Sydney Film Base presentation: 'The Art of Perseverance' by Nick Bolton

Nick Bolton

Sunday 30th November 2014 Sydney Film Base Weekend MasterClass

The creaAve

Aps slides 2

APS Slides 1 – slide 68

APS Slides 3 – slide 78 1. Producer

Profiles

2. Motivationsand Needs

3. Sentimentrn0ex

. Appendix

Film producers face difficulties maintaining sustainablebusiness models and have issues with government support

Many people in thegovernment agencies havebeen there too long and are

difficult to deal withThe regulatory and tax incentive

environment tor private investment infilms has become so prohibitive and

difficult that it is almost impossible toattract reasonable amounts of private

investment to sustain itAustralian film industry vs.overseas industry (distance,

distributor deals, locallyThe barriers to entry

make it seem ... easy tocall yourself a

producer, all you needis a couple of film

projects...

The biggest problem is businesssustainability working on low budget tilmswith low fees and overheads and how time-consuming it is to apply for developmentfunds when trying to keep the momentum

going on the projects

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Screen Australia

Number of credits per producers, directors and writers of Australian feature films 1970-‐2013

WHO # 1 2 3 4 5

Producers 973 68% 14% 7% 4% 7%

Directors 674 66% 15% 9% 4% 6%

Writers 1003 74% 14% 6% 3% 3%

TOTAL 2650 69% 14.3% 7.3% 3.6% 5.3%

So can we define Perseverance?

Grit in psychology is a posi-ve, non-‐cogni-ve trait based on an individual’s passion for a par-cular long-‐term goal or end state coupled with a powerful mo-va-on to achieve their respec-ve objec-ve.

Source: Wikipedia

But can we measure it? 12- Item G rit Scale

Directions for taking the Grit Scale: Please respond to the following 12 items. Be honest � there are no right or wrong answers!

1. I have overcome setbacks to conquer an important challenge.

� Very much like me � Mostly like me � Somewhat like me � Not much like me � Not like me at all

2. New ideas and projects sometimes distract me from previous ones.*


3. My interests change from year to year.*


4. ��


5. I have been obsessed with a certain idea or project for a short time but later lost interest.*


6. I am a hard worker.


Types of perseverance in filmmaking

PERSONAL PERSEVERANCE

Physical Perseverance

Mental Perseverance

RelaAonship Perseverance

Types of perseverance in filmmaking

PERSONAL PERSEVERANCE PROFESSIONAL PERSEVERANCE

Physical Perseverance Intellectual Perseverance

Mental Perseverance Technical Perseverance

RelaAonship Perseverance CollaboraAve Perseverance

Leadership Perseverance

Types of perseverance in filmmaking PERSONAL PERSEVERANCE PROFESSIONAL PERSEVERANCE





FINANCIAL PERSEVERANCE

Opportunity Cost Perseverance

Personal Investment Perseverance

The Funding Search Perseverance

Payback Perseverance

Types of perseverance in filmmaking PERSONAL PERSEVERANCE PROFESSIONAL PERSEVERANCE





FINANCIAL PERSEVERANCE CREATIVE PERSEVERANCE

Opportunity Cost Perseverance Clear Vision Perseverance

Personal Investment Perseverance ExpectaAons Perseverance

The Funding Search Perseverance

Payback Perseverance

The weaving matrix Perseverance DEV FUND PRE PROD POST MKTNG DIST

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Professional

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By region Australia only By format Feature & documentary only

By role The Originator

By credit Film in ProducAon or distribuAon

Industry Expert

40 x 1 hour interviews, most filmed

The X Factor

Key Learnings -‐ Personal Perseverance

Key Learnings – Professional perseverance

Key Learnings -‐ CreaAve perseverance

Key Learnings -‐ Financial Perseverance

ROUGH STUFF

www.theartofperseverance.com.au

It’s social

It’s a Panel Session at events

It’s press

An eBook

And a documentary

Chris Houghton, Mac Day, Leeanna Walsman -‐ TOUCH

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The Amelines

Stage DEV FUND PRE PROD POST MKTNG DIST

Time 2-‐4 2-‐4 1 0.5-‐1 0.5-‐2 .5 1-‐2

Minimum period 7.5 Maximum period 14

Excludes overlapping

The easiest and the hardest Perseverance DEV FUND PRE PROD POST MKTNG DIST

Easiest 0 0 2 23 6 0 0

Hardest 12 15 0 0 4 2 2

Key Learnings 1 – My Perseverance mayeb lose or add to conclusions

AFTRS Graduates

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