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02 / ON SCREEN
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A FILM BY RICK PAMPLIN
Uncut. Unscripted. Uncensored.
Filmmaker Rick Pamplin interviews Burt Reynolds and Quentin Tarantino in this documentary.
Creative and financial consultantLouise Levison
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THE ART OF FILM. THE BUSINESS OF MAKING IT.
Louise Levison wrote the business plan for The Blair Witch Project. Bring that experience to your next independent film, with Business Strategies.
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03 / BUSINESS STRATEGIES
For a single film, a slate, or a company. Financial thinking built around your creative ambition.
LOUISE LEVISON, President of Business Strategies, is the "guru" of film business plans. Making a single film? Creating a slate or company? Need to consult on the film industry or other entertainment segment? Call Louise and Business Strategies.
Attracting Investors begins with a solid business plan by Business Strategies that allows investors to gauge the profit potential of your movie. We’ll draft a business plan that maximizes your chances to secure the financing you need to make your movie.
Financial projections show investors how and when they’ll make their money.
Vital elements investors look for are:
• Worldwide revenues and costs for comparative movies
• Projected profit
• Projected cash flow
• Detailed explanation of assumptions underlying financial projections
Company Production Team
Synopsis
Film Industry
Movie Genres
Target Markets
Audience Demographics
Distribution
Risk Factors
Financial Assumptions
Comparative Films – Worldwide Data
3 projections of Revenues, Expenses and Net Profit
Cash Flow for Moderate Projections
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04 / THE BOOK · NINTH EDITION
Now in its Ninth Edition, “Filmmakers and Financing” is the industry standard. It explains in a step-by-step format how to write a business plan and includes access to a password-protected site that offers a downloadable course for writing your plan and other proven tips for attracting financing.
IN GOOD COMPANY
“Levison has synthesized her years of professional experience into an invaluable roadmap for the filmmaking community."
“How to raise funds for independent films was the best-kept secret in Hollywood until Levison’s book was published.”
“Thank you so much for all your help from the business plan to the emails and introductions. You have helped this film become what it is today."
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Louise Levison has been writing business plans in the film industry for 30 years. Her clients have raised money for low-budget films such as “The Blair Witch Project,” the most profitable independent film in history, and for companies raising as much as $300 million. She is the author of “Filmmakers and Financing: Business Plans for Independents” currently in its revised and expanded Ninth Edition. She also is editor of the newsletter “The Film Entrepreneur: A Newsletter for Independent Filmmakers and Investors.”
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