Transcript

BHARAT NALLURI

It's easy to forget that film-making is a money making business, as well as being part of our cultural lives. If it doesn't make money, it won't survive. It's as simple as that. This course is about the business of film, and how films make money. I'm Bharat Nalluri. I'm going to be your host for this course, the Business of Film. Over the six weeks, it will give you a handy overview of the process and an understanding of who does what. It will introduce you to key terms and concepts and crucially explain how the whole house of cards that is film finance is put together.

Along the way, you'll meet some of the key individuals involved from the UK film industry.

You'll also get the chance to meet some of the people involved in the making of the feature film, Spooks: The Greater Good, released in the UK in May 2015. They will give you an exclusive insight into how an independent feature film is put together from beginning to end. The examples and individual's you will meet are British. The principles apply wherever you are in the world, and you will have plenty of opportunity to jump in and join the discussion. Feel free to share your experience or impressions on the business of film in your country. Keep an eye out for the links and other information provided throughout the course.

You may not be in film, but that doesn't mean that some of the business concepts and ideas you will come across don't apply to you in your business or field of activity.