Hollywood Insider Help by Nancy Fulton

Nancy Fulton
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This podcast features expert interviews and how-to podcasts designed to help producers, authors, screenwriter, podcasters and other media pros master the unique skills they need to earn a good living from their work. Get live events and videos workshops at NFM24.com. Learn more about us at NancyFultonMeetups.com.

  1. Jul 6

    Quick Advice for First Time Filmmakers: How to Make Sure Your Movie is a Success

    This presentation is a practical guide to making a first film that becomes a useful career credit rather than an expensive disaster. Many first films fail because new filmmakers choose projects that are too large, too expensive, legally messy, or impossible to finish. A “disaster” film is one that drains money and time, never gets completed, creates legal problems, looks amateurish, or makes the filmmaker never want to make another film. A “triumph” is finished quickly, looks more expensive than it was, showcases the filmmaker’s strengths, builds good relationships, and makes the filmmaker eager to make the next project. Learn how to ensure your first film is a career building significant success.

  2. Jun 28

    Filmmaking 101 - Production Insurance, Completion Bonds, E & O Insurance with Expert Ed Rowin

    Production Insurance, Completion Bonds, E & O Insurance are something every producer needs to know about, and they are life-and-death for anyone making a multi-million dollar project with investor and/or bank support.  Why? Because banks and savvy investors won't fund projects that can't get a completion bond, production insurance, and E&O insurance.  In this workshop expert Ed Rowin walks us through why this insurance is required, and the fundamentals of how to get it.  Tip, getting this insurance requires you to hire line producers / unit production managers that insurance companies will bond, crews they will insure, and scripts that qualify for E & O. We have hundreds of recorded workshops with supporting resources and live events every month. Note this workshop was recorded several years ago, but completion bonds, production insurance, and E & O insurance have been required since the earliest days of filmmaking, and the fundamentals don't change because when you make a multi-million dollar film investors, banks, want to secure their investment and these tools are how they do that.  This is a must-listen episode. Want to learn more about producing your own films? Visit www.NancyFultonMeetups.com.

  3. 12/16/2024

    Making Your Film Easier to Fund, Produce, Distribute & Market with Producer Ray Ellingsen & Film Analytics Expert from Film Profit, Jeffery Hardy

    Ray Ellingsen, Founder of Moving Pictures Media Group, has been an active sponsor for Nancy Fulton Meetups over the years. His support has helped us provide more events for more filmmakers, and his appearances and the guests he's brought with him, have helped our members understand how to develop films with budgets over $1M. You'll enjoy this interview if you have film you're struggling to produce, or a script that you want producers to love.

    Making Your Film Easier to Fund, Produce, Distribute & Market with Producer Ray Ellingsen & Film Analytics Expert from Film Profit, Jeffery Hardy

  4. 07/29/2024

    Games People Play: A Primer for New Hollywood Filmmakers, Writers, and Other Creative Media Makers

    In this episode of Hollywood Insider Help, we dive into the multi-award-winning book "Games People Play" by Eric Berne, a pivotal guide to understanding human interactions. Particularly relevant to the entertainment industry, this workshop explores the fundamental concepts of transactional analysis, shedding light on the "drama" often encountered in Hollywood. We review common "games" people play and offer techniques to dispel them, enhancing your professional and personal interactions. Additionally, discover how these games inspire brilliant books, movies, and films. Make-believe drama becomes even more captivating when rooted in the fundamental behaviors of human nature. Tune in for insightful discussions that bridge psychology and storytelling in the world of entertainment.

  5. 07/22/2024

    How Stinking Thinking Destroys Careers and How to Make it Stop

    Welcome to the Hollywood Insider Help podcast! In this episode, we delve into the detrimental thought patterns that can hinder your success as a media creator in the entertainment industry. We'll explore how these negative habits can affect your creativity, collaboration, and career progression. Discover practical strategies to identify and change these patterns, ensuring you can consistently create on demand, effectively engage with other creators, and successfully find, perform, and promote your work. Tune in to learn how to break free from these limiting thoughts and propel your career forward.

  6. 07/15/2024

    Significant Hollywood Movie Disasters and Important Lessons Learned

    When people come to Hollywood with dreams of making it big, they often encounter perplexing behaviors and responses. Many of these can be traced back to Hollywood's turbulent history and the monumental mistakes made by Studios, Directors, and Producers. These blunders have not only ended careers and destroyed studios but have also resulted in financial losses amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars and, tragically, even cost lives. In this eye-opening episode, we delve into some of the most significant disasters in Hollywood's history. By the end of this podcast, you'll gain a much clearer understanding of how to navigate the Hollywood landscape. You'll learn what seasoned Hollywood Insiders know about the pitfalls that can ruin careers and lives. Why Listen? Gain Insider Knowledge: Understand the mistakes that have led to Hollywood's most infamous disasters.Avoid Common Pitfalls: Learn valuable lessons that can help you steer clear of the errors that have destroyed careers and studios.Gain Essential Insights for Newcomers: This episode is particularly beneficial for new producers, screenwriters, directors, and investors looking to succeed in Hollywood.Join us as we uncover the hidden truths behind Hollywood's biggest failures and equip yourself with the knowledge to thrive in the industry. Don't miss this essential episode for anyone serious about making it in Hollywood.

  7. 06/24/2024

    How to Cultivate a Robust Attitude so You Can Thrive as a Media Media Maker

    In today's workshop, we're going to be talking about cultivating a robust attitude so you can thrive in the media business.  And specifically, I'm going to review some practical advice on surviving and thriving in what is an incredibly competitive industry. I think most people that work in the entertainment industry, at one point or another, find themselves thinking, Oh, my God. Why is this so difficult? Why is this so hard? Shouldn't it all be easier? What am I doing wrong? I must be doing something wrong because I've never been so unhappy. I thought this was going to make me happy. I thought when I had the freedom and the time to work as a writer or a screenwriter, as a producer, as a performer,  I thought that I would just fall in love. I've wanted to do this my whole life and it's just turning into a miserable experience.  People are surprised by how difficult it is to work in the entertainment industry is because nobody  pulls you aside early on and explains some of the more difficult aspects of working in the industry or working as a media creative.

  8. 06/17/2024

    What Kind of Creator Are You? And Why Does That Matter So Much Here in Hollywood?

    As creatives, we invest time, effort, ideas, intellectual property, and our reputation in the projects we do. A project that goes well becomes a stepping stone to other great projects. Failed projects, or projects we fail on, are thus damaging from many perspectives. Our work is more or less collaborative, based on our desire or willingness to collaborate. Working with the "right" collaborators lets us do our best work. The wrong collaborators disable, distract, and disaffect us. They take us out of the zone in which we are most effective. In order to find the right collaborators, we need to understand what kind of creatives we are, what we do best, what we need to do our best work, and where our weaknesses are. We also need to understand how to work with (and sometimes side-step) those collaborators with whom we are not perfectly matched.Learn what kind of creator your and why that matters so much to your work as a producer, screenwriter, documentary filmmaker, or author making media for money.

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This podcast features expert interviews and how-to podcasts designed to help producers, authors, screenwriter, podcasters and other media pros master the unique skills they need to earn a good living from their work. Get live events and videos workshops at NFM24.com. Learn more about us at NancyFultonMeetups.com.

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