http://filmindustrybloggers.com/thebritishfilmdirector http://filmindustrybloggers.com/thebritishfilmdirector.jpg A Film Blog from British Film Director Richard Janes Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:33:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hi, remember me? Yes I've been absent for a little while with my blog. Things have been quite hectic. So hectic in fact that I've had two movies green lit in the last six months. A $15M L.A. based thriller which I co-wrote and will direct called SIN OF MAN ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/thebritishfilmdirector/2009/08/12/the-green-light-to-make-a-movie/ We like to see a lot of space on the page so will only be requiring around 125-175 words per page and we’ll probably be getting someone else to re-write what you have done anyway… maybe 3-5 people actually. $1,200 per page, $6 per word, now that’s not bad is it? ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/thebritishfilmdirector/2009/05/06/writer-needed1200-per-page-6-per-word/ Since most of my resent day-to-day work has been writing with writing partners, I’ve been using Final Draft’s ‘CollaboWriter’ function. What a genius idea! With this tool, and the use of skype, you can co-write a screenplay with anyone in the world!!! It really is truly marvelous! I’ve been using Final ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/thebritishfilmdirector/2009/02/16/using-final-draft-collabowriter/ Over the last few months I've had a few people ask me if I had any scripts that could be made for between $400,000 - $500,000. I find this really exciting! Historically when I heard someone wanted help on a film of this budget range I cringed! Firstly most people ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/thebritishfilmdirector/2009/02/09/indie-films-are-not-dead/ I've just come off the phone with the US distributor of my movie FAKERS. We've just placed the DVD with Hollywood Video and a number of other rental chains. We're also expecting our first payment from Starz who have a 12 month license and are currently showing the movie in ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/thebritishfilmdirector/2009/02/05/unions-love-them-or-hate-them/ I think the main problem is that we speak English. As far as I am aware the likes of Australia and New Zealand have the same problem - our product tends not to have a real unique separator from American product that controls much of the distribution. In France there ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/thebritishfilmdirector/2008/11/24/what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-uk-films/ A bit of good news for the industry at large is that the cinema remains the first choice for U.K. consumers to watch movies, according to research published today. A survey conducted by legal eagles Olswang in conjunction with research giant YouGov finds that the theater is the primary place ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/thebritishfilmdirector/2008/11/17/cinema-is-alive-and-well-in-the-uk/ For Filmmakers there is some hope in the economic turmoil that we are experiencing. Yesterday the UK announced a drop in Gross domestic product of 0.5 percent from the second quarter, the first contraction in 16 years. Why is this a good thing? Well in many  ways is it not. ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/thebritishfilmdirector/2008/10/25/i-love-our-economic-situation/ I have just come back from five weeks living in Michigan. Clean air, cheap cheap property (a four bedroom home fifty meters from the lake front was $300,000), fresh fish with low mercury content and wonderful wonderful small villages where people don't honk their horns, drive at a good pace, ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/thebritishfilmdirector/2008/10/18/do-i-need-to-live-in-los-angeles/ Over the last few years it has become more and more common place to have a fully fleshed out directors treatment when pitching to direct movies. This will include lots of photographs and a breakdown of how you see the locations looking, framing, lenses, colors, set decoration etc. It's a ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/thebritishfilmdirector/2008/08/31/the-film-directors-treatment/