Business of Film

Welcome back to Business of Film, episode #65. This week we do a platform walk-through of Variety Insight & Variety Vscore. Both of these platforms are incredibly powerful. They differ from IMDB primarily in the fact that they are curated by a staff at Vareity. Also, they provide a much broader base of industry information. ...
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Welcome back to Business of Film, episode #64. This episode features one of the best showrunners in the business, Naren Shankar (CSI, The Expanse). Naren started his career on Star Trek: TNG where he worked for 52 episodes. Since then, he worked on the Outer Limits, 182 episodes of CSI, Alost Human, and more recently ...
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Welcome back to Business of Film, episode #63. Ross Katz takes us on an inspring journey from working his first job on Reservoir Dogs to directing Adult Beginners. Ross Katz started his career as a grip on Reservoir Dogs. He went on to working as a runner for Sydney Pollack. From there, he worked with ...
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Welcome back to Business of Film, episode 62. We chat with entertainment attorney Danny Webber on this episode and have an in-depth discussion about negotiating talent contracts. There’s a lot to cover. We waste no time getting into the many aspects of talent agreements. We discuss such things as union issues, working talent accross jurisdictions, ...
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Welcome back to Business of Film, episode 61. We chat with author, consultant, and media strategist, Jon Reiss on this episode. This was a really fun conversation. Jon has some really outside of the box thinking for a digital age. He’s a true strategy guy and thinks about how to get your film out there ...
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Welcome back to Business of Film, episode 60. On this episode we talk agency & government and what it takes to develop a strong relationship with these kinds of funding bodies. Dan Lyon, one of Telefilm Canada’s regional directors, takes us through multiple examples of what makes a good pitch. There’s a lot of topics ...
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Welcome back to Business of Film, episode 59. This week we’ve got producer Jared Goldman (“Adult Beginners”, “Kill Your Darlings”). Jared is a passionate filmmakers and attacts the job for all the right reasons. A tremendous background in the film industry with tons to share… and a special free give away!. Jared has produced or ...
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Welcome back to Business of Film, episode 58. We welcome Jeff Willis, Vice President Business Affairs & Production at the Weinstein Company to the show. We dive into some pretty cool topics on this episode including film distribution, talent deals, and copyright. Want some insight into how to make talent deals that stick? This episode ...
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Welcome back to Business of Film, episode 57. We welcome VFX Supervisor Bob Munroe to the show. Bob is one of the best in the business and he shares his knowledge on how to get the most out of your VFX work. I’ve known Bob for a while now and had the pleasure of working ...
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Welcome back to Business of Film, episode 56. This is way Indie Boogie describes themselves: “Your one-stop online filmmaking platform. We offer a free online platform for producing independent films, providing tools and communities for all steps of the filmmaking process.” It’s a really cool platform. Definitely worth checking out. And for the bootstrapper filmmaker, ...
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