How Much Money Can A Filmmaker Make On Hulu? - Aaron Fradkin

[@LarryEColeman]

Wow! Aaron's honesty about the pitfalls a filmmaker can run into with signing crappy deals is a godsend. Information like this goes a long way in helping others to negotiate the best deal for their project. Thanks.

[@filmcourage]

Most aren't willing to reveal the numbers that Aaron does in this video. Have to commend Aaron for his willingness to help other filmmakers.

[@jay4kk]

Wow actual numbers shared! Legend!

[@mrjohnbaseley]

I feel for this guy. Yes, he may have been young and not know about the legal issues and distribution- but that shouldn't be a reason to take advantage of new artists...but unfortunately it is, and it kills dreams and trust.

[@TheLshyne]

He broke it all the way down and demystified the distribution process. I’m in the middle of trying to get my first produced feature distribution so this was really helpful. Thank you

[@trumpgangmusic5958]

what kind of film are you producing?

[@TheFeelButton]

You make more money from day dreaming than digital streaming. Cheers Film Courage!

[@minahm4069]

This is funny 😂😂😂but so true

[@WNG420]

A recommendation to the Film Courage editors: Make a 19.9 second end screen so that your "channel subscribe" and "recommended video" links don't pop up over the questions or content we might want to read. :)

[@AnnoyingMoose]

Despite all the learning that I had acquired from great KZbin channels like this one there really is no substitute for making your own movie. I learned a lot after spending $40,000 of my own money then making only $400 back on a distribution deal.

[@Theomite]

Like how much whiskey $400 buys?

[@trumpgangmusic5958]

what kind of deal did you have???

[@PHlophe]

6 cents for every hour watched at AMZN , whew Chile ! i can't .

[@MGFAMEENTERTAINMENT]

Great interview. He is going to help alot of people. This transparency is desperately needed. Im buying both his films. EDIT: I saw Electric Love years ago. I didn't know it was his film. Awesome movie!!

[@JonathanEBoyd]

A great interview as usual it’s great to hear details and figures . Gives a clear picture of what the market is like thanks 🙏

[@theblacksmith0880]

ShowBUSINESS, you may not get what you're worth but you get what you can negotiate.

[@loudinkrueg1139]

This guy reminds me so much of what my director and I had to do. I’ll never drive Uber again to pay for a film one pay check and odd job at a time. I hope.... but doesn’t mean I won’t ask how high I need to jump for money. Solid interview. Thank you Aaron!

[@filmcourage]

Do you have a movie on Hulu, Amazon or Netflix? Where have you seen the most money?

[@jassmimis7150]

Netflix is a gaint

[@phillyndabuildin6177]

We do on prime. Socio the movie..been up there for almost a year

[@wdpemberton]

I had my film on STARZ and Netflix (S. Africa). It’s called, ‘The Other Side’ (2018). UMC gave us the most income. It’s a streaming service.

[@Dakkibaby20]

My fiancé had Goodbye World on Amazon and I believe his other film Bunraku there too. From what I understand Netflix is the best company you can make a deal with.

[@ackeel11]

@@wdpemberton what was your funding costs?

[@kevinu-harturquhart3726]

I just watched his movie Electric Love (good film)!

[@ComicPower]

The numbers were welcome to let indie film makers know what is possible on a shoe string budget and the product placement deals sound great as long as they aren't so blatant its fine.

[@AnyDayNow360]

Another great, in-depth interview! The raw deal on a very important aspect of the business--business! Film Courage: does the legal work aspect differ greatly for a screenwriter (maybe you already interviewed some screenwriters and have a link?)? Thank you. You guys always know how to ask the right questions! I also appreciate Aaron's openness about finances. I think with his continued effort, growth and better results it's a lesson for us all. I certainly hope he does more than break even!!! PS: Kyle Howard had a role in Electric Love? Awesome!

[@joshuacollins7470]

I think that filmmakers ought to open their own theaters to show their films. Treat it like Broadway plays.

