I made my own film for 10 grand it’s on my channel called the journal it’s not a success story but since I decided to finance it myself when other people wouldn’t I got to make it. By the way at the time I had about 11 thousand in the bank so wasn’t really the smartest move but I’ll never forget it.
@@fireflies735 this is also the 6 minute documentAry I made of the making of the film (there is spoilers) again thanks for being interested! th-cam.com/video/6G3hTEOac1g/w-d-xo.html
If nothing else, when you're old and grey, you'll be able to say "once upon a time, I made a movie" instead of "I wonder if..." like most people. Good on you bro!
I like this guy. I wanna watch his movies now. Self financing, or combination of self financing and crowd funding, is scary but for niche market like Optimistic Sci-Fi I think it's best model for me. Love to see more hints and tips from Mark. Thank you for this video.
Using your own money is great, if you have just sold the rights to a book and can invest your earnings in your film. But what about those of us who are scraping by, trying to pinch pennies in order to put $2500 into our own projects? Where do we find financing that we can still be proud of? Do we all need to have a side hustle that pays $250,000 in order to make our own films?
Cheers for the Video! Excuse me for chiming in, I would love your initial thoughts. Have you heard about - Renannah Tiyily Release (google it)? It is a good one off guide for learning how to get the ultimate millionaire mind minus the hard work. Ive heard some unbelievable things about it and my buddy after many years got great results with it.
It may seem like it, but it's not really a secret. Here's the formula: 1) Make a good movie. 2) Get it into film festivals. 3) Profit. 4) I cannot overstate the importance of #1 If you make a film that kills at festivals the way Duplass Bros. films do, studios/distributors will be banging down your door, because a movie that did great at festivals will _probably_ do well in theaters, and most importantly, it's already DONE. Think about it. These are business people, first and foremost. A good film that's already made is always going to be cheaper/easier than a _possibly_ good film that has _yet_ to be made. Put another way, it's the difference between spending $10M on a house you can walk through in person, and spending $10M on some plans, a plot of land, a bunch of lumber, and a team of workers.
@@daedalus_20v This is entirely the WRONG advice. I personally know SO MANY really good filmmakers that get into lots of decent festivals that get LITTLE TO NO MONEY for their movies from distributors. Distributors want either Star Power or Killer Shark movies.
@@JoeBadon LOL It's the "WRONG" advice but it comes directly from someone who DID THAT EXACT THING (me). And Duplass didn't sell his early films based on star power or killer sharks, so... not sure what to tell you. You seem sure you've got it all figured out, but at the same time, you're asking how to do it.
Video: we said fuck Hollywood money and used a couple grand from a screenwriting gig to make our own thing and it sold well. You: YOU ARE FAR LEFT AND ALSO SOMETHING ABOUT BEN SHAPIRO I AM SO UPSET AT SOMETHING THAT IS SO TOTALLY REALLY A THING RIGHT NOW AHHH It's always wild to see you guys spam videos; it's like you come from another universe. It's always like "WTF are you even talking about?"
@@sleepingdogproyeah, sounds pretty stupid! Pointless comment. I love the ‘sucking up’ bit, when clearing this person does some sucking up themselves, it appears.
I could listen to you two talk for hours... Mark is so level-headed and an absolute inspiration for me and my writing
The more I see of Mark Duplass in your interviews, the more I appreciate what he does.
They’ve made so many good films. Creep was fantastic.
I made my own film for 10 grand it’s on my channel called the journal it’s not a success story but since I decided to finance it myself when other people wouldn’t I got to make it. By the way at the time I had about 11 thousand in the bank so wasn’t really the smartest move but I’ll never forget it.
Where can i see it?
@@fireflies735 thanks for asking! I cut it up into parts people seem to enjoy it the most by doing it that way!
