Project Accelerator
If you want to get your film financed but don’t know where to start, this course breaks down the practical steps needed to put the pieces together.
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The Project Accelerator examines the mechanics of the current marketplace and finance models and looks at innovative tactics and strategies filmmakers are using to get their films made.
Whether you’re a new writer or director looking for a producer who can guide the project’s packaging and financing or a producer without a long line of credits yet who needs to partner with other producers to leverage their experience, the Project Accelerator explores the different paths a writer vs a director vs a producer need to take to consistently move their projects towards production.
Module 1 | INTRO + CURRENT MARKET EXPECTATIONS
This module provides an overview of what's currently happening in feature film financing in a marketplace that’s changing at lighting speed.
- Lay of the land and current market for feature films
- What if you’re newer writer, director, or producer pitching your script, what should you expect?
- What’s the current economic model for feature films - how do you make money
Module 2 | OPTIMIZING PRESENTATION
Writers have specific steps to take. So do directors and producers. All of them are different depending on your role and where you are in your career, your network, etc. There are specific presentation strategies for each. In this module we dissect what you need to do and when to consistently keep building towards getting financed and into production.
- Is your script ready to submit?
- Project specific presentation
- Where/how are you presenting your project - managers, producer, talent, financing partners
Module 3 | STRATEGIC PACKAGING
What does it take to set yo a film or seal the deal with financiers? In this module we look at the tried-and-true as well as creative ways those at the beginning stages of their career have used to push their projects forward by skirting the system.
- Going direct to talent vs hiring producers vs casting directors
- Making deals with talent yourself
- Optioning your script for someone else to package
Module 4 | GETTING FINANCED
This module provides an overview of how film financing is working right now - from financing models to potential deal structures and expectations for the completed film.
- Current financing models (and a few alternatives)
- Possible deal structures w/financiers and producing partners
- The role of sales agents and distributors and financing
Course Curriculum
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StartIntroduction (1:46)
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StartWhere We're At: The Marketplace Now (6:21)
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StartHow You Will Make Money With Your Feature (4:26)
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StartWhat To Expect As A Newer Writer/ Director/ Producer Trying To Get Your Film Made (8:20)
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StartMarket Expectations Summary (0:43)
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StartAction Items (1:37)
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StartIntro. + Current Marketplace Expectations Lecture Mp3 Download
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StartOptimizing Presentation Introduction (1:58)
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StartProject Specific Presentation (6:35)
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StartIs Your Script Ready To Present To The Marketplace? (2:05)
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StartWhere And How Are Your Presenting Your Project? (12:07)
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StartOptimizing Presentation Summary (0:45)
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StartAction Items (2:05)
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StartAdditional Resources
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StartOptimizing Presentation Lecture MP3 Download
FOR A LIMITED TIME GET 50% OFF: REGISTER FOR JUST $149
(Regular price is $299)
Your Instructor
Stacey Parks has overseen and/or been involved in independent film financing, production, and distribution for over 20 years as a sales agent, consultant, producer, and executive producer.
She began her career at the William Morris Agency where she spent her tenure in the indie film packaging and financing department, as well as feature film lit, talent, and music. Stacey followed that up with a career in distribution and international sales working for such companies as Icon and BBC WW, until transitioning to producing and exec producing full time.
Since then she’s been involved in the development, production, and distribution of several feature films, broadcast, and digital series, including SXSW Official Selection "Fits & Starts," "The Upgrade" for BravoTV, "The Big Sip" TV pilot for Spain's Media Pro Studio, and the 2019 theatrical release “Miss Virginia” starring Uzo Aduba.
