StephenFollows.com - Using data to explain the film industry
Stephen Follows, Daniel Parris, thecallsheetUKI use data to understand how the film industry works and then share that to help filmmakers get their films funded, shot and seen.
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The film finance numbers nobody shows you
The question I get asked most is how to raise the money needed to make a film.
My stock answer usually starts with asking if they are looking for funding or financing.
- Funding is money given because someone believes in you or the proj...
Do the sound Oscars just go to the film with the most explosions?
A few weeks ago I went to a screening of American Graffiti at the ActOne Cinema in Acton, followed by a Q&A in which Mark Kermode chatted with Walter Murch. Murch built the sound for American Graffiti, as well as for the seminal 1974 thrill...
How many films get into top festivals with nobody behind them?
One of the biggest forces in the film industry (beyond familial nepotism) is your professional network. The more people you have backing you and your projects, the better your outcomes are likely to be.
Nowhere is this truer than in the wo...
How accurate are the numbers studios use to greenlight films?
A few weeks ago, Digger, starring Tom Cruise and directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, took just $8m in the US and Canada during the opening weekend. That was Cruise’s lowest opening since Lions for Lambs twenty years ago.
By Sunday, Deadline...
Does Film Twitter only share the good reviews?
Last week, I got sent a tweet accusing DiscussingFilm of never posting the Rotten Tomatoes score for a new Universal film, or a single negative review, implying Universal had paid them off.
It's not hard to find other examples:
- A post...
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I'm a film industry analyst, passionate about understanding how the industry works and sharing insights to help filmmakers get their projects funded, made, and seen. I consult for Guinness World Records on film-related records.
Data journalist and pop culture lover.
Training and Research company working in Film and HETV in the UK.
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