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Lesson 10
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PETER SALTZMAN’S TARGETED MARKET
WHAT I LEARNED
Even though I’ve done something like this process on IMDBPro before, the refinements for searching, then working your way up from the bottom of the producer’s list are a huge help. Also, not wasting time mulling around producers with no contact info. That was a big time suck, e.g. waste of time, for me.
SIMILAR TV SHOWS
Black Mirror
Mr. Robot
Severance
Mrs. Davis
Andor
Dr. Who
Lost
The Big Door Prize
The Mandalorian
The Boys
The Orville
Rick and Morty
Westworld
For All Mankind
Team GalaxyPRODUCERS
Just listing a few. I have a more efficient way of doing this: In IMDBPro, you add the contact to a list, then download the entire list as a csv file which you can open in a spreadsheet or import into a database. Let me know if you have questions about doing it this way.)
Paul Leonardo Jr. pauleonardo@aol.com
Gerry Robert Byrne 917-705-7148 phone, gerryrbyrne@gmail.com
Brett Wilson Brettwilsonmedia@gmail.com
Kate Glover, kateglover28@gmail.com
Denis Pedregosa,+34 916406086 phone, denis@babieka.com
Chris Lahr,+44 (0)7855 779 153 phone,mrchrislahr@gmail.com
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David’s Targeted Market
What I learned from this assignment is the value of precise targeting practices.
Using the parameters: Comedy, $10 million budget +, and released movies in the last 5 years, there were 203 matches. Of these, the most similar movies to mine were: GAME NIGHT, TAG, HUSTLERS KNIVES OUT, THE HUSTLE, SUPER TROOPERS 2, GAME OVER, MAN!, STUBER, BULLET TRAIN, GLASS ONION, CHARLIE’S ANGELS, THE GENTLEMEN, THE MAN FROM TORONTO
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Ian Patrick’s Target Market
What I learned doing this assignment is how to find producers who have made films similar to mine in the past.
Films:
The Equalizer
BlacKkKlansman
Shaft
In Too Deep
Without Remorse
.The Equalizer:
Executive Producer
John Davis Shaft
Producer
Michael Henry Brown In Too Deep
Producer
BlacKkKlansman:
Josh Appelbaum (produced by) Without RemorseAkiva Goldsman (produced by) |
Michael B. Jordan (produced by) (p.g.a.) |
André Nemec (produced by)
(This is just a partial list of dozens more)
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Jalynn’s Target Market
What I learned doing this assignment is that I’ve got another tool for finding producers to query. Thank you!
Title/Genre: Heart of a Mustang
Logline: A wild horse and an old cowboy help a teen thief find redemption and purpose in life – after he learns his ex-con father has murdered his mother.
1) 5 or more movies similar to mine:
Power of the Dog (2021) – Benedict Cumberbatch, Jesse Plemons, Kirsten Dunst
Cry Macho (2021) – Clint Eastwood, Eduardo Minett
Concrete Cowboy (2020) – Idris Elba, Caleb McLaughlin, Jharrel Jerome
Director Ricky Staub (other creds Snow White and the Huntsman)
Old Henry (2021) – Tim Blake Nelson, Scott Haze, Gavin Lewis
Wind River (2017) – Jeremy Renner, Peter Berg, Elizabeth Olsen (Dir. Taylor
Sheridan)
Whiplash (2014) – Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Melissa Benoist (Directed by Damien Chazelle)
2) Power of the Dog Producers
Jane Campion
Ian Canning
Roger Frappier
Tanya Seghatchian,
Emile Sherman
John Woodward
Libby Sharpe
Phil Jones
Chloe Smith
Simon Gillis
Cry Macho
Clint Eastwood
Jessica Meier
Tim Moor
Albert S. Ruddy
Concrete Cowboy
Lee Daniels
Idris Elba
Jennifer Madeloff
Tucker Tooley
Jason Barhydt
Emma Brown
Alastair Burlingham
Lorraine Burgess
Ana Garanito
Gregoire Gensollen
Staci Hagenbaugh
Tegan Jones
Sam Mercer
G Neri
Gary Raskin
Greg Renker
Dan Walser
Jeff Waxman
Old Henry
Michael Hagerty
Shannon Houchins
Wind River
Elizabeth Bell
Peter Berg
Matthew George
Basil Iwanyk
Wayne Rogers
Whiplash
Jason Blum
Helen Estabrook
David Lancaster
Michel Litvak
Actors That Might Play Leads
A teenage heartthrob:
Maxwell Jenkins (Lost in Space)
Jill Ahrens, Ryan Ahrens, Derrick Brooks, Rebecca Cammarata, Eva Maria Daniels, Jean-Luc De Fanti, Terry Dougas, Uwe Fewersenger, Jake Gyllen hall, Paris Kassidokostas-Latsis (Joe Bell (2020))
Noah Schnapp (Stranger Things)
Robert Ogden Barnum, Eric Binns, Bavand Karim, Christopher Kopp, Joey Stanton (The Tutor (2023))
An aging well-loved cowboy actor:
Tom Selleck
Stanley O’Toole, Alexandra Rose, Megan Rose (Quigley Down Under)
Kevin Costner
Kevin Costner, Jim Wilson (Dances with Wolves)
Dennis Quaid
Todd Hallowell, KC Hodenfield, Ron Howard, Mark Johnson, Philip Steuer, Louisa Velis (The Alamo (2004))
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Vic Valleau TARGET MARKET assignment #10
What I learned is to use the Targeting process to find producers, and everyone else. Also comedy is popular right now.
