Many of us dream of having our own production company. Here is how you go about it! It's the dream of many a filmmaker to have their own production company. The goal is usually to build a media production company so you'll be able to accumulate the resources (post suites, camera, lighting, and sound gear, and best of all professional relationships) to support doing your own creative work. This was true way back when Coppola launched American Zoetrope, and it remains true today, though of course, the landscape has changed tremendously in the last 50 years. Right off the bat, we need to make a distinction between the type of production company we're talking about in this article and the famous production companies often attached to big-name directors, producers, and stars. Those companies, sometimes referred to by the slang term "shingle," as in "famous star John Tomato has hung out a shingle," have some things in common with the type of production company we're going to talk about here, but there are some key differences that are worth considering. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 8 January, 2021