Hollywood and Bollywood Sign A Truce?

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I don't know quite what to make of a news article I just found concerning Hollywood and Bollywood.

For years the actor's and crew's unions have fought to stop film productions from leaving the United States as filmmaking companies have looked for countries with lower labor costs. Canada being the first among the usual suspects.

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Now some of the top executives from the biggest studios in Hollywood and Bollywood have agreed to a "treaty" that will allow sharing of locations and facilities between the two countries' industries.

The article talks about Bollywood having access to Hollywood facilities and easier access to the United States for Indian actors and film distribution.

But won't that work both ways? Read more

Sell Your Screenplay Through Amazon

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If you've been looking for ways to sell your screenplay or project ideas here's a channel you probably never would have thought of.

Amazon practically owns online book sales and has started selling just about everything else, as well. But, you already knew that.

You may not have realized that many other retailers and manufacturers use Amazon as a selling agent for their products, and many aspiring filmmakers and authors have made good money self-publishing through Amazon.

Recently Amazon went much farther from its roots than ever before to establish Amazon Studios. The goal is to find worthy projects and connect them to established Hollywood studios to get them produced and exhibited. In other words, to help you sell your screenplay. Read more

Screenwriting Idea: Combine Genres

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Looking for screenwriting ideas? One of the best ways is to think of ways to combine the stereotypes of several different genres to create something entirely new.

Beginning writers often will try writing a horror film because horror films can be inexpensive to film and an original concept can make for a highly successful film. But how do you come up with an original screenwriting concept when just about every variation on horror has already been done?

A little Swedish film has achieved quite a bit of success and even gotten to cult status by combining horror with a coming-of-age love story. Read more

Publicity Photos: Saved by HD

Publicity Photos

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One of the elements of successful film distribution that is often overlooked by independent filmmakers is the publicity photos. If you want to sell your film you need a complete set of high-quality publicity photos that can be used in publicity such as "stills" and posters. Read more

It Has To Be An Entertaining Film

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I was tossing some old papers when I found a review by my favorite SF Chronicle film reviewer, Mick LaSalle, and was reminded of one of the most basic rules of filmmaking: It has to be an entertaining film. Read more

Entertainment Business – The Name Says it All

Entertainment Business

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The entertainment business is not the easiest way to make a living but if you want to understand the route to success you only need to study the name of the industry for a minute.

The entertainment business is the "Business of Entertaining". So you need to create something entertaining through some combination of a compelling story and awesome spectacle that people are going to want to see and will tell their friends to go see. At the same time you need to understand and follow all the time-tested rules of good business practices which include marketing and professional relationships. Read more

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