@@fireflies735 this is also the 6 minute documentAry I made of the making of the film (there is spoilers) again thanks for being interested! th-cam.com/video/6G3hTEOac1g/w-d-xo.html
If nothing else, when you're old and grey, you'll be able to say "once upon a time, I made a movie" instead of "I wonder if..." like most people. Good on you bro!
@@daedalus_20v for sure!!!! Thanks :)
I like this guy. I wanna watch his movies now. Self financing, or combination of self financing and crowd funding, is scary but for niche market like Optimistic Sci-Fi I think it's best model for me. Love to see more hints and tips from Mark. Thank you for this video.
The League man... that's where I recognized him lol
I love this show. I'm trying to put my own money I'm saving by living in my car into a film.
This is real passion! Keep it at it.
Hows it going now?
inspirational
Using your own money is great, if you have just sold the rights to a book and can invest your earnings in your film. But what about those of us who are scraping by, trying to pinch pennies in order to put $2500 into our own projects? Where do we find financing that we can still be proud of? Do we all need to have a side hustle that pays $250,000 in order to make our own films?
Can I borrow some money ? It’s for a
Film
Somebody get this man a wolf mask
When you order Zach Braff on wish
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I see i bit of Robert Downey Jr in Mark, am i the only one
Persuasive Barrier Thanks Persuasive
Looks or personality? Because I actually see a bit of both, haha.
Scott Stapp lol
How about fund in a bigger budget movie
I want to know how he was able to sell it for 15 times what he made it for. That's the bigger secret.
Cheers for the Video! Excuse me for chiming in, I would love your initial thoughts. Have you heard about - Renannah Tiyily Release (google it)? It is a good one off guide for learning how to get the ultimate millionaire mind minus the hard work. Ive heard some unbelievable things about it and my buddy after many years got great results with it.
It may seem like it, but it's not really a secret. Here's the formula:
1) Make a good movie.
2) Get it into film festivals.
3) Profit.
4) I cannot overstate the importance of #1
If you make a film that kills at festivals the way Duplass Bros. films do, studios/distributors will be banging down your door, because a movie that did great at festivals will _probably_ do well in theaters, and most importantly, it's already DONE. Think about it. These are business people, first and foremost. A good film that's already made is always going to be cheaper/easier than a _possibly_ good film that has _yet_ to be made.
Put another way, it's the difference between spending $10M on a house you can walk through in person, and spending $10M on some plans, a plot of land, a bunch of lumber, and a team of workers.
@@daedalus_20v This is entirely the WRONG advice. I personally know SO MANY really good filmmakers that get into lots of decent festivals that get LITTLE TO NO MONEY for their movies from distributors. Distributors want either Star Power or Killer Shark movies.
@@JoeBadon LOL It's the "WRONG" advice but it comes directly from someone who DID THAT EXACT THING (me). And Duplass didn't sell his early films based on star power or killer sharks, so... not sure what to tell you. You seem sure you've got it all figured out, but at the same time, you're asking how to do it.
@@daedalus_20v What's the name of your movie? I'd love to check it out!
Why does he seem to be ashamed of the idea of having integrity??
Mark looks like Jeff Sokol! Like if you agree!
besides: nice shoes
Mark is coolo but the other guy seems to obsessed with making it about him.
Mark Duplass's Number One Rule for Financing a Movie.... Suck up to the Alt-Left and disown Ben Shapiro
Video: we said fuck Hollywood money and used a couple grand from a screenwriting gig to make our own thing and it sold well. You: YOU ARE FAR LEFT AND ALSO SOMETHING ABOUT BEN SHAPIRO I AM SO UPSET AT SOMETHING THAT IS SO TOTALLY REALLY A THING RIGHT NOW AHHH
It's always wild to see you guys spam videos; it's like you come from another universe. It's always like "WTF are you even talking about?"
@@sleepingdogproyeah, sounds pretty stupid! Pointless comment. I love the ‘sucking up’ bit, when clearing this person does some sucking up themselves, it appears.