“No one ever went to see a film because they heard that the crew had a great time making it” – overheard at Monumental Pictures

“Ask for money and you’ll get advice. Ask for advice and you’ll get money”

Personal note: don’t ask for too much advice if you don’t intend on inviting the person to become an executive producer (or something similar)

They won’t give you money and they’ll stop giving you advice

“You have to talk to 1000 people before someone will say yes If you’re not comfortable talking to 1000 people then find someone who is”

Example: a producer

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“We get on board because of the vision *behind* the project” – heard at a talk from a Development Exec at the BFI

At that point they had 3 horror features about postpartum depression, because not an issue because the vision behind each project was so different

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“Three questions: 1: Who’s going to watch it? 2: Who’s going to pay for it? 3: Why should it be made now?” – heard on an NFTS course about questions all producers ask when considering a project

“Be upfront if you know there’s zero chance of them making their investment back. Think about what value you can offer them instead. Sometimes psychic equity is just as powerful as a financial reward/ROI” – heard on a film financing course

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