[@terencejay8845]

You can hire a cinema if you negotiate directly.

[@ClintJohnsonWriter]

Four walling a theatre would need you to have about 50 paying customers to break even for a showing. If you can get 100 people into the theatre for each showing, you could break even on your indie with a hundred shows... good luck with that. A solid 3 showings mid-week with >100 paying customers could make back your catering budget and that is how you have to think. I would suggest offering free tickets to anyone who worked on your film to help pack the audience- getting a lineup before the doors open would get a few people to roll the dice on your film rather than the Hollywood film that everyone and their dog has already seen.

[@BursaProduction]

Nice and open interview.good questions, on point. Having a good script is still a major challenge...

[@Juliano_DJOL]

This was a super great interview and a great foresight into a road to make a movie!

[@Juliano_DJOL]

Really starting to love your interviews!

[@filmcourage]

Cheers! Hope you continue to find value here.

[@loveit8602]

Thanks for putting this information out there. Letting people say what has happened to them will help all of us in the film industry.

[@roofy_9924]

what a great guy! Aaron really wish you the best and to become worldwide known creator! Thank you for openning my eyes for internal stuff!

[@maximumryan]

Great and insightful episode! 🔥

[@bluerabbit1236]

Lmao. Something's seriously wrong here. There's no reason for anyone to wait for two years to get paid for their movies. That's insane. Your first ACH payment should never ever take more than six months to hit your bank account once a sale is made through your distributor/sales agent unless, you do that infamous 2 year deal with a company like Netflix. This is of course after assuming that you have all your deliverables ready for distribution. It makes me sick to my stomach to see people being taken advantage of by distribution companies. Unfortunately some of the distributors rob Peter to pay Paul and that's the real reason for the hold up when it comes to pay YOU, the actual person who did everything in this partnership.

[@stevealper4833]

They're NOT robbing "Peter to pay Paul". They're robbing Peter to pay themselves. They're simply greedy, crooks, taking advantage of filmmakers, for the simple reason they can. Speaking from experience in this arena.

[@sampsonraysimon]

Thank you, dude! That's some really crucial information!

[@SilverSighting]

Thank you for sharing the numbers! Huge help!

[@gman7877able]

Who's Victoria? She should have been in the interview, LOL!

[@RafaelBernatto]

Victoria Fratz. She co-wrote Electric Love with him, acted and whatever. They interviewed her. Look it up.

[@brambledemon1232]

I admire this guy’s gumption, but I couldn’t live that life of dumping a 100k into a movie and maybe, probably not, making it back. I think I’ll just stick to making short films. The only people making money these days in film are the executives of the major corporations.

[@aarongottfried5595]

With daddya money not like he makea any

[@JenniferLinchDirector]

Thank you Aaron, you are such a great honest person and a good filmmaker friend

[@LifewithShamanda]

Great interview! Perfect questions too. Thank you ☺️

[@blainemarcano]

I agree. Really informative. Good questions and I'm happy that he was so open about what happened behind the scenes. Thank you!

[@JonathanEBoyd]

Indeed a very educational interview

[@WNG420]

I appreciate his honesty and sharing of the numbers plus his experiences. I found this very helpful as have written a horror screenplay that I believe has worldwide appeal.

[@jambakurbaqradze5590]

@filmcourage Question #1: Who's Victoria? Question #2: Can you shoot the Victoria's video too?

[@justanameonyourscreen5954]

Cool I'm a Huluer...might check it out...and that check list sounds like a lot of work...posting on KZbin is so much easier...

[@ebonyharris4613]

I need to start a KZbin page and independent film

[@DugSundance]

So how did he get the money he saved up

[@ActronJimmy]

I’m still waiting for the movie I was in to be released. Not sure where it will be distributed but it’s called “The Kiwi” and it’s a comedy about disc golf. I play a Mr Miagi like character named Scooter 😂Biggest thing I’ve done so far.

