For those of you interested in my Mango Writers Conference lecture here are my updated notes.
Outline and handout for 2016 Mango Writers Festival Lecture:
I. Why make an indie film of your book?
A. Tear-in-eye story—Priceless.
B. It is an amazing experience!—it is fun!—It is work!—120 days of your life.
C. Helps sell some of your books.
D. You will never watch a movie in the same way after you have seen you movie made. (Story)
E. You are creative. Art is your life passion!
II. How to get indie film made?
A. If you are in Portland, Oregon–Blake’s Production Company–Braunbaer Productions
B. Find a film-production company.
III. What are the risks and the benefits?
Google and Wikipedia all underlined terms on this page.
A. Buy film-making Insurance.
B. Write contracts for all employees.
C. Create an itemized film budget.
D. Rental of movie-making equipment— Insurance story
E. Will I make my investment back?—Who knows!
IV. How much will it cost?
A. Ca depends— Cast and crew of 25 (5 of them volunteers) people one 12 hour shot, one ten minute movie— $6,000 and up.
V. Who do you need to hire?
A. You are the producer. You hire a production company.
B. Give your input on actors and directors being hired. Study their resumes.
VI. Where do I do my research?
A. Buy used books on each referenced subject on Amazon.
VII. Preproduction, production, post production.
A. Estimate your cost for each phase. (Charts and Binders story)
B. Create a budget for each phase.
VIII. Film festivals.
A. There are plenty of free entrance-fee festivals.
IX. It is a wrap.
A. Congrats! You now have a taste of college degrees in communications, fine arts, marketing, and business law.
B. Always remember that Murphy’s Law is hiding behind every corner in the scenes you are shooting. Have contingency plans to bite Murphy in the ass.
Study hard and good luck in making your film.
