Making Money Making Features

[craigbowman]

So as is the practice, I'm setting up a separate company to raise the capital for producing my feature. However, I have a separate business which already provides services to the production industry. That business will be charging, albeit at a discounted rate, to the new feature company for the services it will be providing to the feature.

Technically, this means I'll be making money while the feature is being made. Just the feature we're providing services to right now for a another producer is generating significant income for the production service company.

Has anyone else explored this kind of model?

 

[MichaelP]

That is an overall trend right now at the studios - they are becoming their own facilities. Meanwhile facilities are starting to creating original content. For years editors have owned editing system that they charge a rental fee to the production company. It is pretty common.

Michael

 

[Nathyn]

Depends on what you want. If you take the attitude you are the product and not the film you can make profit (not particularly money) at this. Is your goal to make a lot of money or to use the film as leverage?

-Nate