Behind The Deal

Doing Business

jnagel — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:09:57 -0800

The market is hungry for new content. Networks and broadcasters are eager to show something new to their audiences and were buying up lots of stuff this time around. This made my heart jump for joy.

Goals Met

jnagel — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:25:14 -0700

I thought I was the only one who came to the realization that I’m not coming home with signed contracts. As a successful producer and creator of content, she said that her expectations are the same as mine. But would she miss a market? No.

Meeting Goals

jnagel — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 10:02:54 -0700

I am still preparing to go to MIPCOM. I have my flight, my apartment and great room mates all arranged. But I got a late start on making appointments. At this time I usually have about 40 or 45 appointments. So far, I have about 30 with 10 days counting. However, I must say, these appointments are ones that want to see me for the right reasons. They have business to discuss, not just a meeting to kiss on the cheeks and pass the time. So quality over quantity is what I am going for.

Why Meet?

jnagel — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:48:48 -0700

When I say to friends and family that I am off to New York, France or other parts of the world, they all are envious. They think that I am off for a couple of meetings and then off sunbathing on the Cote D’Azur or drinking at some swank place in the Big Apple. No Way!

A Tribute to the Fallen

jnagel — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:29:20 -0700

I have been going to Comic-Con on and off since ’94 and I have seen the change. Up to a few years ago, the Con, as it is now know, was the celebration of the comic book artist and writer. It celebrated a genre that had sustained since the turn of the last century.

Going to the Show, Now What?

jnagel — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 11:31:54 -0700

Thirty, forty and even fifty meetings in four days is nothing. But the question is the quantity yielding the quality? The more people you meet with the more information gathered, but if your purpose is to sell a show to a distribution company, then targeting distributors early in the appointment making is critical.

The Big Markets

jnagel — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:24:04 -0700

What happens at these markets? Who goes? Let me lift the curtain on these shows. All of these conventions were created for the purpose of buying and selling television shows. Just so you know, there are markets for the sales of feature films, music, games and other content, which I will talk about in the future. But let’s concentrate on the “small screen” for the time being.

Casually Speaking about Games and E3

jnagel — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:53:30 -0700

Several years ago, at another mobile conference, several speakers talked about the casual game player emerging because of the new device, the Blackberry. Sure phones did have games on them, but the playing was cumbersome.

The A.D.D. of the Deal

jnagel — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 08:29:57 -0700

Now it’s time to look at the other ways of getting brilliant content in front of audiences. Distribution is the heart’s blood of any production. If you have a Letter of Intent (LOI) or a pre-sale from a broadcaster in almost any part of the western world you have a winner in the eyes of co-producers and financiers. This means that your idea is not just looking great in the pitch bible, but someone likes it. . .

Game Playing

jnagel — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:10:36 -0700

You just don’t make animation and then play it, in the game business. It is a unique combination of equipment, programming/technology and art.