into making their first films. One film maker already got some great advice from halfway around the world about location scouting. Want them to write more? Comment and let them know! Want your own Blog? Join in and get free publicity and feedback from other film makers.
Specials This Month
And the March winner is....Elena from Italy! Congratulazioni, Elena! Of all the film financing package purchases, only ONE person left us feedback, making her the automatic winner! Elena will receive a full $99 refund on her purchase because she took two extra minutes to tell us what she thought! Hmmm..I wonder why getting feedback is so difficult? Any thoughts?
YOUR TURN - What would you like to see as a monthly promotion or special?
Independent Film of the Month
LOUDER THAN LOVE-The Grande Ballroom Story- Produced & Directed by Tony D'Annunzio, a highly entertaining documentary about rock music in the 60s and how this music venue played a role. One of our best movie trailers yet! Check it out - and let Tony know what YOU think!
Film Maker Tip of the Month
Where are the Investors?
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I just finished a brand new book by Jason Brubaker of the web site, Filmmaking Stuff, "The Indie Producer’s Guide to Financing Your Movie." The guide covers more than just financing - it is both inspirational and powerful. The FilmProposals Business Plan tools give you the facts, the numbers and the "how to" - but Jason's book gets you off your you-know-what to DO it! He removes the film making barriers... whatever they are for you.
For every one of the hundreds of steps in the process of filmmaking, there is SEVERE competition. Jason
teaches you how to deal with it, improve from it, and MOST importantly, how to quash the competition by simply being better than they are. The book goes deeper than film making..it will likely inspire you in other areas of your life as well.
About half way through, the book gets into how and where to connect with wealthy, and likely accessible, potential investors. His approach and information is very tactical...not just pipe dreams.
See more on "Jason Brubaker's - Take Action, Film Financing"
Film Quote of the Month
"Pick up a camera. Shoot something. No matter how small, no matter how cheesy, no matter whether your friends and your sister star in it. Put your name on it as director. Now you're a director. Everything after that, you're just negotiating your budget and your fee."
" ...you can read all the books about film-making, all the articles in American Cinematographer and that sort of thing, but you have to really see how it works on a day-to-day basis, and how to pace your energy so that you can survive the film, which was a lesson that took me a long time to learn. " James Cameron
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