INVEST IN YOUR TEAM. RELY ON YOURSELF.
Filmmaking is a team sport. Sometimes that’s a good and sometimes that’s a bad thing. I have been in situations where my team has been stellar and I’ve been able to rely on them to bring my vision to life, and I have also been in situations where...
CAN’T CALL AUDIBLES? DON’T MAKE A MOVIE.
Yep, I’m just going to be blunt. No matter how well you plan your movie, fires are still going to pop up. Always. They may not always be huge fires, but they will be fires and you’re going to have to deal with them. Can’t handle the heat? Stay off...
Orion Pictures: The Tale that Repeats Itself
TODAY AIN’T THAT UNIQUE The messages blasted from Cannes and from all the film markets in the past 2 years are how much the industry has CHANGED. Yes, the industry has changed, but is it going through a change that is unique? No. The film industry, just like...
Emotional and Detached
I talk a lot about producers and directors getting in the way of their movie. I blame it on ego. I blame it on too many cooks in the kitchen. But there is another piece I haven’t touched on. Emotional attachment. Often times in independent films, the director is...
5 Reasons Why You SHOULDN’T Make Your Movie
DISCLAIMER: This blog post refers to films that are feature length and made to be sold. This does not refer to short film art projects meant for festivals. You don’t have enough money for name talent. Name talent sells your film. Sorry. Sure there are some...
Interview with Paulina Lagudi on Life as Timothy Blog
The Life as Timothy blog did a really great interview and post on Paulina Lagudi. Below is an excerpt from the blog, so please check out the full write up on Timothy’s blog here. Meet Paulina. A Go-Getter With So Much Heart. Last week I sat down with Paulina...
Why A24 and China are Growing Faster than the Rest
The short answer: DIGITAL MARKETING. I know, seems pretty obvious to anyone who has kept even a remote eye on what’s been happening in this industry lately. But, if it’s that darn obvious, then why isn’t everyone doing it?! Most filmmakers and...
Let’s Ask an Accountant
Continuing our production accounting / payroll series, I asked New York Production Accountant, Julie Velez, to answer some questions for me. She was kind enough to provide some stellar answers that I think will be very helpful for a lot of you guys out there. 1. What...