pitching 'the art of perseverance' at storycode

Thursday 28th August 2014Event Cinemas, George Street, Sydney

The creative

What does it take?

• A poem• A comedy sketch• A novel• A rock album• A transmedia project• A feature film

The average film takes 7 years to make

Miniscule chance of success

point of no return

irrational perseverance

psychic income

Screen AustraliaNumber 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%

Masters in Screen Arts and Business

Thesis

IntervieweesWHO FILM

Rebecca Barry I am a Girl, The Surgery Ship

Enzo Tedeschi The Tunnel, Airlock

Dan Krige Redd Inc, West

Mark Grentell Backyard Ashes

Jonathan Adams Rough Stuff

Steve Jaggi Embedded, Skin Deep

John L Simpson The Jammed, Mens Group

Gracie Otto The Last Impresario

Sydney Film FestivalWHO FILM

Chris Houghton, Julie Byrne Touch

Kasimir Burgess, John Maynard Fell

Lynette Wadsworth, Kath Shelper Tender

Amin Palangi Love Marriage in Kabul

Coming soon in MelbourneWHO FILM

Robert Connolly Paper Planes

Paul Wiegard Madmen

Andrea Buck The Jammed

Sue Maslin The Dressmaker

Deb Verhoeven Australian Producers Survey

And in SydneyWHO FILM

Bruce Beresford Mao’s Last Dancer etc

Kriv Stenders Red Dog

Eva Orner Bloody Un Australian

Marcus Gillezeau Storm Surfers 3D

Alex Lycos Alex and Eve

AND YOU?

So it’s a thesis…

but its more

www.theartofperseverance.com.au

It’s social

It’s a Panel Session at events

It’s press

But what will it be

An eBook

And a documentary

Chris Houghton, Matt Day, TOUCH

My goal

So why am I here

OBJECTIVE HOW

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EXPOSURE Panel events

CONTENT Crowdsourcing

CONTENT Interviewees

But what am I pitchingOBJECTIVE WHY

COLLABORATORS Jump on board

DEVELOPERS AND DESIGNERS Make the site look pretty

TRANSMEDIA Tablet and mobile and story

PRODUCERS Build the business model

DISTRIBUTORS / BROADCASTERS Distribution

Keep in touch

Nick Bolton0412 101726nick@tenalphas.com.au

www.theartofperseverance.com.au