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<blockquote data-quote="Katatonic" data-source="post: 500868" data-attributes="member: 3366">If anyone has specific questions I can probably shed some light on the production/distribution aspect of the industry.I was a producer of a film that is distributed by Warner Bros domestically, and at last count I believe we're in 27-30 foreign markets. The budget was just shy of $500,000 and it released during one of the most tumultuous times in the industry. We missed a turnaround by a few months and were stuck with the total cost of production. Then Hollywood Video ordered an initial 3,500 DVD's and promptly went out of business. The saving grace was that we were one of the first features added to a new wave of VOD(video on demand) releases, so the financial hit was much less significant. The international market wasn't much better at the time, with most of our sales fetching only about a third of previous years hauls, but it was enough to keep the film from being a financial disaster.I do not derive my primary or even secondary sources of income from the film industry, but I still get surprised every other quarter with a little something. That said, I do keep up with most of the business side of the industry, and I could easily write a book, or fill 50 pages of this thread with knowledge gleaned from my fuck ups and small victories.I have theories and some solid insights on how to break in as an actor, writer, director and stuntman, mostly from friends who are those. But the bulk of my &quot;expertise&quot; is from before pre-production all the way to distribution. I know maybe 10% of what I should know as a producer, but that still puts me ahead of most. Ask away.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Katatonic, post: 500868, member: 3366"] If anyone has specific questions I can probably shed some light on the production/distribution aspect of the industry. I was a producer of a film that is distributed by Warner Bros domestically, and at last count I believe we're in 27-30 foreign markets. The budget was just shy of $500,000 and it released during one of the most tumultuous times in the industry. We missed a turnaround by a few months and were stuck with the total cost of production. Then Hollywood Video ordered an initial 3,500 DVD's and promptly went out of business. The saving grace was that we were one of the first features added to a new wave of VOD(video on demand) releases, so the financial hit was much less significant. The international market wasn't much better at the time, with most of our sales fetching only about a third of previous years hauls, but it was enough to keep the film from being a financial disaster. I do not derive my primary or even secondary sources of income from the film industry, but I still get surprised every other quarter with a little something. That said, I do keep up with most of the business side of the industry, and I could easily write a book, or fill 50 pages of this thread with knowledge gleaned from my fuck ups and small victories. I have theories and some solid insights on how to break in as an actor, writer, director and stuntman, mostly from friends who are those. But the bulk of my "expertise" is from before pre-production all the way to distribution. I know maybe 10% of what I should know as a producer, but that still puts me ahead of most. Ask away. [/QUOTE]

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