There are a series of steps that I think many miss when planning or preparing for a production.
Really this is so broadly applicable that I thought I would just cut and paste this from Seth Godin's blog here.
Many of us don't have any idea there is a formula to this and I feel I have been the source of too many ideas here so I thought I would start sharing from other sources.
The hierarchy of success
I think it looks like this:
1. Attitude
2. Approach
3. Goals
4. Strategy
5. Tactics
6. Execut…
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Added by Rob Ellis on September 14, 2009 at 8:18pm —
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I want to thank everyone for your continued support. Showing loyalty and willingness to follow me over here These two sites will be merged when I shift us all over to streamingindy.com
I have been working a lot lately on logistics and behind the scenes web development for the distribution model that will make what I am talking about on the seminar video a reality.
I keep running into obstacles which tells me I am definitely doing the right thing. Real distribution for the idependent that puts th…
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Added by Rob Ellis on March 26, 2009 at 2:06pm —
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I've been working on a web system for almost a year now to help filmmakers get paid for their efforts even with a short film.
There is a way but when I try to explain it most people look at me cross eyed with a false ego based knowing that tells me I'm talking to a sheep. Bleet, bleet.
They all want the theatrical release for their $5000 budget film. and can't see that that will never happen.
The film world doesn't want your film.
Sorry to break it to you but you've been duped. Just like think…
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Added by Rob Ellis on January 21, 2009 at 7:00pm —
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I have been blogging and doing more blogging about the trends I see moving to the online distribution of film on the internet for some time. When I sit with someone who thinks they are an authority and they haven't got a clue what I am talking about, I just smile and think to myself, you should have listened to me when you had the chance.
I don't need permission to do anything I want to do and regardless of what the self appointed experts think we are going to make this an effective business mod…
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Added by Rob Ellis on January 13, 2009 at 9:30pm —
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I've been working on a script for me to shoot for a couple of years now. Helped a lot of folks with their films and learned a lot from giving til it hurts on the set. I decided two years ago that I wasn't going to get involved in the Industry as a grip or AD and work my way up through the standard channel like most graduates of the film schools available here and in California. So I started writing and doing little shorts and helped produce and AD for several indy films and a feature. As you can…
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Added by Rob Ellis on October 19, 2008 at 10:30am —
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I thought it would be good to use this blog to let you know I'm actually a working filmmaker. I've got several projects going on right now. A fun short I'm helping produce with another member of the site and some other scripts I'm writing for production. I would like to use some other people's scripts for more productions as we need them for the actors collaborative, a project that I am very excited about. I called several of my friends that have assets for help with that and am looking forward…
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Added by Rob Ellis on September 21, 2008 at 3:00pm —
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There are many reasons to do the right thing. One obvious is that it will help you and everyone around you survive, and be happy. If you find yourself not happy or trying to control others to your own agenda and getting frustrated, if people are irritating you or if you just can't seem to get anywhere, you should take a look at what you are doing.
Ask this:
Would I be upset if everyone knew? My friends, my mom, the police?
Here are some examples that will cause you some great distress and keep…
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Added by Rob Ellis on September 8, 2008 at 11:30pm —
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If this offends anyone please read it carefully again, and make sure to look up words you don't know. If it still offends then... maybe it was meant to.
Written on Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Responsibility
Current mood: gallant
Category: Blogging
Responsibility
There is a concept misunderstood by most it would seem as so few of us understand what we are actually supposed to do with it.
I for one have been forced to look at it under recent circumstances (see www.desperatefilmmaker.com my video…
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Added by Rob Ellis on August 10, 2008 at 4:00pm —
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I'm very excited about the group we have forming and hope that the purpose of this site can be realized by you taking ownership of this site there are many things I could do with the time it takes to build and promote as well as upkeep this social site and I could us it to advertise my own ventures or seek to capitalize on you the members in some way.
You will never find me doing that here though, not ever. This site belongs to you the members, and you can feel free to do with it what you want.…
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Added by Rob Ellis on May 31, 2008 at 1:17pm —
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Sometimes I just want to look down at the keyboard and yell at it. AAAHHHH! Like the guy in "Real Genius" that had been studying too hard stands up and yells at each person successively in the room as he leaves, Ahhh! he turns, AHHH! turns again etc. Then just after he leaves everyone silently goes back to their studying as if it was expected and normal.
I feel like that guy sometimes, or like Laslo Holyfeld hiding down in the catacombs of the establishment wondering if anyone ever hears a word…
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Added by Rob Ellis on May 14, 2008 at 11:36pm —
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It gets lonely out here by yourself sometimes when the world isn't looking your way. Trying new ways to draw attention to your blog or to get more eyeballs on your stuff. Sometimes I feel like I'm talking to air. Writing post after post, with research for days, and references, citation, the works. I've been doing it now for months, and I am getting weary from it. I will continue to post though, somehow it has become almost therapeutic. I know that it's out there, and at least that's something. W…
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Added by Rob Ellis on April 25, 2008 at 2:00pm —
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Real wisdom cannot be attained from observing the shadows on the wall of a cave.
The world is crying for real help, and enough brave souls to turn from the illusions, to the reality of ego based dogma as an excuse to create more division among us.
Who will have the courage to stand in the face of such ignorance and cry foul?
We are allowing Ego and greed to destroy the planet, to kill innocents, and all because we have this over powering need to be right, seeing the world as; us and them, Thi…
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Added by Rob Ellis on April 19, 2008 at 12:00pm —
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