Michael Patrick Ford: Producer, director and filmmaker in Venice, Los Angeles County, California.

Ethan Frome
Campaign Marketing

How does Publicity/Marketing come into play with a fundraiser? It's often said to "market your campaign" to maximize reach. But how do you approach marketing a fundraiser? For context it's for a webseries. Target goal is $30K.

Deborah Hodgson

What is your project about, who are the topic or genre fans? Identify their discussion groups and organizations and get friendly.

Ethan Frome

Thank you all!

Tasha Lewis

Your welcome! Good luck with your fundraising efforts!

Lauren McKean
Ranked Importance

What are the top three things a crowdfunding campaign should address? Would love to hear feedback both from campaign creators and backers.

Deborah Hodgson

Look through the eyes of your market, what top three things do they want?

John Ellis

Hey, Lauren McKean and Christopher Phillips, our IG is live! Would love to know what everybody thinks!...

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Tasha Lewis
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Why Todays Filmmakers Need to Know Digital Marketing!

This is slanted towards 'small, Indie Film' but I cant believe the positive feedback I've gotten on this article, so I'll share it here: https://www.emg-mediamaker.com/article-why-filmmakers-need-to-know-marke......

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Steven Harris Anzelowitz

Great article. Really helped keep me sober today.

Rome Mubarak
"Line-Producing"

What is your take on utilizing a line -producer? I understand they assist in giving your script a dollar figure amount per page. I have someone interested in providing this service but they have recently graduated and frankly have not been in the industry long enough in my opinion. Thoughts?

D Marcus

Rome, people gotta start somewhere. I think you should use this person. Someone who has just graduated will be hungry to do a great job. You've never used a Line Producer before so you you will learn something, too. Win-Win!

Michael Patrick Ford

I wouldn't hire a line producer who hasn't been an AD & UPM a lot, like for a few years at least. If anything, offer an AD or UPM a line producing gig at a cut rate. Line Producer needs to know everything & have experience.

Rome Mubarak

Both of you guys are sound in your rationale and I appreciate the feedback.

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Rise Above, Running & Fitness inspiration.full BW 1

'Rise Above' Short inspirational running film, shot in Lanikai, Hawaii. Runner- Jessica Parsell. Prod/Dir- Michael P. Ford, Evolution Media Group, Pacific. G...

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Rise Above

Rise Above. New short shot in Hawaii. I'll cut a shorter 30 & 60 second spot out of this long version. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clsbwxkt_1Y

Dan MaxXx

Uh, what are you trying to show or do? A woman jogs from a city to a mountain top? There is no story.

Michael Patrick Ford

Rise Above. New short shot in Hawaii. I'll cut a shorter 30 & 60 second spot out of this long version. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clsbwxkt_1Y

Anika Neubauer
Pitching a filmstoryidea to filmproducer

Hi friends, I hope I´m right here... ;-) I just finished creating a factsheet about my upcoming filmstory for Cannes but in aspect of different cultural guidelines in filmmaking I´m confused and so I would like to ask you, if you know a link or article or anyone from US who can tell me what exactly...

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Anika Neubauer

Hi Eric, thank you for your kind informations and no, I wasn´t aware stage 32 is also having a webinar about packaging a project. Great, I plan to follow more webinars here anyway in future, so this special one will be a great help as well. THANK YOU!

Michael Patrick Ford

Anika, The best help I can give you is to look on Facebook for a group called "The Inside Pitch". It is full of working Hollywood Writers & Development people who are very active in the industry & all have produced work. Its the best resource I know of for Pitching & Development.

Anika Neubauer

Really? That's cool. Thanks, will follow your idea.

Tom Stohlgren

Hi Michael, Thanks for connecting. I'm a screenwriter from Colorado with a penchant for writing lead roles for strong, smart women and minorities. I have some examples on my Stage 32 Profile page (see Loglines), spanning genres and budgets. Cheers, Tom

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