This document provides an overview of key aspects of film finance to be covered in a study group, including sales agents, producers reps, methods of financing films such as crowd funding, tax incentives, private equity, gap debt, and product placement. It discusses letters of intent, signed contracts, assessing risk factors like a film's budget, shooting schedule, cost per minute, and marketability. The summary also mentions certifying as a New Mexico production and the importance of centers of influence in raising money and promoting films on social media.

1. The Business of Film Las Cruces Study Group WEEK 4 Finance
Sales Agents, Producers Reps,
Money/Value
Skin in the Game, deferred compensation, crowd funding, Tax
Incentives, Private Equity, Gap Debt, Product Placement, Pre-sales,
Grants/OGP's, Loans, Co-producers,
Letters of Intent
Signed Contracts
Comps, Run Time/Genre/Actors talent level/MPAA rating
Bankable assets
Mitigating Risk
Marketing Plan/Business Plan EPK's (Let's look so far)
Trailer/Poster/who is in it/90 seconds/Lobby Cards/perks/
Why 90 minutes is common? Cost per minute/sellable to multi
platforms. Quality goes up or down.
Budget/Shooting Schedule/making our days/cash flowing/
Cost of named talent
Certify as New Mexico Production
Centers of influence raise money/share on social media
Has my audience changed? Has the films MPAA rating changed?
Scenes cut or changed?