Fuck-Up #13

“If I Can’t Raise All the Money, I Can’t Start My Movie”

How to make your movie, even without all the money raised

 

“I have never been in a situation where havingmoney made it worse.”8

—Clinton Jones

 

 

The Fuck-Up…

You need four legs and a top to make most tables. But what if you had only three legs and no top? Could you begin construction on your table while still working to get the missing pieces? The answer is, of course, yes.

Many would-be filmmakers assume they can’t start making their movie until they raise all the necessary funds. This is completely wrong. Films frequently begin shooting without raising the entirety of their budgets up front. The question is, how do you make sure you don’t end up with a movie that’s as useless ...

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