ABSTRACT
You can expect to encounter two basic problems in funding your projects. The first is the potential of either a sizable return on an investment or no return at all. Overwhelming odds support the latter. Suffice it to say that the market for short films is financially anemic. (This problem is discussed at length in Chapter 19, “Distribution.”)
The second problem you will face is lack of experience. How do you persuade an investor to finance a first-time producer or director, someone who has yet to complete a project or, at best, has only a minimal track record? To look at it another way, would you hire a contractor who had never built a house?
