Are you planning a slate of films? Let me know in the comments how you structure your production pipeline.
We hear it all the time in Hollywood: “Just make one good movie, and the rest will follow.” land 4 movies
Stop betting the farm on a single lottery ticket. Are you planning a slate of films
When you call and say, “I have financing to land over 18 months. I need an anchor actor for Slate 1” — the conversation changes. When you call and say, “I have financing
If you drop one movie on Tubi or Amazon, it gets buried. If you drop four movies, you create a . A viewer watches Movie #2, clicks on your name, and binges #1, #3, and #4. That "session time" signals the algorithm to push your entire slate to similar viewers.
Enter the philosophy.
But for the independent filmmaker operating outside of the studio system, that is a dangerous myth. Waiting for a single, perfect shot at the goal line usually leads to burnout, debt, and a shelf full of unwatched DVDs.