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Sales Agent vs. Self-Distribution: Why Neither Model Guarantees You Get Paid
A producer's guide to the deduction mechanics, hidden costs, and verdict on choosing between a sales agent and self-distribution.
How to Choose Between a Sales Agent and Direct Distribution (Before You Lock Your Rights)
Do not sign an exclusive sales agreement or upload to an aggregator until you calculate your hurdle rate. This guide walks through evaluating buyer demand, auditing contract terms, and structuring hybrid deals.
You Received a $2 Million Distribution Offer. What Is It Actually Worth?
A distribution offer is an exchange of rights for conditional cash flows. The headline price is only the first number a producer needs to calculate.
What Does 5% Backend Actually Pay?
The percentage is only the numerator. The contract builds the denominator.
Your $3 Million Film Is Not Ready for $3 Million
Production money executes a financeable project. Development money does the work required to make the project financeable in the first place.
How to Build a Development Finance Plan Before You Raise Production Money
A development raise should state what the money buys, which evidence it must create, what unlocks the next financing stage, and what happens if the film never gets made.
Your $3 Million Budget Is Not a $3 Million Finance Plan
The budget tells you what the film costs. The finance plan must explain where the money comes from, when it arrives, what it costs, and which assumptions are still unsupported.
The Film Finance Waterfall: When the Streamer Pays, Whose Money Is It?
A sale above budget is not the same as profit. The waterfall decides whose money each dollar becomes.
How to Stress-Test an Indie Film Finance Plan Before You Pitch It
A finance plan is credible when every source has evidence, a net cash value, an availability date, a cost, and a defined position in the deal.
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