Strategies for Big Budget Feature Film Development $1M+
If you are trying to put together film of $1M+ and you are having no luck at all, this workshop is for you. It covers the process of "development" which is the method that professional filmmakers (and television producers) use to put together projects that investors, distributors, name talent, and audiences like. You engage in development in order to reduce your risks and increase your profits. It's a very step-by-step process, and doing things in the right order can make a project profitable. Failing to do them in the right order usually turns out to be an extremely expensive, time consuming, and frustrating mistake. I've seen new producers who thought they could skip these steps lose hundreds of thousand of dollars and trap themselves in millions of dollars of legal conflicts. I've even seen some prosecuted as criminals (note, you will hire people legally, and you will ensure they are covered by insurance). Even apparently successful films can turn into horrifying disasters, if you haven't correctly secured the rights to the screenplay you are producing, haven't got the right contracts with those working for you, or have failed to follow the many legal rules regarding getting investors (you can't just show your business plan to people and take their checks). Diving into this workshop will help you get a grounding in the most of the basics every agent, manager, distributor, and investor will expect you to know. REMEMBER NOT TO RELY ON THIS WORKSHOP FOR LEGAL ADVICE. This workshop is specifically telling you why you MUST work with entertainment and securities attorneys to build your project.