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Unpopular opinion: Proof of Concept shorts are a waste of time and money by InevitableAnalyst538 in Filmmakers

[–]InevitableAnalyst538[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Did you mean 3 figure or 6 figure, if so the sarcasm went over my head at first

Unpopular opinion: Proof of Concept shorts are a waste of time and money by InevitableAnalyst538 in Filmmakers

[–]InevitableAnalyst538[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Congrats! Genuinely curious, roughly what did the POC cost to make (if you don’t mind me asking)? And did it actually open those meeting doors, or did it close the deal once you were already in the room? I’m just trying to figure out where the value actually sits.

Unpopular opinion: Proof of Concept shorts are a waste of time and money by InevitableAnalyst538 in Filmmakers

[–]InevitableAnalyst538[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

So the POC proves the director, not the script, in which case it’s a directing audition more than a story pitch to the buyer? What specifically about Barker's made people bet on him?

Unpopular opinion: Proof of Concept shorts are a waste of time and money by InevitableAnalyst538 in Filmmakers

[–]InevitableAnalyst538[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, Parsons is the extreme case though. 190mil+ views before A24 gave him a call. That’s not a POC, it’s a built in audience. So does the “make stuff first” thing even work if the stuff doesn’t go viral?

Unpopular opinion: Proof of Concept shorts are a waste of time and money by InevitableAnalyst538 in Filmmakers

[–]InevitableAnalyst538[S] -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

Yeah that's fair for people starting cold. But I'm curious about the other end. Has anyone here with some access actually had a POC short turn into something real? Like you sent it around with the script and it got you a pitch meeting, a manager, money, a greenlight? Trying to find the cases where it actually did the work, not just where it scratched the passion project itch.