[@beachbumpower7018]

Oh man, I lived near a park in Florida where Disc Golf is big and thought, Hmmm...someone should make a movie about this.

[@ActronJimmy]

@@beachbumpower7018 Haha, nice. Just got an email yesterday saying they recently dropped film off for color correction and it will be completed definitely this year. It'll be a little corny but in a good way. haha. I didn't really know too much about disc golf until I booked the role. It's a pretty fun game.

[@beachbumpower7018]

@@ActronJimmy I'll be looking out for it. Cheers!

[@protagonist6969]

the problem with this is these terrible movie ideas. they get made jsut to make a movie.

[@ElCineHefe]

Financially, indie film has become the worst business ever.

[@TheReluctantCoder]

Good content!!

[@grantgreyguda]

👍 👍

[@sharpskilz]

9:50, let me get this straight. You put forward the money from 50 north to raise 100k for your second film? 50 north, the film you said 7 minutes ago that you have turned over 25 dollars in total on.

[@mml0082]

LAWYER UP

[@JERSEYBOYPLAY2HARD]

How can i get a meeting with Hulu

[@filmcourage]

Not Hulu but here are some videos that apply - kzbin.info/www/bejne/jH3Te5-vlJlmaLc - kzbin.info/www/bejne/qH-7eJuLmK90qNk - kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5jLp3uOh6erick

[@juzzonmorris]

Utterly deplorable...those so called business men are disgusting.

[@gopro_audio]

Aaron Fradkin and Jeff Deverette, both from your channel need to meet up lol

[@rboddington]

Electric Love, $100, 000.00 budget? My last "indie" movie was 2.1 million.

[@poljakov13]

whats the movie name?

[@currentphonograph7487]

I will put my indie film on HuLu

[@GeoZero]

Aaron Reminds me of a young Adam Sandler.

[@philpritchard5173]

Nice interview. Thx for sharing the insights.

[@ProjectRedfoot]

This guy looks exactly like an old friend of mine lol

[@mc-yn1kh]

That’s not what generations of artists fought for. platforms destroyed art rights

[@3rdeyepirates28]

Thanks for being honest man ‘

[@sobersportsman]

Sign here, I'll make you rich and famous...musicians too.

[@administratormomve8653]

🙌🏿👍🏿👌🏿🙏🏿

[@pankaj001gupta]

only 25dollar

[@silencedoc]

Why is this called a master class when the guy is obviously the opposite of?

[@jassmimis7150]

Anyone writers from london ,I need a help

[@southlondon86]

Hi what do you need help with?

[@jassmimis7150]

@@southlondon86 I Am a writer from nepal and I have written English movie script and need to know about names of streets ,cafe ro use for location names

[@AVISIONMUSICTV]

He made a major mistake. But you live and you learn.

[@brianmerritt9631]

Spending $100,000 on an indie movie should not be celebrated in any way....you should make at least 10 features with that $100,000 smh.

[@ClintJohnsonWriter]

As a learning experience sure... you won’t make anything someone would pay $0.01 to watch but you could learn what not to do.

[@mitchellslan7408]

I don’t think you know how much it costs to make a quality film. Jesus.

[@brianmerritt9631]

@@mitchellslan7408 I know exactly...an exact dollar amount doesn't necessarily correlate to how good of a quality something is...esp in today's world.

[@aarongottfried5595]

You signed away cos ubhad nothing and you arent an artist

[@godnex211ify]

A UBI would help prevent desperate deals...

[@Carnie5life]

first!

[@Phuskooz]

You want a cookie? No one cares.

[@Carnie5life]

@@Phuskooz yeah i want a cookie please. You cared enough to write.

[@mahonrimartins1767]

@@Carnie5life and you forgot to plug it... sell sell sell dude.. all the time...

[@justanameonyourscreen5954]

:-( I want a cookie too...

[@zacharybohlman4069]

Wish this trend would die. It's so dumb.