If you read my blog you will know that I am all about encouraging action, and action RIGHT NOW. As I run the London Screenwriters’ Festival I am constantly being asked by screenwriters if I know any producers who would make their script into a movie – and while do know many producers, I also [...]
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Who is in your crew? A guide to low budget film crews
In advance of the Producers Masterclass in June, I thought I would share the first part of the chapter on crewing from The Guerilla Film Makers Movie Blueprint. It’s a template for a low budget feature film crew and exactly who you will need at various budget bumps. Of course every film is different and [...]
The Producer On An Indie Film… A Timeline
Ahead of the Producers Masterclass in June, I though I would share a chapter from my book, The Guerilla Film Makers Movieblueprint. It breaks down the jobs of everyone in a production and creates a timeline for their work… and here is the job timeline for the Producer. I hope it helps you make better [...]
How to get MASSIVE results when you ask for help for your movie
I get five to ten communications a day from people asking for help – advice, promoting a campaign, reading a script etc. I pride myself on helping as many people as I can (if I can), but sometimes it’s just not possible. And if I am honest, sometimes, the communication I am sent can lead [...]
Want to make successful movies? Free one day seminar online now…
Want a free one day workshop from two of the biggest names in American Indie cinema? With nearly 100 movies and a raft load of awards, Emmy and Oscars nominations, you can be sure that Ted Hope and Christine Vachon know their stuff. Here’s what people said about it when we ran it last May… [...]
How to communicate to get what you want, top strategies and pitfalls to avoid
As a film maker I am in the business of communication. It is the cornerstone of my business. Communicating big ideas with the world. Communicating stories with financiers, backers, actors, producers and broadcasters. And communicating with my community, sharing my journey and sometimes asking for help. As I write this I am downloading 79 emails. [...]
Top Ten Tips For Making A Contract, a Film Makers and Producers Guide
Following last weeks post where I offered blog readers the contracts you could use on your film, I thought I would add a list of tips for contracts. I called it the ‘Top Ten’, but of course, like any contract negotiation, that expanded…! So it’s a top fourteen! You can read about the free film [...]
Free film makers contracts, release forms and paperwork for your production
One question I deal with on The Guerilla Film Makers Masterclass is that of investors. How do you find them? What kind of deal can you structure? What will be their expectations? How do you manage those expectations? First, my get out of jail free card. I am not a lawyer, I am just sharing [...]
The Production Office LIVE, March 17th 2011
// Fabulous! Informative!! Entertaining!!! Truly Inspirational!!! Just a few of the many wonderful words used to describe the ratings busting last episode of The Production Office LIVE. The reviews are in, the bar has been set, the standards are super high – so you know, no pressure! (last show here) So where do we go [...]
Camaraderie, focus and chemical addiction – are you an addict?
I spent pretty much all of last week just coping with doing the daily stuff I needed to do, in order for the business to function. Well just about function. This weekend I have done a lot of one thing. Sleep. It’s no surprise really, but I was surprised at just how ‘down’ I felt [...]
Get your short film produced in four weeks, guaranteed!
Four weeks to go… Yesterday I said to London Screenwriters Festival manager David Chamberlain that ‘we are entering the vortex…’ Having organised many similar events in the USA, he smiled back knowingly… ‘yes we are…’ So for me, the coming month is going to become crazier and crazier as we attempt to get our 75 [...]
Podcast with Film Maker and Sales Agent Julian Richards on his new DVD release of multi award winning, micro budget, hoddie horror 'Summer Scars'
Welcome to another podcast, this time with feature film maker and international sales agent, Julian Richards, about his latest feature film ‘Summer Scars’. As part of this pocdcast, Julian has been kind enough to share the script with us, so you can read the script and then watch the film (this screenplay was written in [...]
I always knew I should be in music
All this week I am on location shooting an ambitious corporate film for a major technology company. The film is going to be showing lots of cool new technology in action, and as such, it’s been my job to get all that kit working for the camera. I have always been a techno-geek, so this [...]
Sardines in the production office!
The office has never been more full – right now, our tiny twelve foot by eight foot space is housing an entire production team for the corporate job we are undertaking (plus boxes and boxes of high tech props). It may looked cramped, it is actually, but it’s also a lot of fun. And because [...]
Do you have £10k to make a horror movie?
During the Cannes Film Market, I recorded an audio podcast with Derrin Rammage from Maxim Media, an Arizona based sales company that specialises in ultra low budget horror films – and when I mean ultra low budget, I mean it, kind of around $20k! He always has a huge catalogue of titles that to my [...]
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Does the National Minimum Wage (NMW) mean the end of micro budget film making the UK?
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BECTU debate and the National Minimum Wage…
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Avid or Final Cut Pro X? Tips for setting up your first feature film cutting room.
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The phone rang, and from that moment, everything changed… PART 1
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It’s time for film makers to take action over distribution… it’s OUR problem, not theirs!
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How American Indies Produce Movies… Make Your Film Inevitable! With Ted Hope and Christine Vachon
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SciFi London Case Study Project 3: Simon Cox
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SciFi London Challenge Case Study 2: Luminous Sky
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Sci_Fi London 48 hour film challenge post shoot analysis, tips and insights: Team Superluminal
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