Why Some Filmmakers Are Broke, Lonely, & Beaten Down [And How to Change It]
The below blog is a guest article written by Paulina for STAGE 32 and can be viewed HERE. I entered 2019 completely broke. I live for free in a guest house with my fiancé, so my expenses equated to my insurance and groceries. I couldn’t afford them the following...
Making a movie when you don’t have any money.
So, you want to make a movie but you don’t have any money, eh? Back in the day when someone would tell me this, I’d have a very similar reaction as I do in the picture above, but less curious and more wanting to just teoll you to piss off. Nowadays, I...
Sales and Marketing: What Indie Film is MISSING
Before making MAIL ORDER MONSTER , I studied day and night on the ins and outs of film marketing and distribution. I went to seminars, I paid for webinars, I have pages and pages and pages of notes. Then I executed my plan. Most of it went according to plan, and most of what went according to plan had lack luster results.
We Made a Movie.
First, I’d like to start by sharing my unbelievable gratitude to those who have not only been a part of making this film, but who have also supported it. This film would be absolutely nothing if it weren’t for the likes, the shares, the purchases, and reviews of the...
Producing A Feature Film
Ahh, the good ol’ first feature film. So many of us have embarked on this journey with only a few of us making it out on the other side with a film for audiences to watch. I know, that seems a bit ridiculous, but it’s true. Many who start simply do not...
Paulina Lagudi Interviewed for The Native Society
What do I do best? I think the one quality I have that has helped me most in both my personal and business lives is my ability to adapt to situations. I have no problem dropping everything and starting fresh or scratching an idea and pivoting to something else. As a...
Discover Film Podcast Interview with Paulina Lagudi
This week, episode #20 of the Discover Film podcast was released interviewing our director Paulina Lagudi. Paulina and Jeffrey Howard, the programer for the Film Invasion L.A. film festival as well as the moderator of the podcast, discuss the Jax Productions short...
Forget About Being Liked. Just Be Great.
This post comments more on leadership in general and isn’t just relevant to the entertainment industry. At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter if you’re the producer/director of a film, a CEO of a company, or the coach of a football team. If...