Filmmakers and Financing: Business Plans for Independents (American Film Market Presents)
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (781 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0240820991 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 312 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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"The Absolute Authority On Film Financing" according to C. Tovar. BUY THIS BOOK. If you are an independent filmmaker and want to learn about film financing from a truly accomplished expert, then by all means, purchase this book and every new edition that comes out.Louise is a fantastic mentor and her book has become a mainstay I had the opportunity to attend two workshops featuring her, as well as a private consultation and she is definitely an experienced, grounded voice in the field of film finance.Her book clearly lays out everything you need to. film book reader said better than basic/could be more specific. "Filmmakers and Financing" is pretty good at helping you piece together a business plan for making a film (or creating a production company) and is better than a lot of the material on the web related to general business plans because it deals with issues specific to films and the filmmaking business. On the other hand, another reviewer has suggested that the book wasn't specific enough and that the example "fictional" business plan didn't seem to have enough substance. I agree with . CD doesn't include the business plan Amazon Customer The business plan in the book is a pretty good template to get you started, but it's an insult that the CD that comes with it doesn't have the business plan on it. So here I am at 3:45 AM typing it from scratch, using the CD as an all night coffee coaster.
Her clients have raised money for individual films with budgets from $100,000 to $30 million and slates with budgets totalling up to $300 million. She regularly conducts workshops on financing for organizations and at film festivals. She teaches in the Extension Program at UCLA and is publisher and editor of The Film Entrepreneur: A Newsletter for the Independent Filmmaker and Investor. Levison holds an MA in Asian Area Studies and an MBA in finance.. Louise Levison (m
It worked for me!-Paul Sirmons, Director/Producer, The First of May and Forevermore Films . David Williams, Distributor, Shiloh and The Omega Code Need money for a movie? Here's the road map every indie filmmaker needs to find it. -Stu Pollard, Producer/Director, Keep Your Distance Buying this book is the first step to becoming a successful, independent filmmaker. Louise has consistently delivered a plethora of information that is easy for a beginning filmmaker to understand, while at the
In this new and updated ultimate filmmaker’s guide , Louise Levison gives you easy- to-use steps for writing an investor-winning business plan for a feature film including: • Comprehensive explanations for each of the eight sections of a plan • Full financial section with text and tables • Sample business plan• Companion website with additional information for various chapters and detailed financial instructions advanced math not neededNew! • Breaking the rules: how feature documentary, animated, and large format films differNew! • Communicating with investors: who they are, pitching to them and the experiences of other indie filmmakers