This Article is Restricted.

This content is part of the online course, Producing the Independent Film.

Each course is comprised of a series of lessons and each lesson is broken down into a series of articles, examples, exercises and assignments.

If you are currently registered as a student for this class, please login to get access to this lesson.

If you would like to take this class online, this course is currently available for registration.

Cost to audit the course is .
Cost to take the course for credit is .

Immediately upon completing payment, you will be granted access to this course, all media, downloads and documents.

Learn more about the course here.

SUMMARY

There should be no guesswork in the business plan. This is where you do your research and back up everything with solid data.
You are the primary audience for the business plan. You have to convince yourself that this project is going to work before you show it to anyone else.
It is more important that you address the weaknesses of your project than highlight its strengths. You need to know both but glossing over problems is not going to fool anyone or do you any good.

Business Plan Examples
A critical review of three actual business plans.

DOCUMENTS

Distributor's LOI Example of a distributor's letter of intent to be included as part of a business plan.

Finance Plan A typical European finance plan for Eurimage, to be included in a business plan.

Business Plan A sample business plan for a European co-production. 11MB, be patient with the download.

Santa Claus Synopsis Premise and Treatment (Synopsis) for a feature film.

LESSON

The Business Plan
Building your strategic plan into a form that makes sense to you and will guide you through the production. Taking the plan for your movie and putting it into concrete form.

Business Plan Examples
A critical review of three actual business plans.

Find the Bottom Line
Create the framework around which your project will be build based on the bottom line number for your budget. Market research and current market conditions will determine what you can and cannot do.

Getting Star Power
How to find and work with name talent.

LLC and Operating Agreement
How to create a structure to share ownership of the project with investors, establish voting rights and the authority of the producer and protect the investors from personal liability.