Brilliant Ideas I have lived all over the country and world and have had the pleasure to get to know many unique and immensely talented people. …Alas if it only depended upon talent and unique ideas… The biggest mistake I run across is the idea that “if you write it, they will come.” The problem
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(original posted 12/6/2009 – updates coming soon …) Welcome to the fun world of union! SAG is usually the first union that indie filmmakers come into contact with. SAG covers professional film actors and is generally required from a professional quality standpoint. There are talented non-SAG/non-union actors, but they are few and far between and
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(originally posted December 6, 2009 – info to be updated soon…) Michigan is currently the holy grail of production tax rebates. I recently shot a film here and was really amazed at the options available in Michigan. Locations vary so significantly throughout the state – even throughout the city. We shot in a very run-down
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One of my favorite tax incentives belongs to the state of New Mexico. This is an actual tax rebateand not just a credit voucher. This is an important distinction unless you want to enter into a secondary market to sell the tax voucher. Those markets never pay face value and you”ll lose a good 20%
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I decided to start this site as a resource for independent film makers where ever they may be. Hollywood is finding it”s grip on filmmaking slipping away as cameras become cheaper and talent continues to flourish all over the world. However, many still don”t know where to go from the script stage. For example,
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