Making movies without losing money : practical lessons in film finance /: practical lessons in film finance. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Daniel Harlow.
• Authors: Harlow, Daniel
• Contents: Introduction PART 1 One small problem 1 A surprising discovery 2 The journey begins PART 2 The obstacles 3 The culture of secrecy 4 Fear and loathing: commercial is a dirty word? 5 This stuff is complicated 6 Falling revenues: falling demand for indies 7 The downside of festival culture 8 Trends in film journalism PART 3 How films make money 9 Rubber, meet road 10 The players 11 Monetization 12 How much to DIY 13 Promotion and publicity – who’s selling this thing, anyway? PART 4 Making profitable films 14 Sell the sizzle 15 Development: crafting a commercial success 16 Genre 17 Rising above genre 18 More film elements 19 Drafting 20 Casting 21 Producers and producing 22 Financials 23 Raising money the traditional way – beg 24 Before you start begging 25 Reducing the risk when presales don’t work 26 Press – the gift that keeps on giving Conclusion Top ten lessons Appendix: case studies, interviews and producer profiles Case study: micro- budget filmmaking – Marcus Mizelle Interview with legendary film school teacher Dov Simens Case studies: niche moviemaking – Tom Malloy Case studies: low-risk, low-budget sci fi – Jeffrey Giles Case study: making 70 films with Daniel Zirilli of PopArt Film Factory
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 384.83; Motion picture industry -- Finance; Motion pictures -- Production and direction -- Finance
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000051308; 9781000051261; 9781000051285; 9780429352157
• Related ISBNs: 9780367369781
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