Film professionals comment on Filmmaking & Finance:
Business Plans for Independents, by Louise Levison - now in its
5th edition:
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Thank you so much for all your help from the business plan to
the emails and introductions. You have helped this film become
what it is today. |
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 Danny Glover, Actor/Director/Producer
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How to raise funds for independent films was the best-kept secret in Hollywood until Levison’s book was published.. |
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Rick Pamplin, Producer/Director, The Pamplin Film Company
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If Louise Levison's Filmmakers & Financing were only about business plans it would be worth more than its cover price. In addition, Levison
gives sage, savvy and clear introductions to every important
aspect of film business - marketing, distribution, varieties of
investors, financing options - it's all here, including a sample
business plan. This book is a "must have" for any filmmaker's
bookshelf. |
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Morrie Warshawski, Consultant, and author of Shaking the Money Tree: How to Get Grants and Donations for Film and Video - 2nd Edition (Wiese Books/LA)
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A 'must have' educational and reference tool to help you conquer
current industry practices regarding finance, production and
distribution. Louise has consistently delivered a plethora of
information that is easy for a beginning filmmaker to
understand, while at the same time very useful to the
entertainment veteran. No filmmaker's library would be complete
without it. |
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J. David Williams, Distributor, Shiloh and The Omega Code
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Thank you so much for all your help from the business plan to the emails and introductions. You have helped this film become what it is today. |
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Robin Cowie, Producer, The Blair Witch Project |
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FILMMAKERS AND FINANCING
Business Plans for Independents
Fifth Edition
by Louise Levison
This filmmaker’s classic by the author of the
business plan for "The Blair Witch Project," includes important new sections on European Co-Productions and the Non-Traditional films. With its easy-to follow
format and step-by-step approach, the book offers a unique guide to writing an
investor-winning plan. Learn how to cash in on the $8 billion independent film market.
Useful features of the book are:
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defining goals and objectives |
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describing proposed
films/projects |
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researching markets and
distribution systems |
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developing financial
projections |
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applying the plan to the
management of one’s own company |
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CD with a course in forecasting as well as additional information for each chapter |
An excerpt from Filmmakers and Financing: Business Plans
for Independents by Louise Levison...
CONTROLLING YOUR DESTINY
In addition to being creative and passionate, a filmmaker must be a businessman. It is
no accident that they call it "show business" -- not "show
art"...People go into independent filmmaking for many reasons. They are driven
primarily by the subject matter, theme or style of the pictures they want to make.
I have talked to hundreds of people who have told me what types of films they want to
make, and no two people have had the same vision or goals. They all share one particular
goal, though--to own their project and control it.
Once a filmmaker forms a company for that purpose (whether for one film or several), it
is up to him or her to understand how the business functions. Your goal may not be feature
films at all. Instead, you may focus on other types of films, videos or other products.
All of these are important and the principles stated in this book apply equally to them.
TO ORDER:
In Bookstores:
Filmmakers and Financing
Business Plans for Independents
Fifth Edition
by Louise Levison
FOCAL PRESS
(ISBN No. 0-240-80828-2)
From the Publisher:
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Go to the Focal Press
website at http://www.focalpress.com.
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On the home page, select
"US & Canada."
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Choose the link for
"Film, TV and Video Production."
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On the "Film, TV and
video Production" page, select "Search"
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On the Search page, select
"author" as type of search and enter "Levison." |
Other Online Sources:
Filmmakers and Financing. Fifth Edition, is also available via most online
booksellers. At each of the following sites, type "Louise Levison" in the
"Search" or "Find" dialog box.
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