Mark Heidelberger

(and the Pros and Cons of Each) “Show me the money.” Independent filmmakers will likely need to say this multiple times and in multiple ways to multiple people while trying to get their movie off the ground. But not all money is the same. How much you need (or can get), how it must be paid back (if at all), when it’s paid back and what terms come attached are just a few of the many differentiators between the various types of film financing.

I didn’t just walk away from the publication, accepting their false accusation. I started researching my situation on Google. I got an interesting result. One suggestion was that I should show the editor my written progress of the article. I couldn’t do that because my notes are usually indecipherable to anyone, even myself sometimes. Then, I read on. Another suggestion was a website called JustDone. I checked it out.

I received the following email last week: I have a question for you. I hate to burden you with it, but I have nobody else to turn to. Last week I finished a story and sent it to (as well-known business magazine). Almost immediately, I received am email that said what I had done was unprofessional and unethical. Further, she referenced a previously published piece by someone for Business Insider. I looked at the piece she referenced and all it was was a bunch of pictures with some 2-3 line captions.