Hi , 

 

Has any show taught us more about Hollywood deal making than HBO's Entourage? Sure, it's Hollywood mocking themselves, but there's so much truth in the entire series about how films get made. 

 

We learn about deals, attachments, networking, connections, the hustle, compromising, raising money and so much more. It's based on real people and at least 200 actors made cameos, which could only happen if they felt some truth in the series. 

 

The Most Important Lesson We Learn from Ari Gold (besides how to be a total a$$hole) is this: 

Turtle: I have a great idea

 

Ari: (hitting stack of scripts). So do all these idiots. Can you execute it?

 

Turtle: I think I can
 

Ari: In this life, NO ONE is going to invest because you think you can. Do you have a Business Plan?

 

Turtle: No, I mean I haven’t sat down and put -

 

Ari: What do you need? Office space, insurance, how many employees? What do you project to earn? What do you need to breakeven? AT WHAT POINT CAN YOUR INVESTORS SEE SOME PROFIT?

 

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And there it is - in 25 seconds Ari gets us from "I have an idea/script" to "it's about the investors," which is the message we've been trying to teach since 2002. 

 

Are you ready to have a conversation with Ari?

 

FilmProposals can get you there.. https://www.filmproposals.com/Business-Plan-Tools-for-Film.html

Any questions? Suggestions? Just hit reply and let me know!

Best,

Melissa

"Melissa, I was extremely hesitant in purchasing even your lowest priced package. It all sounded to good to be true. I spent 2 months last year writing a business plan from scratch for a different medium. So I just couldn't imagine getting anything worth while for the prices you were offering. But I have an investor that requested a detailed plan with financial projections within 2 weeks, so I pulled the trigger on your Gold + Financials Filmmaker Bundle. "