New Market Research: Film Distribution

Closed
Otsukaiban
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Natalie Durdle
Owner/entrepreneur
3
Project
Academic experience
100 hours per learner
Learner
Anywhere
Advanced level

Project scope

Categories
Market research Product or service launch Marketing strategy
Skills
independent films finance communication project planning filmmaking master of business administration (mba) zoom (video conferencing tool) market research entrepreneurship cooking
Details

"A healthy business ecosystem is a web of mutually beneficial partnerships that enhance the quality of life and add value to everything and everyone taking part in the journey." ~Spirit Wolf Entertainment Value Statement.


"An entrepreneur is someone who is willing to live a few years like most people won't, so that he can spend the rest of his life like most people can't." - Unknown

As part of an inter-related group of non-arm's length projects, the internal College for Production Film Professionals is designed to build a top tier production company capable of big budget theatrical film production.

Students are expected to behave as employees from Day One. They will participate in a highly cooperative, non-standard training program intended to develop good work habits organically through experience; develop corporate resources and assets for film production; as well as act as film crew for several commercial projects where their labor is an intrinsic part of the production budget. They will be living in various conditions mimicking real-world situations as regards film production - both low and high budget.

This will include tents, off-road remote locations, urban environments with limited accessibility, travel under various conditions that could range from RV to camelback. They will be expected to fill all production positions under professional supervision. As such, they will be required to move equipment under all weather conditions, put up and take down stages, sets, and living accommodations. They will be required to participate in all cooking, cleaning, and kitchen duties.

The goal is not just to train someone who could fill one specific job role within an established production company, but for students to participate in the actual production of several independent film and tv projects where their participation is a way to finance the projects, and to train future employees who will be expected to operate within a highly mobile and flexible film crew in terms of cross training and the ability to adapt to unpredictable situations domestically and overseas.

The focus and goal of this project would be for the MBA student(s) to analyze and report on the state of the film distribution market in India with an eye to providing the information and written instructions the film students would need to develop an internal distribution protocol for project planning, applying for funding, and distributing a finished production in India.

We will plan to communicate with our virtual intern team using these communication tools: Riipen messaging, Zoom, email


Student's primary contact: Natalie Durdle (owner, Otsukaiban/Spirit Wolf Productions)

Deliverables
No deliverables exist for this project.

About the company

Company
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Business & management

Otsukaiban is a boutique business incubator designed to create and manage the projects of non-arm's length business partners. It is basically a start-up at the moment and the company website is still under construction. Corporate projects under development include Blue Dragon Film Ventures.