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The Real Cost of Producing a Short Film
Legacy was filmed in three days in Columbia, South Carolina, with every member of the cast and crew paid. Here is where the money went, category by category.
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The Festival Circuit, Honestly: Where to Submit, Where to Skip, and Where You’re Just Funding Someone’s Side Hustle
Most festival advice online is either pollyanna nonsense or written by someone selling you a course. Before I send Legacy into the festival ecosystem this fall, I wanted to write down what I actually know about how this works. Here's the honest map of which festivals are worth your money, which won't get you a deal but are still worth submitting to, and which ones are funding someone's hobby business with your $60.
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Fractured Atlas 101: How Fiscal Sponsorship Actually Works (From Someone Who Just Used It)
Most filmmakers either don't know what fiscal sponsorship is, or think it's a grant. It isn't. Here's what I learned raising over $10,000 for Legacy through Fractured Atlas.