by Elliot Grove | 20 August, 2020 | Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career
Remember the opening title credit sequence of the last movie you saw? Do you remember many different types of film producer credits? Have you ever wondered what an independent film producer does? Film jobs are usually very specific: a camera operator operates the film...
by Dušan Mrđen | 22 February, 2018 | Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, Producing
Many independent filmmakers shy away from producing films, even though in the long run they end up doing it without actually trying to. There is a stigma that goes along with producing where creative individuals think that if they produce one film they will forever be...
by Elliot Grove | 19 November, 2017 | Documentary, Filmmaking, Screenwriting
In my travels I meet film producers in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Their common complaint is never about getting the finance. It’s about finding quality projects. The producers moan that writers don’t seem to understand which of the seven story types...
by Elliot Grove | 1 December, 2013 | Promotion, Marketing and Distribution
Residents of Hong Kong experienced the very first VoD (Video on Demand) in 1990. This service was terminated ten years later because of the lag in digital streaming technology and the associated high costs of delivery. American cable TV operators started offering VoD...
by Raindance | 30 December, 2012 | Uncategorized
One of the tasks of a film producer seeking finance is to derisk their project in order to show potential clients their film project is less likely to lose money. The UK has excellent tax advantages, if used properly. The main UK tax scheme is called the Enterprise...
