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Business Plan

Hello;

I've written my sctipr, had a first reading which was quite succesful.
I'm hoping to find resources on creating a business plan. I'm guessing
that would be important in raising the funds to make the film. I've
never asked for money to make a film before, so this is new to me.

Unfortunately the film doesn't have explosions or aliens or computer
graphics, and only very very limited nudity (if at all), So it isn't
imediately commercial. However the characters are interesting, and there
are meaty roles for older actor/acress, not just my thoughts, those who
have read the script so far think so.

Specificly the film is a love story, with humor but not a romantic
comedy, nor dramedy. There is both happiness and sorrow.

So anyone with suggestions on resources for creating a business plan, I
would appreciate it.

Thanks
--
Steven Gladstone
New York Based Cinematographer
Gladstone Films
www.gladstonefilms.com
917-886-5858




Sat Oct 7, 2006 12:09 am

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My humble opinion is that any business, or even micro business needs a business plan. If you have a great script, wonderful talent attached, the best director...
Rebekah Fleischaker
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Jan 21, 2006
7:25 am

We use Business Plan Pro (from paloalto.com) software four our film and video game projects. The templates there are not entertainment specific, but gave us...
Dwayne Conyers
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Jan 22, 2006
8:27 pm

I do have Business plan pro. Would it be possible for you to post a template from one of your plans. You can remove any sensitive information. Just want to see...
Eugene Akiwumi
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Jan 22, 2006
8:54 pm

Hello; I've written my sctipr, had a first reading which was quite succesful. I'm hoping to find resources on creating a business plan. I'm guessing that would...
Steven Gladstone
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Oct 7, 2006
12:02 am

Steven: No offense meant here, but a good business plan for you would be hiring someone to spell-check your correspondence before it goes out. When you're...
bill farnham
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Oct 7, 2006
1:03 am

... LOL. Ya know, the spell check worked, and I corrected the word SCRIPT, but hit send instead of replace. No way to grab the e-mail back. It is pretty bad...
Steven Gladstone
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Oct 7, 2006
3:46 am

Steven Research into any books that deal with business plans are a start in terms of how you should structure it. Some informative books dealing with...
Matteo Masiello
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Oct 7, 2006
11:19 am

... It's a guess, based on 18 or so years working in the business, working on other peoples films ( including almost working on yours if I recall, although...
Steven Gladstone
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Oct 7, 2006
2:35 pm

Steven Sounds like you know what you're doing. Wasn't implying that you didn't, just didn't get any idea of your experience. Matteo ... Yahoo! Messenger with...
Matteo Masiello
fourcf
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Oct 7, 2006
9:55 pm

... Lots of experience, just not in raising money and financing and etc. Thanks for the info there. Very much appreciated. As far as how I know how much it...
Steven Gladstone
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Oct 7, 2006
10:10 pm

Steve, stop by The Budgeting Group - there are sample plans, plan guidelines and lots of support information and links. We're at ...
Norman C. Berns
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Oct 7, 2006
1:23 pm

Hey, Steve. I am in a similar boat; I wrote a character based film that has many similar elements to your film, as you described it, and I did a bunch of...
Dan Parilis
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Oct 9, 2006
2:13 pm

Steve, big, big oops, I left out a pair of ESSENTIALS. A lawyer. An accountant. There are serious considerations that MUST be considered. A BP is a legal...
Norman C. Berns
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Oct 7, 2006
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... Hey Norman, thanks. I didn't post on the Budgetting group, because i didn't think that was the "right" list. Although I was going to check out the files to...
Steven Gladstone
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Oct 7, 2006
2:43 pm

... Get some software like Business Plan Pro... it has step-by-step instructions. -- Your parents take care of you until you're 21. The government takes care...
Dwayne Conyers
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Oct 7, 2006
12:27 am

Steven, ... Contact your local SBA office and ask for their help or that of one of their mentors. David A. Maisel Owner/Producer Dancing Cat Productions, LLC ...
David A. Maisel
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Oct 7, 2006
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www.movieplan.net should get you started. Good luck, Sam Heer Producer...
Sam Heer
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Oct 7, 2006
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Thanks for the suggestions, any moire, cool. I'll check out the software, but I'm thinking at some point before I finalize the plan, I should have a lawyer...
Steven Gladstone
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Oct 7, 2006
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