The greatest Return On Investment will come from what you invest in your relationships. Time: Oct 9-10, 2010 Sat-Sun, 10am-6pm   Location: 462 Broadway, NYC Fees: $235 WARNING: People who attend this workshop end up making movies!

Actors Jay O. Sanders and Maryann Plunkett with crew on the set of A STORY FOR OLD LOVERS

COURSE DESCRIPTION   This comprehensive, interactive, and accessible seminar covers the topics below as they pertain to live-action, fiction films. Ample time is allotted for participants to ask questions and receive advice about their own projects. Filmmakers may wish to attend with a project in mind, at any stage of its development, but this is not required. A 100+ page handbook with sample schedules, budgets, contracts, and much more, is included. No prior experience in film production is assumed.   SATURDAY: Packaging a Film INTRODUCTION Networking tools Goal-Setting PITCHING & MARKETING Creating a one-sheet Writing emails that work Marketing & Festival strategies RAISING MONEY Creating a company, Profit vs. Non-Profit, when to do what and how Traditional fund-raising: creating a business plan & approaching investors Creative fund-raising ABOVE-THE-LINE Finding the right Producing Partner Thinking like a producer when choosing a script Hiring a Director Casting SUNDAY: Physical Production CONTRACTS The three points of negotiations The four forms of payment CREWING UP Overview of film crew and each role Matching crew size with budget size On each budget level: which corners to cut and which not to BUDGETING The no-budget exercise short The professional calling-card short The no-budget feature The under-mil feature Tips to staying on budget SCHEDULING Script breakdown Scheduling The timed shot-list PHYSICAL PRODUCTION The complete production check-list Running a set The complete post-production check-list ACCLAIMED FEATURE FILMS PRODUCED FOR UNDER $100K List compiled by Mark Stolaroff of www.nobudgetfilmschool.com   IN SEARCH OF A MIDNIGHT KISS (15K) AUGUST EVENING (40K) BLOOD CAR (25K) CRASHING (10K) THE DEATH OF MICHAEL SMITH ($541) BANGKOK (20k) THE DOGWALKER (100K) LOVE AND SUICIDE (Cost of tape) COLIN ($70) FORGIVING THE FRANKLINS (100K) CHALK (Under 100K) MUTUAL APPRECIATION (50K) THE PUFFY CHAIR (15K) ROOM (Under 100K) CAVITE (Two plane tickets) SLEEPING DOGS LIE (Under 100K) IN BETWEEN DAYS (60K) THE TALENT GIVEN US (30K) DEAR PILLOW ($3,800) FOLLOWING (12K)   Produced for under $150K, budgets unknown:   BAGHEAD MOMMA'S MAN TRIGGER MAN SEVERED WAYS OWL AND THE SPARROW LOW AND BEHOLD GREAT WORLD OF SOUND THE SIGNAL SHOTGUN STORIES CONVENTIONEERS