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Takeaways: Choppertown and the Wild West of Facebook Video (3 of 3)

2016 October 3 / Documentary Budget, Documentary Production, Documentary TV, Facebook, Internet Economy, Operations, VOD

Choppertown evolved from a credit card-financed first documentary to a profitable Facebook documentary channel. We profiled Choppertown‘s origins here (Part 1). And the takeoff as a hyper-niche Facebook Video channel here (Part 2). My podcast audio conversation with producer Zack Coffman is here. This week, here are my Takeaways… 1. Facebook Video: The Scale and …

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Reality TV’s Hidden War: Legal Battle with Discovery Highlights Rising Tensions (Variety)

2016 August 22 / Commissioning Process, Documentary Budget, Reality Television, Unscripted TV

Unscripted producers are agitated by a legal conflict between Discovery and an established production company. The key underlying issue relates to production accounting practices. Variety‘s Cynthia Littleton covers the story thoroughly here. It’s an excellent must-read. Here is the opening and the link to the entire article. by Cynthia Littleton A legal battle over accounting practices that …

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Meet the Budget Whisperer: A Production Budget Template for a Documentary Special, 2016-17 Edition

2016 July 28 / Documentary Budget, Documentary Production, Producers' Tool Kit

How do you present a 100% credible production budget to a network or funder? For my clients’ projects, I work with the Budget Whisperer — the respected senior consultant, Elizabeth Ventura. Elizabeth has worked for 12+ years as a Production Manager on programs for dozens of US networks. Docs and specials that she budgeted have been approved by: …

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