The Movie Business Book, 4th Edition

CHAPTER 34Producing in the DIY Model

 

 

 

 

 

by ERIC B. FLEISCHMAN, producer. Born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Maryland, he had a keen interest in film production at a young age, and immersed himself in the rich history of Hollywood cinema. While attending the University of Southern California (USC) School of Cinematic Arts (SCA), Mr. Fleischman spent semesters and summers on the Paramount Pictures lot, interning in physical production and Paramount’s Insurge Pictures. Upon graduating from the SCA Production Division, he began working at Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions, intent on finding a way to employ the micro-budget horror model for genre films in the independent space. Within a year, he was a part of eight feature films under ...