The Art of Film Funding

Send us Fan Mail John Trigonis, an independent filmmaker and successful crowdfunder himself, has literally written the book on Crowdfunding for Filmmakers, and now puts his skills to greater use with Indiegogo as the funding platform's manager of film and video campaigns. For info about Carole Dean and From the Heart Productions visit http://fromtheheartproductions.com/

Send us Fan Mail Adam Chapnick, creator of Distribber.com and now indiegogo specialist gives us the inside story on how to mount and run a successful campaign. Get your indiegogo going with From the Heart as your fiscal sponsor, donors get tax deductions and you pay only 9%, no penalties. For info about Carole Dean and From the Heart Productions visit http://fromtheheartproductions.com/    

Send us Fan Mail Our guest, Don Schwartz, is an actor and journalist. His first book, Telling Their Own Stories: Conversations with Documentary Filmmakers, has just been published and is available from Amazon. His film reviews and filmmaker profiles appear regularly in CineSource Magazine. Don holds B.A., M.A., Ph. D. degrees in psychology and counseling. He is dedicated to supporting documentary...

Send us Fan Mail Michael Wiese shares stories of his brilliant life with luminaries like Shirley MacLane and Buckminster Fuller. His stories of raising money for filmmaking are creative, hilarious and touching.  Most of this is from his new Engaging book, Onward & Upward. For info about Carole Dean and From the Heart Productions visit http://fromtheheartproductions.com/    

Send us Fan Mail This episode is about financing your doc and feature film with our guest veteran Actor/Writer/Producer Tom Malloy who has raised over $14 million. He's the author of BANKROLL II, A NEW APPROACH TO FINANCING FEATURE FILMS, as well as the 6 CD Audio course on how to finance your film.  Tom is a writer who belongs to the Writers Guild, he has produced 5 features, 3 documentaries...

Send us Fan Mail Our guest, Demetrius Bagley, is a business producer of Vegucated. He will share secrets of their successful production and marketing campaign. Learn more at http://www.getvegucated.com/For info about Carole Dean and From the Heart Productions visit www. FromtheHeartProductions.com

Send us Fan Mail Tom Malloy & Carole Dean discuss their upcoming Intentional Filmmaking Class. Tom tells how he raised over 14 million. Please email caroleedean@att.net any questions for the show. In addition to his work as an actor and filmmaker, Tom is an accomplished author whose book BANKROLL: A New Approach to Financing Feature Films is considered the “gold standard” of indie film financi...

Send us Fan Mail We'll be discussing The American Jobs Act of 2012 and how you are allowed to market your film to potential investors.  Corky Kessler explains how you can now raise up to one million dollars under this new law. To learn more about Corky visit his website http://www.dlec.com To learn more about Carole Dean and From the Heart Productions visit http://fromtheheartproductions.com/...

Send us Fan Mail Carole Dean, Writer/Producer, author of The Art of Film Funding has raised over $500K for filmmakers on Indiegogo and teaches how to use your right brain to conceptualize your future and make it happen.  We cover the power of your mind in this show, using it to benefit you and your fellowman. If you would like to know more about Carole Dean and From the Heart Productions visit htt...

Send us Fan Mail Our guest Patricia Antelles gives us a complete understanding of the new transmedia platform and it's full potential.  She is an accomplished interactive designer, writer and filmmaker in the new media forms.  Films with Transmedia platforms are winning grants now. If you would like to know more about Carole Dean and From the Heart Productions visit http://fromtheheartproduct...

Send us Fan Mail Bob Seigel, film industry attorney, shares important legal advice for  documentary and feature filmmakers. Protecting your ownership, contracts, foreign distribution and other important issues are clarified. To learn more about Bob Seigel visit his website http://rlsentlaw.com/rls/ If you would like to know more about Carole Dean and From the Heart Productions visit http://fromthe...

Send us Fan Mail Our guest, Sam Dlugach will discuss how to save money on post production for your film. He's been coloring moving images for 25 years and has worked as final colorist in every imaginable genre, including feature film, episodic television, commercials, and music videos. Sam counts every major Hollywood studio among his clients. If you would like to know more about Carole Dean...

