How to get 200,000 Streams on a Bigfoot Movie - Micro Budget Masterclass with Mitch Laing

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This week on the podcast I'm talking to filmmaker Mitch Laing. Mitch is the owner of Open Heart Productions from North East Louisiana. His recent micro-budget feature The Bogman has been released on streaming through Green Apple Entertainment and has amassed over two hundred thousand views.
With a second film already in production and ten films already slated to be made with Green Apple Entertainment in the same extended universe. I spoke to Mitch about what it was like to make the film, his experiences with sales and distribution, his plans for the future and why America is so obsessed with Bigfoot. Enjoy!

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1. All about The Bogman and Open Heart Studios (00:00:00)

2. Mitch's route into film - via the music industry (00:00:55)

3. The move into filmmaking - Batman, Ghostbuster, Jaws and Gremlins (00:01:49)

4. Why is America so obsessed with Bigfoot? (00:07:32)

5. Was making a Bigfoot movie a commercial decision? (00:09:10)

6. How is the deal with Green Apple structured? (00:12:14)

7. Has Mitch seen and money yet? (00:18:02)

8. Has Mitch seen reports from streaming platforms - which platform does the film do better on? (00:18:51)

9. Money - does Mitch have an idea what he will make on the film? (00:19:56)

10. How much self promotion did Mitch and the team do? (00:20:59)

11. The extended Universe - are the budgets staying the same? (00:24:14)