Film producer buddy Stephen Follows recently presented this short masterclass in which he reveals…

• How to train ‘creatives’ into setting deadlines
• What’s your fault and responsibility
• How to cut a budget
• The secret illustrated directory of cheap big name stars
• How to reach unreachable people
• Why you should lose the negotiation every time
• Who really sells your movie

Stephen is also running his Seven Step Producer class in a couple of weeks and if you liked this video, you will be knocked out by his detailed, step by step workshop on running the business of a film production.

The key practical steps to raising money and running your film production business

Venue: Ealing Studios, Ealing, West London
Date: October 6th / 7th 2012
Tickets: £139 – GET £40 off with code CHRISJONES

Using a real world feature film script, we will dynamically build a project, including a business proposal for investors, budget, schedule, production plan, and sales documents.

The Seven Step Producer is a simple yet detailed plan to get your film successfully funded, produced and sold.

GET YOUR PASS HERE
http://www.sevenstepproducer.com/sign-up-here/

Saturday

REGISTRATION: 9.00am

Step One – The Great Idea

• How the business really works
• Why and how movies sell
• How to generate commercial ideas
• Structuring your entire production
• Preparing yourself and your company
• How to research the marketplace

Step Two – The Great Plan

• Getting industry back from the start
• Hiring a writer
• Script copyright, clearences and contracts
• Fitting your project in the industry…
• …or suriving outside the industry
• Writing a business plan
• Writing for business people and NOT for film people

Step Three – The Great Package

• Casting acting names
• Creating a poster and materials that sell
• Do you need a trailer or promo or not?
• Finding and hiring top crew on no/low money
• Building presentation materials
• Creating the killer pitch
• Presenting your ideas to film people

Step Four – Attracting The Money

• The nuts and bolts of ‘Private Finance’
• Finding people with money
• The different types of investors
• What investors what and what they hate
• Making the business case
• EIS & SEIS tax schemes
• Preparing for UK Producers Tax Credit
• Getting the investment paperwork right
• Presenting your ideas to money people

SUNDAY

KICK OFF: 9.00am

Step Five – Planning Production

• Budgeting and how to get the right deals
• Smart scheduling
• Managing crew
• Running a production office that works
• Accounting and handling money
• Writing contracts and grabbing rights

Step Six – Practical Production

• You investors and the shoot
• Dealing with crisis on set
• Managing people more experienced than you
• How to stop the shooting falling apart
• Real-world compromises vs aiming for the extraordinary
• Legal nightmares on set
• How to prevent over-spending…
• … and dealing with it if it happens

Step Seven – Selling and Recouping

• Completing ‘Chain of Title’
• Securing a sales agent
• Self-distribution
• Making money outside the system
• Future income and library value
• andling sequels, re-makes and rip offs

Step Eight – The Next Project

• There is no step eight, it’s really prep for step one on your next film.
• What’s next?
• Building a career
• The UK Film business / Hollywood film business

Passes are £139 but you can get £40 off with code CHRISJONES

See you there!

Onwards and upwards!

Chris Jones
My movies www.LivingSpiritGroup.com
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