Also learned costs and budgets. $8 million and up needed along with name star for distribution, otherwise its Netflix, Hulu+ etc and wait for residuals and writers strike. Comedy Easy A cost $8 million and earned 80 million. This is with Emma Stone as lead. Rare but Swingers $200k cost to distributor Miramax $5 million.
Title: “Call me Daddy”/ “Perks of Fatherhood”
Genre: Comedy
Make a list of five or more movies that are similar to yours.
http://www.imdb.com and find 50 to 100 producers (or more) for your specific project.
· I believe in Santa, , Release Dec 14, 2022 NETFLIX
4 producers Netflix distributor
writer producer, (Bob?) Male lead John Ducey,for Bob,
Lead Female (Mia) Christina Moore producer with 4 others.
ESX ENTERTAINMENT (Produced by) Ali Afshar Christina Moore, Daniel Aspromonte, Ava Rettke so not in the Guild, right?
2. Wheels of Fortune, Release Date: 2020
Same Producers at #1 above. Except add
Producer Writer John Ducey
Tag Line: In order to claim his inheritance, a born loser travels the country with his childhood friends to prove he can be a winner. Ish.
3. A tourists guide to love (High Budget)
Rachael Leigh Cook
Ben Feldman (Bob)?
Missi Pyle or Melissa Pyle
4. THE INVENTION OF LYING
Ricky Gervais, Lead (Bob)
Mark Bellison producer, writer, director
Fred Armisen Comedy actor
5. EASY A
Will Gluck and Zanne Devine producers.
6.. Love Guaranteed
7. Holiday Harmony/HBOMax Streaming
ESX Entertainment
8. That’s Amour Streaming
ESX Entertainment
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Tom’s Target Market
What I learned from this is you don’t need 50 movies to get 50 producers.
Title: A New Years Wish. Genre: Drama, Inspirational
Logline: A late-night radio host’s New Year’s wish comes true when he jumps forward a year ahead to his dream life until it becomes a nightmare, with only a year to learn how to live or his entire life will pass him by.
1. Make a list of five or more movies that are similar to yours and five actors that you might want to play your lead characters.
The Pursuit of Happiness
Soul Surfer
Where the Crawdads Sing
Love Hard
Hustle
Booksmart
Full Count
2. Using the Targeting process above, go to http://www.imdb.com and find 50 to 100 producers (or more) for your specific project.
Got 54 producers so far.
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LD’s Target Market
Learned: The importance of the process of doing this kind of research.
Five RomComs that share one or more aspects with my film.
Always be My Maybe
When Harry Met Sally
Anger Management
Broadway Danny Rose
Bringing Up Baby
Five possible lead male actors:
Andrew Garfield, Jonah Hill, Cole Spruce, Jason Segal, Jack Whitehall
Five possible lead female actors:
Zendaya, Zoe Kravitz, Keke Palmer, Tiffany Haddish, Jasmine Luv
List of producers from the following films:
8 from Always be My Maybe
17 from Long Shot
9 from Magic Mike’s Last Dance
10 from Your Place or Mine
7 from I Want You Back
18 from Crush
7 from Nappily Ever After
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Jani’s Target Market
What I Learned:
I was glad to go over the learning process again, seeing how to find producers on IMDB for my script.
TITLE: LIVE FOREVER
GENRE: DRAMA
LOGLINE: A mildly, autistic woman teams up with a wannabe vigilante with a dark past, who teaches her to let go of her fears.
1. Five Similar Dramas:
a. I AM SAM
b. NELL
c. TEMPLE GRANDIN
d. RAINMAN
e. FOREST GUMP
2. Possible Actors and Producers for LIVE FOREVER:
a. Actors:
Jessica Biel-Becky
Justin Timberlake-Joe
Bill Pullman-Grandpa
Diego Luna-Jet
b. Producers:
I decided I wanted to work with eight producers from RAINMAN, two from NELL, seven from TEMPLE GRANDIN, nine from I AM SAM and twenty-six from THE GOOD DOCTOR.
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Dave Holloway’s Target Market
What I learned doing this assignment is how quickly one can come up with an extensive list of producers.
Title: American Journey
Logline: Fifty years in the future, a young, British lawyer and his best friend must journey across an American continent divided into independent states based on livelihood, identity and values to rescue his wife from a military state in which she has been sentenced to execution.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Similar Movies: Lockdown 2025, 2047 Virtual Revolution, The Thinning, The Silencing, Odd Thomas, Division 19, Operation Toussaint
Producers: Carolynne Cunningham, Peter Jackson, Mpho Gift Twala, Jeff Blenkin, Fran Walsh, Eric Monette, Barrie M. Osborne, Tim Sanders
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