Dave’s TGIF Weekly #2
September 27, 2008 by 
What a week! All the turmoil in the banking industry and Wall St. How will this effect film financing? As I continue to put together funding on my film Olio, many US investors are getting a bit gun shy about the economy. Conversely, European and Asian investors are becoming interested. Its a crazy world when you get into the financing of movies over 1 million.
If you’re a filmmaker (and why else would you be here) be happy with doing your small indie films. Yes you wish you had the big stars and all the toys but focus on the storytelling. Finding that 50 or 150k is hard but you will be the boss and make the movie you want.
Remember to previsualize your movie over and over. See it happening. When you are confronted with investors be passionate about this amazing tale you want to tell. Show them scenes, photos of locations, headshots of the next big star, and the little plastic monster sample you made. In other words get them excited.
Have a great weekend!
Filmmaking Central Episode 5 2005
August 26, 2008 by
Today I discuss the various budget ranges as per my experiences. I hope to educate filmmakers as the the difference and paths of resistance to achieve their film financing. Enjoy!