Send us Fan Mail Our guest, Corky Kessler, is a Jobs Tax Specialist for Section 181 which gives donors full tax write offs for donations made to Films. This may be gone 12/31/13, however, there is a way to continue to receive this generous tax deduction. Corky explains how to Grandfather 181 for future years. To learn more about Corky visit his website http://www.dlec.com To learn more about Carol...

Send us Fan Mail Our guest, John Corser, is an award winning line producer. He will explain how to get more production value on screen and deliver a completed film on time and under budget.  John is a highly sought after, well respected producer for top commercials and features, his productions have spanned 20 countries and 5 continents.  John’s clients include: Isuzu, Toyota, Mercedes, Paramount...

Send us Fan Mail Victor Warren, award winner and President  of Glydascope, gives us details on creating a pitch package for investors, why attaching an attorney and casting agent early can be beneficial to financing. If you would like to know more about Carole Dean and From the Heart Productions visit http://fromtheheartproductions.com/

Send us Fan Mail Our guest, Jason Brubaker, is a contributing author of The Independent’s Guide to Film Distributors and he is the founder of Filmmaking Stuff, a professional resource for independent filmmakers. He currently serves as the manager of business development at Chill where he helps indie filmmakers leverage the social window to get their movies seen and selling. For more information ab...

Send us Fan Mail Our guest, Jon Reiss, is a media strategist for navigating the new distribution and marketing landscape.  He has some of the most current information for filmmakers explaining how to use our new economic landscape. For more information about Jon visit http://jonreiss.com/If you would like to know more about Carole Dean and From the Heart Productions visit http://fromtheheartproduc...

Send us Fan Mail Guest Adrienne Gould, writer, designer has been successful in creating and achieving goals for years.  Adrienne shares her famous six step formula for goal setting.  Whatever your goals, you can use this to clearly define and create them. If you would like to know more about Carole Dean and From the Heart Productions visit http://fromtheheartproductions.com/    

Send us Fan Mail Producer and director, Norman C. Berns, steps away from reelgrok.com to explain why films have so many producers. And which one does what and why…. He’ll explain the responsibilities of all those different producers and try to answer the universal question plaguing all filmmakers – who’s really running the show, the producer or the director? For more information about Norman Berns...

Send us Fan Mail Carole Dean & Claire Papin are back with a great discussion:  Your community (audience) is your source of money for making the film and selling the download and DVD.  Your financial success can be created by developing your community while making the film. Knowing your audience can get you distribution and money.  We cover how to identify your community, how to reach them and...

Send us Fan Mail Tom Malloy & Carole Dean discuss their upcoming Intentional Filmmaking Class. Tom tells how he raised over 14 million. Please email caroleedean@att.net any questions for the show. In addition to his work as an actor and filmmaker, Tom is an accomplished author whose book BANKROLL: A New Approach to Financing Feature Films is considered the “gold standard” of indie film financi...

Send us Fan Mail Our guest is the founder of Writers Boot Camp, Jeffrey Gordon. He will give us tips of screenwriting and explain his unique screenwriting coursework, including more than 100 proprietary writing tools and exercises that represent a language for creative collaboration in the entertainment industry. Thirty Writers in the Boot Camp alumni have had movies made in the past 18 months alo...

Send us Fan Mail Our guest, Peter Broderick, is a leading distribution strategist, who consults with filmmakers and media companies to develop strategies to maximize distribution, audiences, and revenues. Peter discusses his latest distribution strategies. For more information about Peter visit www.peterbroderick.com. If you would like to know more about Carole Dean and From the Heart Productions...

Send us Fan Mail Our guest, Corky Kessler, ESQ, is a leading film attorney who works for Deutsch, Levy & Engel. He discusses legal issues, marketing and distribution of films, and has extensive experience in the entertainment industry on a worldwide basis. Corky regularly speaks on the business and legal aspects of feature film development, including tax incentives. To learn more about Corky v...

Send us Fan Mail How can you use the laws of attraction to manifest?  Carole Dean, author of The Art of Manifesting, and founder of From the Heart Productions, shares some of the ways the laws work. You will learn what you can do on a daily basis to improve your life.  You are manifesting daily, the trick is to manifest what you want, not what you don’t want! For the new Intentional Filmmaker’s cl...