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How To Create a Final Movie Budget (For Indie Filmmakers)

September 19, 2018 by Jason Brubaker

One of the most essential steps in the filmmaking process is to create a final movie budget. Your movie budget will outline the size of your movie and dictate how each dollar will be spent. From this information, you can finalize your business plan, raise money, hire cast and crew, make a movie and hopefully […]

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How To Overcome Your BIG Filmmaking Challenges

July 9, 2018 by Jason Brubaker

What’s your biggest indie filmmaking challenge? In this filmmaking article, we explore your biggest challenges and what you can do to overcome them.

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Modern Moviemaking Manifesto (For Smart Filmmakers)

April 17, 2018 by Jason Brubaker

Without a defined market or an established sales channel, it is difficult to justify financing, which makes it very difficult to pay cast and crew – which, by the way, makes it difficult to produce a movie.

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The Shocking Truth About VOD Sales Projections

April 4, 2018 by Jason Brubaker

Because distribution was once discriminatory, many first time independent feature filmmakers had to hold their breath in hopes their movies would get into a film festival, buil buzz, and (hopefully) garner a great distribution deal, complete with a cash advance. But that is an outdated model.

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The Indie Filmmaker’s Guide For Smashing Debt (And Acquiring FU Money)

January 25, 2018 by Jason Brubaker

Most independent filmmakers want to save money but feel too strapped to take action. This is because each month is filled with bills and other unexpected expenses. For this reason, most people put off saving until the end of the month. The problem is, by that time, there is nothing left to save. Despite the expenses of living, there are ways to save money. Here is how I was able to pay myself first.

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The Great Film Funding Hoax: Why Investors Don’t Care (And What To Do)

August 28, 2017 by Jason Brubaker

One of the toughest parts of getting business minded prospective investors to take you seriously is distribution. Like it or not, your film distribution strategy has a ripple effect on all other aspects of your movie production, including film finance…

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