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  • If A Film Costs $75 and up to make...

    is it safe to say it falls under the following categories:
    1) A remake
    2) A reboot
    3) A sequel
    4) A followup
    5) spin off
    6) based on an intellectual property (book, graphic novel, article, bio)
    7) based on a hit TV show
    8) Pixar/Animation

    The last big tentpole film I watched that didn't fall under those categories would have to be The Matrix though I don't think it costs 75mil at the time.
    "There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you."
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    Re: If A Film Costs $75 and up to make...

    There have been a few, such as National Treasure and Hancock (which had its humble beginnings some fifteen years ago) but of course not many. And National Treasure was crafted by some guys who've long earned their stripes.

    We can respond unfavorably to the lack of big, original ideas in production, but as Mike Medevoy said at the CS Expo this past weekend, studio execs don't own their chairs, they rent them.
    "I ask every producer I meet if they need TV specs they say yeah. They all want a 40 inch display that's 1080p and 120Hz. So, I quit my job at the West Hollywood Best Buy."
    - Screenwriting Friend

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    • #3
      Re: If A Film Costs $75 and up to make...

      Waterworld

      Original story -- $175,000,000
      Originally posted by Great White Mark
      Film is art? Just a tip, it's called show business, not show art.

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      • #4
        Re: If A Film Costs $75 and up to make...

        Originally posted by WriteByNight View Post
        1) A remake
        2) A reboot
        3) A sequel
        4) A followup
        Just curious -- what's the difference between a remake and a reboot? Difference between a sequel and a followup?
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        • #5
          Re: If A Film Costs $75 and up to make...

          COLIN cost about $75 to make.

          - Bill
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          • #6
            Re: If A Film Costs $75 and up to make...

            EAGLE EYE cost $80 mill, I think.
            THE ISLAND cost over $100 mill.

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            • #7
              $75

              Originally posted by wcmartell View Post
              COLIN cost about $75 to make.

              - Bill

              "The $70 cost was for 'a crowbar and a couple of tapes, and I think some tea and coffee,' said Price."

              ~ http://personalmoneystore.com/moneyb...e-film-cannes/
              Marc Price did not include donations, (such as "leftover makeup" obtained from a film studio), in calculating his budget. Of course, with an ingenious use of a crowbar, one might have obtained those two tapes, (and other sundry items), at no cost, too.
              JEKYLL & CANADA (free .mp4 download @ Vimeo.com)

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                Re: If A Film Costs $75 and up to make...

                Originally posted by The White Album View Post
                Just curious -- what's the difference between a remake and a reboot? Difference between a sequel and a followup?
                A reboot is a new updated version of a previous film rather than a straight storyline remake. Star Trek (2009) falls in that category as does Shaft with Sam Jackson and Gone in 60 Seconds.

                A followup is a film with a similar though unconnected storyline to a previous film, but with the same stars playing different characters. Like the Hope/Crosby "Road" Pictures.
                "I ask every producer I meet if they need TV specs they say yeah. They all want a 40 inch display that's 1080p and 120Hz. So, I quit my job at the West Hollywood Best Buy."
                - Screenwriting Friend

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                  Re: If A Film Costs $75 and up to make...

                  Originally posted by WriteByNight View Post
                  is it safe to say it falls under the following categories:
                  1) A remake
                  2) A reboot
                  3) A sequel
                  4) A followup
                  5) spin off
                  6) based on an intellectual property (book, graphic novel, article, bio)
                  7) based on a hit TV show
                  8) Pixar/Animation
                  9) A famous woman has taken her clothes off

                  The last big tentpole film I watched that didn't fall under those categories would have to be The Matrix though I don't think it costs 75mil at the time.
                  Fixed.
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                  Jack: Trustworthy.

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