SHORTS ARE DUMB (6 Reasons)

Let’s Cut-To-The-Chase: Want to make money making movies?

I’m sure the answer is “Yes” or “Yep” and if you’re from England you’d answer “Blimey…I didn’t know you could” and if from Australia your mates would go “Good on you”.

Now back to money: Wanna make money making movies… Then DON’T MAKE A BLOODY SHORT.

Question: Why?

Answer: RTFB (Read The F*ckin’ Blog)

 Back to “6 Reasons Not To Make A Short”.

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FILM MARKETS ARE NOT FILM FESTIVALS

There are Film Festivals and there are Film Markets.

Festivals and Markets have absolutely nothing in common and you must know the difference.

First, Film Festivals are about “Fluff & Awards”, with an underlining fairy tail hope that you will either be Discovered or secure a Distributor.

Film Festivals are social functions, parties, community happenings with screenings, cocktails, rah-rah speeches and awards… They’re part of the art world.

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What’s a Producer? The 5 Types.

So you want to produce? You have this great idea, but you don’t want to direct, and you’re not the writer, but you have great ideas and are sure they’ll be Box Office Boffo hits… so you guess you’re the producer.

Okay, but which type are you?

And do you even know the differences?

 (Harvey Weinstein is the quintessential Producer,

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HOLLYWOOD IS HIRING

Want your first Movie, TV or Digital Job at a Movie Studio?

Then apply but please be realistic.

Always remember if you interview and say “I want to be a Producer“, or, “I love Hollywood“, or “I have ideas” or “I just want to Direct“, or “I want to change the world“… the interview will be instantly over,

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SPIELBERG, HITCHCOCK & BERGMAN’S DIRECTING SECRET

Want to Direct? Then learn the Directing basics.

This is a Re-Post of my Monday’s Blog that went viral (was told “it trended”) and I’ve opted to reconfirm the info with a Re-post for those who didn’t read it on Monday.

Making a Movie is like building a Building. After the Blueprint (aka: script) get the Floor & Walls how you layout/design the floor &

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THE MOVIE MONEY FORMULA

Want $200,000,000? Of course you do. And financing a $200 Million Studio Feature film is absolutely not difficult when you apply common-sense and use the very simple (see below) Hollywood Financing Formula.

THE FORMULA is…

$20,000 = $200,000 = $2,000,000 = $20,000,000 = $200,000,000

Huh?

Be patient, give me 3-minutes and you’ll understand.

THE HOLLYWOOD FINANCING FORMULA

Simple Point: Financing a Studio Feature Film,

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ACTORS, CASTING DIRECTORS & YOUR 1st JOB

Attn Actors: Hollywood is looking for you.

Yo Actors stop listening to those alleged professionals, protecting their small niches, telling you how much training you need and the necessity of being in the actors union (aka: SAG or Screen Actors Guild) to be taken seriously at your craft.

Just get your bloody headshot ($50-$80 bucks), possibly a 2-4 minute Demo Tape ($300+/-), a list of Casting Directors (see 18 below) and bombs away.

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UNSOLICTED MANUSCRIPTS vs SOLICITED MANUSCRIPTS

Wrote a Screenplay. Registered & Copyrighted it. Got your pitch fine tuned to an “Elevator Pitch” and are ready to pitch it to anyone who knows someone in Hollywood.

So, what are you waiting for?

Oh, you heard you need an agent and if you call an agent cold, without a formal introduction, that he/she won’t talk to you.

Oh,

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5 TYPES OF MOVIE PRODUCERS:

So you want to Produce? Or rather you must Produce because you have this great idea and the thought of it not happening keeps you awake at night… but you’re not a director, and you’re definitely not a writer, and you sure-as-hell ain’t the Cinematographer or Editor… so what’s left for people like you with great ideas… guess you’re the Producer.

Okay, but which type?

 (Producer?

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HAVE $5,000? PRODUCE A FEATURE FILM.           

Launch your career. Produce & Direct a show-piece. And please, please, please I beg you “Do not make a Short”. Shorts only demonstrate that you know how to write some small checks and go broke….

Can you name me a short last year, of the 100,000+ made, that sold and made a profit?

Hopefully I have you thinking and pushing you and your creative mind to think “out-of-the-box”.

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