Corrado Part II

The article pretty much defines "mean spirited" to me.

My prediction: its author, Mack Rawden, won't be writing for any publications anyone cares much about, ever.

To wit: his self-description:

"I plan on raising my kids in a seedy environment of second hand smoke, swearing, and gradual disappointment. The type of place where only artists and madmen thrive and the sane ooze into debauchery."

Ahem...
 
taormina said:
Hey Neal! Thanks man - how've you been?

The dude from CNN is away or something. He hasn't got back to me yet but he's cool, I'm sure he will.

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I've been great Adam.

Hope the new screenplay is coming along nicely for you. BTW, I'll be out in L.A. again in March. It sure will be nice to get away from this snow.
 
Adam,

After talking with you I re read your article in the HD filmmakers magazine I get. Man it was so helpful! Your awesome cant wait to see where you go with this business!

Graham Robbins
 
If you think Adam is thaaaaat awesome why don't you offer him a back rub and a cup of tea Graham ;)

And yep that article above was pathetic - my god the author of that must be fairly inane and devoid of innovative thought to ham up something like that. I think he will have just featured as number one - in one hundred peoples 'biggest asshole' list.
 
Ah but breakfast isnt!! Thats exactly what i could do with - mmm! But ive just got horrible old tea bags here! Never mind - back to Corrado hehe
 
Thanks Graham,

And it's true, he bought me breakfast, my favorite meal of the day. Standing offer for the rest (while I feel like it). Buy me breakfast and I'll talk your ear off - lol.

Filmmaker, will work for food!
 
Well, a bit of an announcement tonight.

Corrado is now signed with Shoreline Entertainment as a sales agency.

After about 3 months of vetting these people, I interviewed and spoke to dozens of reps and sales agents. You may recall that in the beginning of this thread I described how I wasn't going with Shoreline, and the reasons.

They have fought a long, hard campaign to pick Corrado up, as you can see by the time it has taken to negotiate. My deal looks nothing like the one I described in the beginning of this thread. I have performance guarantees, a short term, low fees, quarterly statements, you name it. I can't get into specifics but I drove a hard bargain.

Corrado's next stop is Berlin.

I'll refresh you guys once again on the routes you can go and why this is such a momentous deal for me.

Here are your distro options, from greatest to least.

1. Presales or negative pickup deal. (Forget this unless this is your third major film)

2. Have a studio buy the film

3. Appoint a sales rep or producer's rep to sell the film

4. Sell the film territory by territory yourself at a film market like AFM.

5. Self distribute via internet, createspace, etc.

There are success stories for each one, but generally, number one is the best, followed by number two. There is a wide range of number 3s, and there is a huge gap between #3 and number 4. Number five - forget it man, you're on your own.

Okay, in my case I went with a sales agent. Not all sales agents are alike. Dustin Smith, acqusitions director at Roadside Attractions says this (paraphrase): "We hardly look at submitted films unless they are festival winners or are repped by a good sales agent"

He goes on to say that being repped by a good sales agent is akin to winning a festival, since they see a quality firm representing a film, and thus they automatically give it more attention. It's already been validated by someone else.

Shoreline is such a firm. Not the biggest I was approached by, but a good one with lots of clout, lots of money, and great presence at the shows. I really scored here and am proud to have them rep the picture. I'll let you guys know how it goes from here.

When you sign with a sales agent, you are marrying yourself to their clout and relationships. They had a good AFM while smaller,less prestigious firms were sucking wind.

From now on, it's Shoreline Entertainment presents......Corrado

Incidentally, Corrado has a 2009 timestamp on it. I fought so long and so hard to get what I think is a good sales deal that I'm relieved to have someone much larger and experienced selling the film for me.
 
taormina said:
They have fought a long, hard campaign to pick Corrado up, as you can see by the time it has taken to negotiate. My deal looks nothing like the one I described in the beginning of this thread. I have performance guarantees, a short term, low fees, quarterly statements, you name it. I can't get into specifics but I drove a hard bargain.
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wow man congrats! so basically from here you just sit back and monitor its progress?

if you don't mind could you, or anyone here, explain "performance guarantees, a short term, low fees, quarterly statements" are and why that is a good thing? is this not something to expect as standard? also did you get any advance money upfront? (sounds like you don't want to post the amount if you did so i wont ask)

congrats again man i always like seeing fellow indie filmmakers accomplish their goals :)
 
Congratulations Adam. The Corrado journey is over. Now is time for your next project.

You have done what no one has done: go from pre-production to production to post and to distribution your first time out as indie filmmaker, with name talent to boot and a budget way over the level attempted by first time indie filmmakers.

You made it. What an incredible effort ... and all documented for the dvx users. We are really fortunate.

Thanks and bravo!
 
Thanks for the enthusiasm, guys. Remember, this is not full distribution per se; I simply am licensing a firm to sell the film for me in all markets and territories. It's an amazing undertaking, though - the deliverables list is two pages long and there is much to do.

I'll find out pretty soon in what territories I've sold in, and when the releases will be. I expect to see my first returns on this thing within the next 180 days. It's pretty exciting,honeslty.

Having the movie setup at such a nice firm feels good too.
 
Didn't you do all this in something like 10 months? You bastard, your making us look bad.

Seriously, CONGRATS!

I know some people who know some people who robbed some people [starsky & hutch] they say Soreline will get the overseas sales. In a year or two you'll have to take AL to lunch and thank him for passing on it although by then he will probably be begging you for a piece of your next project.

Really glad to hear it. BTW the other article will only re-assure insurance company's not to carry tom. Very tacky and classless. Glad you are one of the people who believed in him.
 
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