Business Plan Tools for Film Reviews

by FilmProposals
(Hollywood, CA)

Film Business Plan Template

Film Financial Projections Template

Film Financing Manual

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Hugely Helpful
by: Dante

I purchased your products when developing our project. It has been hugely helpful; we are currently working with a noted Hollywood Producer who has hundreds of millions of critical and box office successes on his IMDB page, http://pandoranage.com

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Amazing Job
by: Michael

I really think you have done an amazing job putting together this package and it brings me great relief knowing that I can consolidate all the information and paperwork into one clean and professional package.

Regards,
Michael, Producer
Honolulu, HI

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I hate Excel, so this is very useful
by: Scott

Melissa, the unlocked version really helped a lot. Now I can work in other numbers such as Number of theater screens, P&A Interest, tax incentive/rebates, loan interest, and revenue splits with investors.

I hate Excel, so this is very useful.

Thanks again - I really appreciate it,

Scott - Producer

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A great jumping off point and confidence builder.
by: Andrew

I found the business plan template and film financial comparison table a great starting point. Reading through the Film Financing Manual I gained a lot of confidence that reinforced my own ideas. I ended up taking the bits I wanted and customizing other sections to create a condensed and concise 11 page business plan, backed up by a whole lot of figures and data. In the US economic slump I found investors were looking for alternate investments with high yield - my Film Investor Brief was perfect!

Suggestions for FilmProposals - I wish I had known earlier you can unlock and edit formulas and format. I ended up copying what I could of the Excel spreadsheet and customizing it. I also linked it to a cash-flow graph which is a great visual tool for less savvy investors who just get lost in the data.

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Gave Me Critical Elements Investors Seek and Helped Me Organize
by: Mike LaChapelle

The package provides an important template that helps structure the business element of film making. For the longest time I stared at the screen that was to be my self developed "business plan"...to no avail. Then I found your Manual and Template and your software not only gave me the critical elements that any investor might be looking for but also helped me organize the many facets of the process. More than creating a film "implementation" path, it also helps create a shared vision with other shareholders.

One suggestion for FilmProposals to complete this vision might be sample agreements between producers and investors or creatives and producers. The nomenclature of Hollywood accounting/investment has changed over the years and a guide to industry terminology would be helpful. Overall a great tool for the Independent.

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Both FilmProposals Site and Business Tools Extremely Helpful
by: Frances

I am still in the midst of writing our business plan, and keep referring back to this website after purchasing the Film Financial Projects template and Film Business Plan template. Not only do both continue to be the right tools (after researching A LOT and seeing others out there) but the website resources are extremely helpful as well.

I like having the template to follow, but also know that film business plans are different than regular business plans. That makes the task seem very daunting, especially gathering the financial data needed to plead your case to investors. By far that is the toughest part, so having the financial template makes it a lot less scary to tackle.

Other than this site, which I keep coming back to, I have also found Louise Levinson's book "Filmmakers and Financing" to be extremely helpful. There is a samples business plan in the book, but the Film Proposal business plan template is much easier to follow and a better guide. Levinson's book is a great resource for WHY each section of the business plan needs to be a certain way, but I use the Film Proposal template for actually writing the plan.

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A very usefull tool!
by: Robert Bovill

I found your software to be exceptionally useful for me in helping to define the financial aspects of making and potentially profiting from a film. Having worn many different hats in the entertainment business over the years I finally decided to seek out a great project and then get it financed. As a first time Executive Producer I found your software first to be great for helping me understand film financing and second helping the various investors who we have been pitching to better understand their risks and potential rewards. I would certainly recommend this software to anyone thinking about seeking financing for films.

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Very pleased
by: TV Producer now Consultant

I needed a good, quick template for multi-modeling a TV Special, with various distribution channels, and all the templates from my former life at a major are multiple sheets (very large), too complex and difficult for a lite Excel user. (And archived someplace on iomega jaz on top of that.)

I came here from a search, and I was drawn to the Film Projections Template and the possibility of opening it up to change text cells and add a few lines for my distribution channel needs.

I'm very pleased with the result. The folks here were quick to answer my questions, and supplied me with the unlocked spreadsheet as promised. (I dare say that Support here was far more responsive than the IT group I dealt with at a major. They even write in normal person language.)

The resultant projections are what I needed, and the early feedback from the "suits" in this project is that I've presented a clear yet compact overview of the prospects. (Actually, more like surprise that it could be presented so concisely and without a complex MBA-style model.)

By the way, in my projections not all the outcomes are golden, and that adds to my respect for the template.

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The Whole She-bang
by: Alexis Adkins

I purchased the whole set. There is quite a bit of information to digest, and even after spending about a year and a half doing research and gathering information,there is quite a bit in here that was very helpful and that will be utilized, not only in the short term, but the long term as well.

