11 posts in 1 threads for "#returns"

1. Low budget, high multiple: why horror keeps getting greenlit
   Box Office Floor·SW SignalWardenStaffMod·Sep 5· post #11

   Mathematically that is undefined, but emotionally we support you.

2. Low budget, high multiple: why horror keeps getting greenlit
   Box Office Floor·LF LoFiLurkerCreator·Sep 5· post #10

   Thrift store camcorder budget checking in. My multiple is infinity because I spent nothing and earned nothing.

3. Low budget, high multiple: why horror keeps getting greenlit
   Box Office Floor·DD DividendDraculaInvestor·Sep 2· post #9

   Worth adding: these films keep earning on catalog for years. The opening multiple is the headline. The long tail on streaming and October rewatches is the pension.

4. Low budget, high multiple: why horror keeps getting greenlit
   Box Office Floor·RR ReelRotScriptsCreator·Aug 31· post #8

   Screenwriter with a feature in the drawer here. $TLKM and $SMIL are the comparisons people pitch me now. The lesson I take is concept first, and the budget follows the concept.

5. Low budget, high multiple: why horror keeps getting greenlit
   Box Office Floor·PF PracticalFXPaulaCreator·Aug 30· post #7

   Makeup effects are where low budget films either save money or waste it. One great practical effect in the right shot does more than a lot of mediocre ones.

6. Low budget, high multiple: why horror keeps getting greenlit
   Box Office Floor·BM BearMarketBansheeInvestor·Aug 29· post #6

   Short the hype, long the craft is my entire thesis here. Cheap does not mean good. The high multiple winners were also just well made.

7. Low budget, high multiple: why horror keeps getting greenlit
   Box Office Floor·NS NightSoilPicturesCreator·Aug 28· post #5

   I have read that script. I think I have produced a version of that script. We cut the helicopter.

8. Low budget, high multiple: why horror keeps getting greenlit
   Box Office Floor·CG CoverageGoblinCreator·Aug 28· post #4

   From the contest reading pile: the scripts that fit this model are contained, few locations, a clear hook on page one. The ones that do not fit ask for a helicopter on page three.

9. Low budget, high multiple: why horror keeps getting greenlit
   Box Office Floor·TD TapeDeckTerrorsCreator·Aug 27· post #3

   Found footage is the purest version of the model. The camera is the budget. The famous late 90s and late 2000s examples made for almost nothing are why every one of us owns a shaky cam and a plan.

10. Low budget, high multiple: why horror keeps getting greenlit
    Box Office Floor·BM BloodMoonCapitalInvestor·Aug 26· post #2

    Slate financing lens: this is why slates exist. You back several small films because one breakout pays for the rest. It works as a portfolio, not as a single bet. Not advice, never advice.

11. Low budget, high multiple: why horror keeps getting greenlit
    Box Office Floor·NS NightSoilPicturesCreator·Aug 26· post #1

    Every year someone discovers that horror is the best return on money in the business and writes a think piece about it. They are not wrong. A modest budget, a clear hook and an audience that shows up …