Week 7 - Screen Agencies Flashcards
What is hard money?
The money you get paid for doing a job, for example a corporate video. Money you have had to really work for
What is soft money?
Soft money comes after the hard money is obtained, easy money that comes from the government sector. Film agencies won’t put soft money into a project until you get the hard money first.
What are some projects that screen agencies won’t fund?
Soap Operas, Variety Shows, Reality TV, News, Current Affairs, corporates, talk shows, magazine type programs, Infomercials, sports, non-scripted kids TV, video/computer games, radio shows
What are Screen Agencies?
Government controlled organisations that are given money by either the State or Federal Government to support Australian media product that is broadcast on either Channels 7, 9, 10, ABC, SBS or Foxtel. They also support Feature Films that go in cinemas, documentaries that go on TV, TV Drama, and short films and animations that are entered in filmed festivals.
Why do the Screen Agencies only fund some shows and not others?
Cultural Imperative.
They believe that Australian stories need to be made into programmes and shown to Australians.
What is Screen Australia?
The National screen funding body which distributes tens of millions of dollars into media projects each year. They are able to contribute up to 65% of a project’s budget.
What is Development Support?
When you have a script but want to hire a script editor to make it better. Highly competitive, requires strong applications for consideration.
What is a Letter of Interest?
An indication to the producer and the marketplace that Screen Australia recognises a feature film’s creative and/or commercial potential. It can be an effective tool to help producers complete the project’s finance plan with complementary finance from the marketplace.
What is Production Investment?
The third and final area Screen Australia is involved in, when all the scripts have been finished and you want to move to actually making the film.
