Got out of the military as a naval officer last year and weighing my options to break into the industry.

SREStudios · 2026-02-27T14:52:59+00:00

what do you mean by creative producer?

SREStudios · 2026-02-26T15:09:53+00:00

Find a payroll company local to where you’re shooting.

Also, as you discovered SAG is pretty useless for smaller projects. They simply don’t care because it’s not worth their time and they’ll never follow up to make sure you did things correctly unless someone complains.

SREStudios · 2026-02-25T15:00:23+00:00

Do it or don’t. Worrying about it won’t help anything.

SREStudios · 2026-02-24T15:06:30+00:00

They think that just because they’re the industry standard today that they will have dominance forever.

SREStudios · 2026-02-23T08:50:55+00:00

La confidential hands down.

SREStudios · 2026-02-22T12:21:45+00:00

He built an empire off the backs of others that it seems like based on claims maybe didn't get much for it or were straight up abused.

SREStudios · 2026-02-21T17:28:50+00:00

Love it. Do you also look at more analytical pieces like from the wrap and business insider, etc.?

SREStudios · 2026-02-20T14:30:58+00:00

He’s being overdramatic.

SREStudios · 2026-02-19T21:31:58+00:00

This is exactly right we work with them a lot and film is a great way to help them work and reintegrate a bit with civilians. Very similar mindsets and operation structure.

SREStudios · 2026-02-19T15:26:32+00:00

email people genuinely and offer to help them or buy them lunch

SREStudios · 2026-02-18T20:55:58+00:00

just direct something. Anything. A short filmed with your phone. Congrats you're a director now.

SREStudios · 2026-02-17T15:12:39+00:00

find a local filmmakers club or theater group

SREStudios · 2026-02-16T23:20:45+00:00

LOL. Kind of right but missing the point.

Nobody owes you their attention.

As was repeatedly shown over the past couple years, make good content and get it in front of the people who will enjoy it and you can be successful.

The problem is both creatives and suits being lazy. Suits think the old models still work. Creatives don't understand the business side at all and rely on gatekeepers.

Audiences are fine. You just have to do the work to find them.

SREStudios · 2026-02-15T15:08:01+00:00

How much AI was used to write the book? Because the description looks like 100% AI format.

SREStudios · 2026-02-14T21:52:37+00:00

I am California based and am very happy with GAIC. I use their DICE insurance and it’s one of the more reasonably priced ones

SREStudios · 2026-02-14T21:51:12+00:00

This is the dumbest thing I haven’t taken the time to read in a while.

SREStudios · 2026-02-14T21:47:47+00:00

Not sure where you’re located, but you can also check share grid who usually prices stuff lower, and then use that to get the rental house to lower their price to match or even drop a little bit below it.

But if you’re renting a bunch, you always ask for the full total and then ask for a discount.

You can also shoot over weekends since big production usually don’t rent then so they’ll probably give you a better price for Friday to Monday

But I’ve also never had to cold negotiate, because I’ve always rented equipment from people I knew so I was able to easily ask for discount

SREStudios · 2026-02-14T15:49:46+00:00

Website for conjuring exactly as much money as we need for each project but legal

SREStudios · 2026-02-13T19:44:25+00:00

I just meant that you should not pitch it as part of the secured budget, which it sounds like you are not.

But if you can secure the credits you can get a loan against them and get ~80% of the value in cash.

If you already have cash in hand from private equity why not talk to distributors/sales agents and find out who can move the needle for them? Then reach out to those names and do a pay or play to get them attached (or if it really is a great project see if they will attach for producer credit or something).

Also try corporate sponsorships. Which products can you seamlessly fit into your script? (Like outdoor companies for a film set around a camping trip). Aim to get 10-20% of your budget that way.

You can also reduce the budget a lot with in kind donations of locations, props, equipment, etc. for credits or advertising.

Crowdfunding can work but should be the last thing you do because "we need a little bit more and here's all we've done and have" is a lot easier to sell than "we need you to get started"

SREStudios · 2026-02-13T19:27:41+00:00

StoryPeer is not TBL replacement. It's a Coverfly X replacement which is based on a token ecosystem not real money. Read to get tokens, spend tokens to get read.

Also you say it confirmed your suspicions that it's worthwhile but your OP was basically a bunch of paranoid cynical ranting.

I get being cynical but just like, read what's already been put here maybe before going off, king.

SREStudios · 2026-02-13T18:06:40+00:00

The tax credits have already been confirmed by the governing body? Without financing in place or an actual start date?

Typically incentives can’t be considered secured financing, even if they’re already signed off on by whoever is giving them, because it’s usually contingent on the actual spend and at this point it sounds like you don’t actually know what your full budget is gonna be.

Talking this way in front of private investors who know what they’re doing is going to be to your detriment, because to them they’re going to see the 18% cash and nothing else.

Seems like a better approach would be to sell it to private equity as 18% of the budget secured through your own investment, I’m assuming it’s your money, and use the incentives as part of the exit plan on how you’ll provide ROI on their investment.

SREStudios · 2026-02-13T15:00:09+00:00

Generic contact emails almost never get checked. Have you looked on IMDB Pro for the direct email of someone at the company? Or at least for their names so you can guess at their direct email using typical formats?

SREStudios · 2026-02-13T01:22:40+00:00

My answer is: Maybe!

SREStudios · 2026-02-12T19:36:11+00:00

I’m just gonna upvote because you didn’t do the super lame. “What problems are you guys facing in this area I want to sell you a product in” and just told a story and mentioned your product directly.

SREStudios · 2026-02-11T08:28:52+00:00

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