So first and foremost, why the god's green earth did you get into this business? And how did you get into this business? It's great to actually communicate with other filmmakers and and people that are searching for the right answers, you know, and actually trying to push the envelope with gear and pursue envelope with what's possible and interview any filmmakers. It's a it's actually a real honor and privilege. I like to welcome to the show Chris Sobchak, man, thank you so much for being on the show, brother.Ībsolutely. So without any further ado, here is my interview with Chris Sobchak. So I wanted to get Chris on the show to kind of talk about his techniques, his tricks, how he put this all together, and what his experience was like working with Amazon and putting it all up on their platform, and how he's marketing it, how he's getting it out there, how much attention he's getting for his series.
So a lot of the stuff that he was doing as far as finishing his series he was doing on the road. And by the way, he also was doing this while working as a drum and percussion technician for elton john, who has been working with for years. And they did the entire post production process by themselves because they just had no money to do the CGI, the sound design that VFX color editing, just everything. And it took him almost two years to put together he was done on a very low budget. Now Chris is a filmmaker who created a streaming Amazon series called Please tell me, I'm adopted. Now today on the show we have filmmaker Chris Sobchak. The project took about two years to complete, with Chris needing to do some of the work on the road while working as the Drum and Percussion Technician for Elton John.Įnjoy my conversation with Chris Sobchak. This led to him and Nicole doing the entire post process through Davinci Resolve, including CGI, sound design, VFX, color and editing, themselves ( read this for more info on my experience editing my feature This is Meg on Davinci Resolve). The entire production was crowdfunded by friends, family and even strangers, so it was important for Executive Producer Chris Sobchak to keep costs down as much as possible. What began as a project for a sketch comedy class is now an original short-form comedy series, which premiered exclusively on Amazon on March 6, 2017. Chris co-created an Amazon Prime Series with star Nicole Sobchack, Please Tell Me I’m Adopted! follows free-spirited, wide-eyed, disaster magnet Tiffany who is forced to move in with her newly married sister, roping them into crazy, often culturally-current escapades with outrageous and hilarious consequences.
This course may be used to fulfill the requirements of the Certificate in TV and Film Producing.This week on the show we have filmmaker Chris Sobchak.
You will learn about various methods of film financing, tax incentives, how films return on their investment, and how to work with lawyers and accountants for the duration of your film’s financial life. We will look at the impact that casting choices have on sales estimates and a film’s business plan, as well as explore methods of attaching cast to your project. We will get into the nuts and bolts of building out the business side of a film, including how to build a film’s business plan and attract investors to your project. You will learn to break down a script, in order to understand how budgets are determined and prepare a detailed budget for a non-union, low-budget independent feature film in order to move the film from development into pre-production.
Additionally, this course will introduce you to Movie Magic Scheduling and Movie Magic Budgeting, both industry-standard production software applications. Also, get an overview of how successfully to work with casting directors, agents, managers, and studios, as well as how to negotiate talent contracts with entertainment attorneys. Learn the real-world implications that casting has on a project’s financing, budgeting, scheduling, and sales outlook. Gain an understanding of film budgets and the casting process from a creative as well as a practical, boots-on-the-ground perspective.