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The Future of Streaming
As the strikes kick off, putting most of the film and television world on ice, the nature and business of streaming is under a microscope. Streaming has yet to come into its hay day. We enthusiastically embrace streaming in the United States, however, [...]
Ep 04: Bootstrapping Your First Feature Film
In Episode 4 of this new podcast - Episode 4 - Producer and Global Sales Agent Marc Clebanoff chats with actor turned producer, Frank Krueger, about his experience financing and producing his independent feature film, "Darkness Descends" and more. [...]
Ep 03: How to Appeal to Film Distributors and more
In Episode 3 of this new podcast - Episode 3 - Producer and Global Sales Agent Marc Clebanoff talks with Level 33 Owner and veteran distribution professional Andreas Olavarria about domestic distribution strategies including day and date releases, how to best appeal to [...]
Getting the Right Money
Over the years of raising funds I have deciphered that there is a huge difference between getting money versus getting the right money to make movies. Earlier in my career I successfully raised some of the wrong money, and as a sales agent [...]
Casting Faces vs Names For Low Budget Films
I get pitched projects all the time. More often than not, when I get pitched a film package, particularly a lower or micro budget film, the attachments include actors that may be recognizable but likely have no name value or bankability. 3 Rules [...]
The Tricky Dynamic of Producing on Set
Every film that gets the greenlight is a small miracle. As producers and content creators, we spend 99% of our time killing ourselves to be able to spend 1% of our time reaping the benefit of our own small miracle – shooting our [...]