Chapter 150

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In fact, the actual cost calculation of a film is very troublesome. The production costs shown by major Hollywood studios are often mixed with a lot of moisture, which is not consistent with the actual situation, and different situations will also cause changes in costs.

For example, if Murphy's film production is completed and the film company wants to participate in the film festival, the cost will definitely increase.

For example, if you want to participate in a local film festival in the United States, you have to add about 100000 US dollars to complete the most basic preparation of relevant materials.

There are also online costs, which are difficult to control.

The contract cost of online cost, including screenwriter, director, producer, actor director, script copyright, administration and labor welfare, can only be fixed after the actual negotiation.

For the next week or so, Murphy was basically busy in the studio, revising the first draft of the script, adjusting the project plan according to the needs of the script, and predicting the possible difficulties in future preparation, shooting and production.

This project is much more difficult than "electric saw thriller", which is invested by Stanton studio, and Murphy is the only one. But this situation can not continue. The new project needs to invest more funds, which will come from other film companies, so he needs to make more preparations.

There's always something unpredictable going on in film making, but it's always right to be prepared.

The most typical is capital.

Murphy also thought about what to do if the shooting encounters unexpected difficulties and the investor's budget is really not enough?

If there is no result after running for a long time to raise money, should he spend more time trying to raise money, and then still be stuck in the same place because of the limited cost? Or should we think of some innovative ways to make movies anyway?

There is no doubt that he should be the latter director.

It's time to rummage through the back of the closet and find out the hidden "anemia budget" instead of thinking about spending 250000 dollars to rent a private plane and meet potential investors who haven't made up their mind yet.

The more money you have, the more you have to think about it.

There is also the problem of actors. Directors in their infancy like Murphy also want to cooperate with big name actors. Big name actors bring not only attention, but also box office appeal.

But it's very difficult for a famous actor to cooperate with him.

In Hollywood, in some cases, if a director's project is attractive enough, it's not impossible to attract famous actors, especially those who have played in independent films.

For these actors, they know that independent films will provide opportunities that Hollywood commercial films will never provide. They can take advantage of these opportunities to show their outstanding acting skills.

However, Murphy knows that there is no chance for actors to show their acting skills in the new project, and big stars will not be interested in such black films.

So he's more realistic. James Franco, Seth Logan, Jonah hill, Kerry Mulligan, and Robert Downey Jr. are more suitable for the project.

The most important heroine can also try to send an invitation to San Fernando Valley. The other party does not have the status of queen in the future. If she wants to make a formal invitation to the film, she is not likely to be rejected.

The main beneficiaries of the last collaboration with Bill Murphy are also from behind the scenes. They hope that they can continue to work with Bill Murphy.

After the establishment of these projects, Murphy is not in a hurry, and the most important thing to consider is funding.

Film is a very tall art, but it needs a lot of money to realize it.

He doesn't plan to invest in the film himself, and Stanton studio doesn't have enough money to invest. After all, there is a sequel to the movie "the electric saw", which works with Fox Searchlight. It costs a lot of money. Even if the director changes, the investment risk of this sequel is lower.

The film does not come from his own investment. Murphy has to adjust his psychology. First, the power will inevitably become smaller, and second, the capital control will be more strict.

The former is good to say, as a director who has experienced a formal education, Murphy knows that this is the producer responsibility system, while the latter has some troubles.

However, it is not that there is no solution, which requires the director to be poor.

It's no big deal. As a director, you should be as transparent as possible and always tell the truth. But the reality is that you are enthusiastic, the crew is energetic, but you are short of money.

A successful director should also use words, actions and plans to create confidence for investment before the completion of the film. As long as the investment is larger, the film will be better and the market return will be higher in the future.

Persuading money owners to invest is never an easy job.In essence, it's about getting investors to invest in an idea in their head.

The idea is very vague and conceptualized. In order to attract investment, some directors or producers often shoot a short film first and use it to attract investors.

But there are also disadvantages. If the short film is not amazing enough, it is difficult to attract investment.

When doing so, we must be careful. There is a clear line between introducing the project to potential investors and making a promise of potential economic return. After all, this is a game under legal supervision. When making a promise of return, we must be careful not to deliberately distort the facts, otherwise we may be targeted by the judicial system for suspected fraud.

Of course, Murphy doesn't plan to make short films, and that's not the way for him.

From late September to early October, Murphy spent a lot of time and energy on the script and the business plan of CAA's more important project.

Even now, Murphy hopes that someone will appreciate his play, and then the other party will write a check enough to shoot the film. This is the common fantasy of all directors.

It's hard to achieve. If you want to make it a reality, the key lies in the business plan given to potential investors and customers, a well conceived and well investigated strategic plan on how to prepare, select roles, shoot and make films.

After completing the plan, Murphy asked Bill rosis to submit it to CAA, not to mention that the film company would not rashly start a film project, and even CAA, the operator, would conduct an advance audit on the project itself.

Although not Murphy's head, as CAA's top executive in charge of film and television business, a copy of the script and plan was also sent to Brian Lauder.

Although this is not the expected sequel of "the electric saw", Brian Lauder nodded his head after carefully reading the plan. Not to mention the creativity of the project, the young director's rigorous attitude and careful plan will leave a good impression.

What's more, this project is his black style. Even if it's absurd, it's also very interesting.

Moreover, there are many gimmicks in scripts and plans. For the film industry, without gimmicks, there will be no selling points, and without selling points, there will be no box office.

Script is the foundation, but a good business plan is the key to move the film company.

Originally, Brian Lauder didn't have much hope for the plan. After all, Murphy is a director rather than a professional producer. After the script and plan are submitted to CAA, he plans to let the company's more professional people process them on this basis, so as to attract funds.

Even projects thrown out by CAA are sometimes rejected.

This is normal in business investment.

Compared with the script that he read once, Brian Lauder put more energy on the plan.

The plan is not particularly thick, and it has no specific provisions on the content and number of pages. The key lies in whether the content shows professionalism, whether the expression is easy to understand, and whether it contains all the necessary information without procrastination.

In this plan, almost a film has everything from project preparation to post production, and the planning is clear, which makes the whole project excellent.

Brian Lloyd looked at it one by one.

"An overview of the objectives and overall objectives of the film business plan, a brief introduction to the script and production content, a copy of the copyright certificate of the script, industry trends and development trends, prospects of the film market and potential audience, box office comparison of films of the same type and budget..."

All these are clear. People will feel that this is a reliable project, rather than those unreliable things that only have one script and don't even make the simplest plan.

And these are only a part, there are more detailed content behind.

For example, the film production team, from the leading role to the director to the photographer and then to the producer, has a specific list. For the positions that have been determined, the plan has a resume attached; for the positions that have not been determined, there are four to seven candidate lists and their respective advantages.

There are also expected production details, shooting site and production standards; cash flow statement, possible weekly basic expenses; management strategy in shooting and shooting; schedule of setting dates according to different stages of preparation, shooting and production of the film; copies of all rights agreements and trade union records; art works related to the project, such as a one legged beauty sitting on a motorcycle The poster on the car

There must be some flaws in this investment plan, but it's worth looking at from any aspect.

After going through the plan for three times in a row, Brian Lauder specially marked the key points and shortcomings with pens of different colors, called the assistant to send them back to the audit department to finish the work as soon as possible, and then transferred the project to several suitable film companies. (to be continued). ）For mobile phone users, please browse m for better reading experience.