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Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
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Produce Your Own Damn Movie!

by Lloyd Kaufman
September 2012
Beginner
304 pages
7h 42m
English
Routledge
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Eager in Erie Asks Lloyd

Dear Lloyd,

Although I have read all three of your filmmaking books, I would like to see more information on film financing.

Yes, I know Make Your Own Damn Movie encourages us to contact doctors and dentists in our towns, but I would love to know more about the actual mechanics of creating a pitch and an investment memorandum.

What are these investors hoping to hear from me? Should I expect to actually talk to the doctor or dentists when I call, or will I probably not get past the receptionist? How can I ensure that I will be taken seriously and not seen as some kind of fraud?

Film financing has absolutely got to be the hardest part of the process and your guidance would be invaluable. I look forward to your ...

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ISBN: 9780240810454