Filmmakers and Financing: Business Plans for Independents

by Louise Levison (Author)

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  Paperback
  2007

  $3.80

  The first, most crucial step in making a film is finding the funds to do it. Let Louise Levison, who wrote the innovative business plan for The Blair Witch Project, show you how. Whether you're planning a feature, short, documentary, or large format film, this unique guide teaches you how to create a business plan that can be presented to a potential investor. In jargon-free terms, the author leads you through every step. Each chapter concentrates on a different section of the business plan, including the industry, marketing, financing, distribution. There are supplementary exercises and spreadsheets on the CD workbook so you get comfortable crunching the numbers--no math degree required!
  
  The fifth edition contains completely revised and updated industry data, updated information on the market for short films, as well as a new chapter on nontraditional films such as documentaries.

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  Paperback
  1998

  $3.25

  The Second Edition of Filmmakers and Financing: Business Plans for Independents contains completely revised and updated financial and industry data. The book will teach the reader how to create a business plan to present to a potential investor. With its easy-to-follow format and its step-by-step approach, this unique guide will bridge the gap between the filmmaker and business, whether you are looking to create a plan for one film or multiple films.
  
  Each chapter concentrates on a specific section of the business plan, such as the executive summary, industry, market, distribution financial planning, etc. There is also a sample business plan for reference as you write your own. Ms. Levision provides you with the information you need to approach potential investors, including:
  * defining your goals and objectives;
  * describing your proposed films;
  * researching your markets and distribution systems;
  * developing complete financial projections;
  * applying the plan to the management of your company.
  
  Even if you have no previous financial experience, the book will give you the tools necessary to write a direct, dynamic business plan that will attract investors to your projects.
  
  Louise Levison is president and founder of Business Strategies, a ten-year-old business consulting firm, which specializes in writing business plans for film, Internet, and other entertainment related companies, developing corporate strategies, and guiding entrepreneurs in looking for and working with equity financing. She has taught Creating a Business Plan for the Start-up Film Company and Creating a Multimedia Business Plan for the Entertainment Studies Department of the Extension Program at UCLA.