The Key Question Filmmakers Are Afraid To Ask Distributors - Jeff Deverett
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2024
- Jeff Deverett is a producer, director, writer, and actor known for Full Out 2: You Got This! (2020), ism (2019), The Samuel Project (2018), Kiss & Cry (2017), Full Out (2015), King of the Camp (2008) and My Brother's Keeper (2004). Jeff's successful film and TV career began with distribution with New World Entertainment, Astral Communications, Anchor Bay Entertainment and his own company, Deverett Media Group. In this Film Courage video interview he talks about how to make a profitable movie and briefly touches on AFM [American Film Market], MIPCOM and MIPTV media markets.
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Man. He is a gem.
0:34 As a producer myself, yes. That’s the golden question of any business, not just in filmmaking.
What questions have you been afraid to ask a film distributor?
Came for filmmaking advice, learned how to sell a house. Not disappointed ✔✔💯✨
I really like the attitude of "Don't look back, you're not going that way..." I must have done or said something to cheese off a producer yesterday, and won't get back to me. So now I will have to blow off the rejection. Lesson learned.
Here's good psychological advice for dealing with distribution and intimidation: embrace it! If making the deal scares you, it's an indicator you don't understand the process and you need in person education and you need experience in seeing progress as well as denial. When the shadows are all gone and you know what to expect, your brain will drastically reduce your fear response
well said
Thought getting to distributor is hard. Turns out there's more after that as well.
Interesting.
As always guys, great video with some little nuggets of wisdom shared. Thank you
We like this one. Thanks for watching Leroy!
Film Courage - No worries, I’m currently going through this process with my debut feature myself, and I 100% agree that the 1st point is a very important question to ask. As film makers we have to know where we stand before we decide to move things further. 🙏🏽
Congrats Leroy! Big accomplishment. Great to see you minding the business side of things.
Film Courage - Thank you kindly guys, there was a few mountains to climb but we made it 😊. It is most definitely a very tricky side to manage especially if contracts and legal are not your main thing. The one thing that helped both my producer and myself more than anything, was getting a lawyer to go over the relevant paperwork. It definitely helped a lot.
Listening to Jeff talk the process of the film business is better than the Master Class of Martin Scorsese.
Problem is you ask that question, and they lie to you in order to get your film. Had this happen with HIGH OCTANE ENTERTAINMENT and they flat out lied and robbed me blind! Better to ask other filmmakers what the actual results were when they dealt with a company.
Josh M - This is most definitely an issue when it comes to the sales side of any project. The best you can do is get a solid lawyer to go over you contract and negotiate it to an equal advantage. Especially with a performance claws and use of a CAM. Hope you are able to get your rights back or see about an audit?
@@leroykincaide Yes, that's what we did (hire a lawyer) and we took HIGH OCTANE ENTERTAINMENT to court. The other issue is distribution companies like them bank on the fact filmmakers don't have the resources to fight them in court, so they use that to their advantage as well.
Jeff just dropped some serious gold!
GOOD STUFF!
It's best to get an agent or the advice of another filmmaker. They will tell you how much you can realistically make.
Definitely need courage!
Another great video! 👍🔥
Awesome. Jeff is the dude!
These Rock!
Great advice at the end of the Video
Rejection one can say they made a business decision. Ok, let’s move on. BUT it’s the screwing from other practitioner who seek to undermine another, actively, to further their position and career. That! That is really difficult to deal with.
interesting conversation as always
Thanks Jonathan, glad this one found you. Keep an eye out for an upcoming segment with Jeff titled "Why No One Wants To Invest In Your Movie" (at least that is the temp title.) Hoping to post it in February.
@@filmcourage Thanks for the response i'll definitely check it out when it drops Jeff always seems to drop some gems
They won't. Because there is no guarantee...
If you have trouble asking questions you’re going to be used as someone who has trouble with everything that involves asking questions of a stranger in all parts of life. Talk to a distributor as if you’re on a date, be nice, but don’t be a spineless fish who gives them everything as a serf serving a lord’s will.
Hahaha, this interviewer cracks me up. She is so clueless about business and how negotiation and sales work. You can see Jeff get uncomfortable by her stupid questions.
No question is a "stupid question" if you're not educated in the topic or specifics at hand.
watch full interview , it was filled with golden nugget questions.