The Strategic Producer

Introduction

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you are holding this book there’s a strong chance you are a first time feature film producer or director and, by extension, not making a multi-million dollar production with an established star, director, or guaranteed distribution strategy. In other words, you are an independent David to Hollywood’s studio-system Goliath. Multi-million dollar movies come with A-list stars and massive marketing campaigns you cannot compete with. You are the underdog and, no matter how hard you try to come across as a Goliath by making a Hollywood-style film, keep in mind there will always be a bigger boat downstream that will make your production look like a dinghy.

If, on the other hand, you eschew the urge to look and sound like ...