Making Movies that Sell w Jeffrey Giles of Automatic Entertainment - Just Shoot It 119

This week we sit down with Jeffrey Giles, a sales rep for Automatic Entertainment. Jeffrey helps to produce movies, finance them, and take them out into the marketplace to sell to distributors. In this episode Jeffrey breaks down what distributors are looking for in films and how he personally determines what projects to take on. You can learn more about Jeffrey and Automatic Entertainment at http://www.automaticent.com/ . UNPAID ENDORSEMENTS "The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller" by John Truby Political ad for MJ Hegar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi6v4CYNSIQ (I believe this is the right ad) Document(s) that can jumpstart your process for pitching a show Video essayists on youtube. Contribute to the Just Shoot It Patreon and help support the show: www.patreon.com/JustShootItPod As always, follow @ MrMattEnlow ( www.twitter.com/MrMattEnlow ) and Oren @ SmiteyPieLeg ( www.twitter.com/SmiteyPieLeg ) on twitter. For more episodes visit www.JustShootitPodcast.com Show your support: rate and review us on iTunes. apple.co/2fl9ojy See who are guests are a week early on our instagram @ JustshootItPod ( www.instagram.com/justshootitpod/ ) Send feedback to @ justshootitpod or justshootitpod@gmail.com or Call us at (262) 6-SHOOT-1, and we’ll air your voicemail on the show! Music was provided by the free music archive and by Jahzzar. Just Shoot It is a podcast about directing, filmmaking and storytelling. Each week we interview your directors, screenwriters, editors, cinematographers, and actors, and learn how they became successful, working content creators. We're all about getting off your butt and making your own videos. We'll share tips and stories of how people in the entertainment industry forced their ways into sustainable careers. Matt Enlow is a director working in comedy. His website is mrmattenlow.com Oren Kaplan is a director and VFX artist who has directed the theatrical feature, The Hammer, a Lifetime movie, and countless branded content videos. His website is directedbyoren.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.