Don't budget for distribution when producing a micro budget film.
Geoff Quan, Original Independent Films at Netflix, shares why you shouldn't budget for distribution and instead focus on making a high quality film. Geoff's resume includes Light of My Life , Blindspotting, and the Netflix biopic, Barry.
Listen to learn how to improve your next micro budget film.
Key Points
1:20 - How he got started
3:22 - Why producing
4:52 - What union is he apart of
5:33 - Distributing first film
9:45 - What he looks for in projects
11:17 - Why is he in the industry
12:22 - Working with the right people
14:48 - What went wrong on a micro budget film
18:27 - Difference working with non actors and big name actors
22:05 - Flawed System
24:40 - Finding the right people to help sell your film
27:40 - Working with a publicist
31:04 - How much should you budget for publicists and distrubtion
33:01 - Favorite Gear
35:19 - Future of indie filmmaking
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