#FilmSky #MovieSky
It’s the quiet moment you realize:
“I get to do this. With these people.”
#FilmmakerLife #FilmSky #MovieSky
It’s the quiet moment you realize:
“I get to do this. With these people.”
#FilmmakerLife #FilmSky #MovieSky
🙏 Thank you so much for following me on my "Pitch My Project" journey. My goal is to continue sharing educational content for indie filmmakers. I really appreciate your support!
#Gratitude #HappyThanksgiving
🙏 Thank you so much for following me on my "Pitch My Project" journey. My goal is to continue sharing educational content for indie filmmakers. I really appreciate your support!
#Gratitude #HappyThanksgiving
It's a day for gratitude, giving, and family. May your day be brimming with delicious food, delightful drinks, and unforgettable conversations!
#HappyThanksgiving
It's a day for gratitude, giving, and family. May your day be brimming with delicious food, delightful drinks, and unforgettable conversations!
#HappyThanksgiving
They want names already tied to the industry.
But the best money?
May come from someone who’s never invested in film before.
#FilmFunding #FilmSky #MovieSky
They want names already tied to the industry.
But the best money?
May come from someone who’s never invested in film before.
#FilmFunding #FilmSky #MovieSky
🌱 Build your online community
💬 Practice your story
Do both. At the same time. 👇
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#FilmMarketing #IndieFilm #FilmSky #MovieSky
🌱 Build your online community
💬 Practice your story
Do both. At the same time. 👇
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#FilmMarketing #IndieFilm #FilmSky #MovieSky
Start building your brand.
You can’t scale a secret. 👇
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#IndieFilm
Start building your brand.
You can’t scale a secret. 👇
tylermreid.beehiiv.com/p/personal-...
#IndieFilm
Your kindness > your credits.
Your name in someone’s mouth > your name on IMDb.
#Networking
Your kindness > your credits.
Your name in someone’s mouth > your name on IMDb.
#Networking
Only the next step. 🚶
Take it. 👈
Then the one after that. 👍
And trust — the road reveals itself as you walk it.
#CreativeClarity
Only the next step. 🚶
Take it. 👈
Then the one after that. 👍
And trust — the road reveals itself as you walk it.
#CreativeClarity
If no one sees it, it won’t matter. 👇
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#IndieFilm #FilmSky #MovieSky
If no one sees it, it won’t matter. 👇
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#IndieFilm #FilmSky #MovieSky
Sometimes, meals from a local restaurant = 3 days of shooting.
That’s soft money. 💰
And it’s just as powerful.
#MicroBudget #FilmmakingTips #FilmSky #MovieSky
Sometimes, meals from a local restaurant = 3 days of shooting.
That’s soft money. 💰
And it’s just as powerful.
#MicroBudget #FilmmakingTips #FilmSky #MovieSky
You know what that means?
Opportunity. 🙌
Show up with a crowd + a Q&A, and they’ll rent you the screen for cheap.
Sometimes, free.
#IndieFilmHustle #FilmSky #MovieSky
You know what that means?
Opportunity. 🙌
Show up with a crowd + a Q&A, and they’ll rent you the screen for cheap.
Sometimes, free.
#IndieFilmHustle #FilmSky #MovieSky
After investors are made whole, the leftover profits get split—often 50/50 between investors and producers. Sometimes, points go to actors, directors, or others who deferred pay. Transparency = trust.
After investors are made whole, the leftover profits get split—often 50/50 between investors and producers. Sometimes, points go to actors, directors, or others who deferred pay. Transparency = trust.
Investors are repaid their original investment first—often with interest. If they put in $1M, they might see $1.1M before profit sharing begins. That repayment comes before anyone else earns profit.
Investors are repaid their original investment first—often with interest. If they put in $1M, they might see $1.1M before profit sharing begins. That repayment comes before anyone else earns profit.
Whatever’s left after distributor costs and fees goes to the producers (or a collection account). This pool is what pays back investors and anyone owed money from production.
Whatever’s left after distributor costs and fees goes to the producers (or a collection account). This pool is what pays back investors and anyone owed money from production.
Once costs are covered, the distributor takes a fee—usually 20–35% of the remaining money. This is their cut for managing sales and securing deals before anything moves to producers.
Once costs are covered, the distributor takes a fee—usually 20–35% of the remaining money. This is their cut for managing sales and securing deals before anything moves to producers.
Next, the distributor collects what’s left—but first, they deduct expenses like marketing, posters, shipping, and ads. Only after those costs are recouped does “net revenue” get calculated.
Next, the distributor collects what’s left—but first, they deduct expenses like marketing, posters, shipping, and ads. Only after those costs are recouped does “net revenue” get calculated.
When your film hits theaters, they take the first (and biggest) slice—around 56% of box office. For every $10 earned, $5.60 stays with them before anything flows to the distributor or producers.
When your film hits theaters, they take the first (and biggest) slice—around 56% of box office. For every $10 earned, $5.60 stays with them before anything flows to the distributor or producers.
Fundraising never really ends.
Every new contact, meeting, and project builds your future network.
Keep showing up, keep following up.
Momentum turns small wins into long-term credibility.
Fundraising never really ends.
Every new contact, meeting, and project builds your future network.
Keep showing up, keep following up.
Momentum turns small wins into long-term credibility.
Stop chasing 100 cold leads.
Spend that same hour building one connection who can open doors to 10 investors.
Leverage = smarter fundraising.
Invest time where results multiply.
Stop chasing 100 cold leads.
Spend that same hour building one connection who can open doors to 10 investors.
Leverage = smarter fundraising.
Invest time where results multiply.
Raising film funds = staying organized.
Use a simple spreadsheet to track investor info, progress, and follow-ups.
When you’re reaching out to dozens (or hundreds), tracking keeps momentum—and ensures no opportunity slips.
Raising film funds = staying organized.
Use a simple spreadsheet to track investor info, progress, and follow-ups.
When you’re reaching out to dozens (or hundreds), tracking keeps momentum—and ensures no opportunity slips.
It invited you into the world.
That’s what made it memorable—and fundable. 👇
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#PitchDecks #FilmSky #MovieSky
It invited you into the world.
That’s what made it memorable—and fundable. 👇
screencraft.org/wp-content/...
#PitchDecks #FilmSky #MovieSky
It’s matching with the right partners. 🤝
#FilmBusiness #IndieFilm #MovieSky #FilmSky
It’s matching with the right partners. 🤝
#FilmBusiness #IndieFilm #MovieSky #FilmSky
They just don’t know it yet.
☕️ Get coffee.
🗣️ Make the ask.
🤝 Be bold.
Filmmaking is local before it’s global.
#FilmFunding #FilmSky #MovieSky
They just don’t know it yet.
☕️ Get coffee.
🗣️ Make the ask.
🤝 Be bold.
Filmmaking is local before it’s global.
#FilmFunding #FilmSky #MovieSky