I would like to see some additional alternatives, as well, to represent the changing landscape of this industry. (For example, web series, internet marketing revenues, and some of the emerging technology.) These can be modified to account for these with little effort, but would be curious to see if there might be a different or better way.

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Great Support!!
by: Sherry Bradley

I can truly say that the support with any technical question or concern was addressed in a timely manner. I really appreciate Melissa taking the time to work with me because I am not computer savvy. The Film Template did all the work for the Budget I had to submit in my Business Plan. It's Great!!

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Customer Service Great
by: Peter Sassi

The customer service and Business Plan Template provided by Film Proposals is great!

I screwed up and downloaded the template, which is great, but my partner already had already purchased it and had it in place on another project. They were prompt in providing me the 100% refund with no questions asked.

Peter

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delighted indie producer
by: Anonymous

Both the proposal for indies and the template for profit projections proved to be invaluable tools in putting together my proposal package for the film I am presently developing.

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This Would Have Saved me $2,000. Absolutely Essential.
by: Seth, Los Angeles

Hi - Seth Hymes from Film School Secrets. I'm an NYU Film Grad and Independent Filmmaker. Several years ago I hired an attorney to help me draft a business plan and Private Placement Memorandum to raise money for a film project called "Breaking Balls". Using those documents I raised $30,000 from private investors. A friend recently referred me to filmproposals.com and I realized I could have saved myself $1,000-$2,000 in attorney fees by using this software! The information here is extremely valuable to an independent filmmaker looking to present themselves in a professional, compelling manner to potential investors. These kinds of documents do get results. And it offers information and training I didn't even get in a top film school. I only wish I had known about FilmProposals earlier!

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Very Good
by: elena.baldessari@libero.it

These products are very very good and also the customer assistance is very quick.
I am very satisfied.
Thanks,
Elena Baldessari

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Kathleen
by: Business Plan - Best money I ever spent!

I postponed writing my business plan because it was (in my mind) the hardest thing I would ever do. Procrastination was key here. That's when I saw the Film Financing Manual and Business Plan Template. Eureka! As it turned out, the business plan WAS the hardest thing I've ever done, but with the tools in the package, it made it much less stressful and the more I got into it, I thought to myself - YES!!! - thank god someone knows what they're doing...

I'm now sending out my completed business plan/film proposal document to potential investors and the one comment I'm getting back almost immediately is that it's so well laid out and professional. Believe me, first impressions really do count. When someone sees that you take your business seriously, they're much more likely to take you and your projects seriously.

Best money I ever spent!

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Incredibly Informative
by: Jane

I had no idea it was feasible to get a handle on film finance myself and was really inspired to see I don't have to be a writer hawking scripts until I die. I can actually make my film!

I was also inspired by how much information is out there to facilitate first-time film making, and how much FilmProposals is on top of this information.

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Really useful Tool
by: Toby

I am an independent producer preparing projections for investors. I found your program one of the few available online that is actually useful, so I hope you are making a fortune with it.

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Like a 6 week business course in a short Manual
by: Steve

Vastly exceeded my expectations for the price. I wish I'd found you before I started spending all that time looking for film info on the internet. You would have saved me dozens of hours (and I'm worth at least a dollar an hour, ha)! I actually think these products could be used for any type of business plan, not just film. There's a lot of film stuff in there, but the template could easily be used to write another type of biz plan.

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Very useful!
by: J. Rao

I found all the material to be very useful, well laid out and easy to get through. There was very little "filler" and there was a lot of great information. Highly recommended.

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Concise & Useful Tools
by: Leo Loh

I have produced commercials, documentaries and corporate videos but never Indie films. With only 19 pages including the cover, contents page etc., the manual is thinner than expected. On the other hand, the concise manual does deliver and provide all the necessary information, tools and resources I need to create my first film proposal with confidence. I am also grateful that they so graciously replaced without charge a previous version of the manual which I deleted by accident.

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19 Pages - a Rip Off
by: Lori McCarthy

I just purchased your, Film Proposals Financing Manual Item# FPMan. And it is not what I was expecting at all. I want my money back. It says on your website, 7 day money back guarantee. Please... $29 for a 19 page manual what a rip off. Thank you for your help in this matter.

FilmProposals Response - Lori, we are happy to provide a refund (and have done so). We post these comments here to show we are not hiding anything, but that all feedback submitted is published.

However, I'm not sure what else we can do - except make the Manual longer? Was there specific information missing? How can we make the manual better, besides making it longer?

True business people like concise, factual documents - no FLUFF - and that is exactly the design of our Film Proposals and Financing Manual. We apologize if you thought another 100 pages would provide you more valuable information - based on our experience, that is not the way a Film Proposal works.

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