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Trump Tariffs vs. Indie Filmmakers | Ben Garves discusses the unpredictable impact of tariffs on the film industry, highlighting the uncertainty caused by fluctuating tariff policies. He references a story from Rapport, noting that the Trump administration's tariffs have created a wait-and-see atmosphere for industry advisors and network executives. >> #film#indiefilm#likedvideo#filmmakers#production#storytelling#movie#shortfilm#director
This Is Why TikTok Succeeded Where Quibi Failed | Ben Garves discusses the significant impact of TikTok on the entertainment industry, noting that studios are closely monitoring the platform for trends and talent. He mentions that multiple TikTok creators have been signed by major agencies like WME, CAA, and UTA, and that short series by emerging TikTok filmmakers are gaining traction and budget. #film#indiefilm#filmmakers#production#storytelling#movie#shortfilm#director#filmmaker
Fun fact: The average Hollywood film marketing budget is 2X the production budget. That means if a movie costs $100M to make, studios spend $200M to sell it. Could you do more with less?
The New Way We Binge Content Is Changing Storytelling Forever | Audiences are kind of like training themselves to follow the complex storylines and short bursts, because they're pre broken up in those short bursts, it allows you to engage with and and take in the content at your pace and to the degree that you can commit to and then come back another time and pick it up where you left off. #film#indiefilm#filmmakers#production#storytelling#movie#shortfilm#director#filmmaker
Who’s More Thanked at the Oscars: God or Weinstein? | Was Harvey Weinstein thanked more often than God at the Oscars? I talked about this at the top of the show. This was a story that was circulating at the peak of the like origins of the metoo movement, that Harvey Weinstein had been thanked more than God at the Oscars. Now is that true? Stephen went in and actually tried to get down to the bottom of this for you, mapping it out.. #film#indiefilm#filmmakers#production#director#filmmaker
With social media really taking root in 2010, some cynics might say that "The Social Network" was simply capitalizing on a trend, but writer Aaron Sorkin and director David Fincher saw it in a much different light.
Producer Amy Baer wanted badly to move her upcoming buddy comedy from Vancouver BC to LA, thinking that it would help her director whose neighborhood had been destroyed, and that it would help her city. But when bear ran the numbers, she found that it was impossible to meet the ten million budget she had her team would have to cut 10 weeks of work a third of their shooting schedule do. >> #film#indiefilm#filmmakers#production#storytelling#movie#shortfilm#director#filmmaker
Biggest indie film gamble? Kevin Smith put his entire $27K life savings into making Clerks. It grossed over $3 million. Not bad for a film shot in a convenience store after hours. Would you bet your life savings on a film?
The Worst Movie Genre—Statistically | Ben Garves discusses the poor performance of video game adaptations in film, noting that they receive the lowest average meta score from critic reviews, below 40%, and are also rated poorly by users on platforms like IMDB. This is significantly worse than films based on religious texts, remakes, or toys. >> #film#indiefilm#likedvideo#filmmakers#production#storytelling#movie#shortfilm#director