2 Day Intensive Master Class
A inspiration two day seminar, covering every major aspect of making a feature film.
DAY 1: MAKE YOUR OWN DAMN MOVIE!
How and why Troma has been able to succeed with 35mm films made for under $500,000 (about 0.05% of a budget for a typical Hollywood film).
A. INTRODUCTION TO TROMA
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Master Class at the
Boston Underground Film Festival
- The Thirty-Year History of Troma Entertainment
- The Philosophy of Troma
- The Business Strategy of Troma
- $$$ vs. Art
B. THE TRUTH ABOUT MAKING MOVIES
Topics selected from Mr. Kaufman’s books, All I Need To Know About Filmmaking I Learned From The Toxic Avenger and Make Your Own Damn Movie
C. QUESTION & ANSWER PERIOD
D. SCREEN PRESENTATION
Utilizing filmed examples, Mr. Kaufman will demonstrate how Troma has successfully solved expensive production problems using little or no money.
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Screen presentation during Master Class in London
- How Troma raises money
- How Troma does its casting
- How to do a $50,000 dubbing job for 92 dollars
- How to create a $150,000 head squashing for .39/cents per pound
- How to blow up a school for 10 dollars
- How not to obtain location permits
E. SCREENING Your choice of:
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Screenings during Master Class in London
- APOCALYPSE SOON, a feautre length documentary about the making of his film Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV
- FARTS OF DARKNESS, a feautre length documentary about the making of his film Terror Firmer
- ALL THE LOVE YOU CANNES, a feature length documentary about feature-length documentary on how Troma sells its movies at the Cannes Film Festival
- …or one of several Troma movies written and directed by Mr. Kaufman
F. QUESTION & ANSWER PERIOD
DAY 2: SELL YOUR OWN DAMN MOVIE!
A. THE DISCUSSION OF DISTRIBUTION
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Lloyd giving advice to a student in Pittsburgh
- The Festival Circuit (Tromadance vs. Sundance)
- How To Publicise Your Movie Without Getting Arrested
- Selling Or Licensing Your Masterpiece To A Distributor vs. Distributing It Yourself
B. Q & A: SELLING YOUR MOVIE
C. PROMOTING YOUR MOVIE
- Marketing
- Festivals
- Domestic & International Distribution
D. SCREENING Your choice of:
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Lloyd interacting with the students
during a Master Class in London
- APOCALYPSE SOON, a feautre length documentary about the making of his film Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV
- FARTS OF DARKNESS, a feautre length documentary about the making of his film Terror Firmer
- ALL THE LOVE YOU CANNES, a feature length documentary about feature-length documentary on how Troma sells its movies at the Cannes Film Festival
- …or one of several Troma movies written and directed by Mr. Kaufman
E. QUESTION & ANSWER PERIOD