This confession uncensored one independent filmmaker shares with readers who want to be in the entertainment business, are in the entertainment business, or are fascinated by show business that develops outside the glitz of celebrity . I'm just one of many independent filmmakers to make movies work hard to feed his creative passion and pay their bills. The independent film production is always frustrating and exciting at the same time.
One of the most frustrating tasks of any filmmaker is to find film financing to produce an independent film that has no known actors involved in the project. You are asking investors to back a film project written by a writer unknown has no bankable celebrities attached, and is being guided visually by a first time director or one with limited credit. That's a hard sell. The world is fascinated with celebrities and film investors are no different.
You can have a dynamite script, talented unknown actors, film director with vision, and his desire for a producer of independent films on their side, but without some kind of hook your chances of finding the money movie is not going to happen. I've been in that position as an independent entertainment producer. What should I do?
Honestly, as a producer I knew without stars attached to a project that had to include visual elements that would lead to audiences around the world. I kicked the violence, sex and nudity aspects because they fit with the two projects in which they occur. Both scripts were written to represent realistically the heavy subject matters, human flaws and graphical content based on the characters who lived a rough life.
Whatever type of project that is going to come a time, unless economic independence, which will be faced as an independent film producer will have to compromise on what is shown to achieve film investor support. In a case that had a film investor interested me flatly that he wanted the project to have a European flavor nudity film. She read the script and knew very well. The camera nudity and sex scenes should be tasteful but hot in his opinion, to attract an international audience of buyers and not just U.S. viewers. I assured her I would and I spent with her boyfriend.
The lesson learned is always to find different clips of the film that makes it attractive for investors is pitching for film funds. It could be an investor in the film is passionate about something that can be folded easily in the script to appeal to them. Talented writers, independent producers of films and filmmakers have mastered the ability to work in a plug or a specific scene for investors. For me it is like product placement in movies big studios, but indie is at a more personal film to individual investors.
Once the financing of independent film producer film says a project is not a race that is indescribable. Each producer has a different reaction. The euphoria and the high wears off quickly, because now is the time to go to work. Already exhausted from chasing money and then start grinding all stages of production. Next thing we know the problems begin to develop in the set that can range from technical issues and difficulties to launch the crew. Now you're thinking, "I'm fucked!" As an independent film producer is the ass on the line for the money spent to complete the film.
Actors and the computer may stop at any time during a session of independent film. There is nothing you can do now as a filmmaker brave if not committed to honoring the agreement of the actors or crew agreement. This is not a production studio where they can afford to hire a lawyer to sue entertainment. The reality is that no time or money to go through that. Will investors have financed film to tell an indie film production has been shut down and needs more money to hire an entertainment lawyer will end his career early.
An independent filmmaker is basically just to solve problems and take care of business to complete a project. That is not the ego of the filmmaker's mind coming out, is a simple reality. When all goes well you're a superstar investors cast, crew, and film. When it goes to shit, you are a dung beetle in the eyes of all. The life of an independent film producer is not for the timid.
Now you find a movie you want to complete a distribution agreement for the film. The buzz word is good entertainment indie digital film distribution. That is definitely where it's headed and where independent film producers will make money for their projects. From now on digital film distribution is still not at the speed to include indie entertainment produced in real cash income. The studios are still trying to figure out how it will work.
As with any new technology that will have pop-up firms to independent film producers of destination. It makes sense. Without the talent and risk-taking courage of independent film producers that there is nothing of any distributor to sell outside of mainstream entertainment. Imagine what entertainment would be boring just seeing the main options.
This is where frustration becomes very exciting part of being an independent filmmaker in the best possible time. DVD is not dead, but is slowly disappearing. I look at the decline in DVD sales as a positive for independent producers. The truth is that they are film distributors that cater to independent cinema that try to screw the producers more economically by using DVD manufacturing and marketing fees as the weapon whenever you can. Not all are like that. Many are honest and fair with its accounting practices.
But there are always thieves, liars, thieves, and the batteries in all the businesses that will occupy. That's a fact of life as a whole. Giving free or else due to the payment of royalties owed is not an option for me. I read Michael Moore sued Harvey and Bob Weinstein, alleging that the two brothers used "Hollywood accounting tricks classic" screw you money owed. I have no idea of the real truth, but it shows if a millionaire filmmaker is worried about not charge any independent film producer, best to see your ass too just in case.
The exciting part of being an independent film producer at the right time, which is at the moment, is the distribution of digital movies is the opening of independent entertainment to a worldwide audience. This leads to more viewers and more money earned by the filmmakers. The gain is not a dirty word in the book of my producer. I am not independently wealthy or can afford not to produce entertainment money. I see that the distribution of digital movies as the best platform to distribute independent content and make money for investors and developers. These were the ramblings of an independent film producer Sid Kali.
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