Break In To Hollywood

Want to break in to Hollywood? Here’s some things we’ve picked up along the way. Come here for tips, tricks, and tutorials from the trenches of showbiz, as well as techniques that will help you on any production, whether film, TV, scripted, reality, or documentary.

We Want to Make a TV Show with You

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Our agents said “you’re crazy.”

Friends said, “don’t do it.”

The lawyer said, “I wouldn’t recommend it, but if you must…”

Well, We Must…

When we wanted to break in to Hollywood, no one would take our calls. We had:

  • great video pitches
  • unique ideas
  • the determination to succeed

It wasn’t enough. We still needed to convince production companies to meet with us and consider teaming up.

For most aspiring filmmakers and TV producers today, that’s still the case. People won’t take your calls.

Starting Now, We’re Taking Your Calls

We’ve decided to try an experiment.

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Kickstarter Success: Tips and Tricks to Launch Your Kickstarter Campaign

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Kickstart 14 days left

By now, you’ve all heard about our Kickstarter for an Oscar® campaign, and if you haven’t, you can learn more here.

Your Kickstarter Campaign

We wanted to collect all the tips, tricks, and resources we’ve put together for you over the first two-thirds of our Kickstarter campaign into one easy to access page.

(We were able to raise over $20,000 in the first 48 hours, broke our goal in just five days and five hours, and are still raising money for our Indie Oscar® Campaign as we speak.)

We’ll add to these over time. Hope these Kickstarter tips and tricks help you raise thousands of dollars for your passion project.

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Chad Gervich Will Make You Rich, Famous, and Successful in Scripted Television

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Chad Gervich Wrote A Book

How’s that for an endorsement?

Now, you might be wondering, “Who the heck is Chad Gervich?” Seeing as, on his own site, Chad asks “Who the hell is Chad?” it seems like a fair question.

Truth be told, Chad is probably the most knowledgable person on the planet about the inner-workings of television, as proven by his best selling book Small Screen, Big Picture.

(That’s NOT an affiliate link, by the way, just our stamp of approval.)

It’s likely the best book on the market about working in TV.

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Featured Blog: Dave Charest’s ‘Wicked Smaht’ Tips for Indie Artists

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We love Dave Charest and his blog. In his own words: “My goal here is to inspire indie artists to make ‘wicked smaht’ (yes, I’m originally from Massachusetts) changes to their marketing for better results. And I do so by making marketing simple and fun.” Every Artist Needs to Market Themselves Whether you’re making films, … Read more

Featured Blog: Sheri Candler Marketing and Publicity

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If you’re a filmmaker and you’re not regularly visiting the Sheri Candler Marketing and Publicity blog, you are missing out. How to Market Your Film Right Now Sheri is an expert at identifying and explaining new trends, tips, and techniques to help you market your independent film. Whether talking film distribution, social media marketing, Facebook … Read more

Producers Make Stuff

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What do producers do?

Producers make stuff.

What kind of stuff?

All kinds of stuff.

Why does the world need producers?

Without producers, stuff wouldn’t get done.

Can you be a little more specific?

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How to Make the Move to Hollywood

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UPDATE: Nearly a year later, Chris Tonick, AKA @Chris_Tonick, now works for us at Joke Productions after making the move to Hollywood. He’s currently working as an assistant editor on our new TV Show Commercial Kings. Stay tuned for an upcoming post about how Chris made all the right moves.

UPDATE to the Update: Nearly four years later, Chris is working on movies like Star Trek Into Darkness and Guardians of the Galaxy — couldn’t be more proud of you, Chris! Honored we got to have you first!

Got this question from @Chris_Tonick on Twitter, who’s been doing reality TV and corporate work in Dallas for the last four years.

…do y’all have any thoughts or tips as far as the editing/post side of things on transitioning out to LA?

As a matter of fact, we do. Here are some tips for anyone considering the move to Hollywood (something we both did ourselves.)

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