Producing for a Studio- Tip# 3

When you are looking for a project or script to sell to a studio, there are only two financial aspects to keep in mind.
1. Studios do not want to hear a script described as "low budget". In general studios think low budget means low production value. Audiences want their money's worth at the theaters. So they want to see something that they don't think they could have filmed on their HD camera with some friends over the weekend. Readers may point out the obvious successes like "Paranormal Activity" and "Napolean Dynamite" but you have to remember that they were not produced by a studio but rather acquired as a finished film by a studio.
2. Studios like hearing that a story takes place or can be shot in a state with an attractive tax credit, like New Mexico or Louisiana. These states can offer as much as 35% back on money spent there. Remember that such tax credits do not show on your film budget.

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