Sid Kali

I will continue my story of how reading "The Alchemist" inspired a new perspective on screenwriting, producing, and directing films if that is your Personal Legend, like it is mine.

At this point in my life I was in a serious writing funk not feeling too good about my filmmaking dreams. My creative process at that time was to have a few cold beers and raise a little hell in this pub with a live bunch.

Any natural ability and talent someone has for telling a story using moving pictures goes wasted and undiscovered by viewers when ego directs their course of action. Making movies is a bottom line business.

This increases the chance of attracting money you need to make your movie now, not later.

Without E & O insurance most film distribution companies will not release a movie through retailers. It's a necessary cost of doing business with a majority of distributors, even at the independent film level.

I'm grateful that I learned how useful SEO marketing is for indie filmmakers. If you pay attention to keywords and phrases you will attract more viewers to your movie

What motivates movie investors to put hard earned cash into financing a film vary. Most common motivations I've experienced are they want to make a profit, they just flat out want to be involved with the making of a movie, or they believe in you as a filmmaker (that's the best in my view). Or all three!

Major continuity movie errors can the ruin suspension of disbelief. Imagine a villain shown with a gun in their right hand, whiskey neat in their left, and an unlit cigarette hanging from their mouth about to shoot a lone victim.

With DVD sales in a slump independent filmmakers and distributors are adrift at sea waiting for a lifeboat to rescue them. That lifeboat is digital movie distribution. Slice Of Americana Films has jumped on board by signing a deal with Gravitas Ventures.

What I want to stress is that the more experience you have in all areas of movie making like a Norman C. Berns (ReelGrok) the better your chances to be a successful director. Knowing how a budget works will make you a strong director.