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Naomi McDougall Jones is an award-winning writer, actress, producer, and women in film activist based in New York City. Her second feature film, BITE ME, with producers Jack Lechner (The Fog of War, Blue Valentine) and Sarah Wharton (That’s Not Us), which she wrote and also starred in opposite Christian Coulson (Harry Potter, Love is Strange, The Hours), Annie Golden (Orange is the New Black), and Naomi Grossman (American Horror Story) will premiere at the Cinequest Film Festival in March 2019, followed by The Joyful Vampire Tour of America, which will span the US from May-July 2019. Naomi’s first feature film, which she also wrote, produced, and starred in, was the 12-time award-winning Imagine I’m Beautiful. The film received a theatrical release and is now available on iTunes, Amazon, and GooglePlay (www.imagineimbeautiful.com). A pilot she wrote, The Dark Pieces, is now in development for television in Canada after having been named on The 2016 WriteHer List as one of the top 16 unproduced pilots by a female screenwriter. Naomi is an advocate and thought leader for bringing gender parity to cinema. She gave a virally sensational TEDTalk, What it’s Like to Be a Woman in Hollywood, which has now been viewed over 1 million times and can be seen on TED.com. She is the Founder and Chief Impact Officer of The 51 Fund, a venture capital fund dedicated to financing films by female filmmakers. Naomi is currently writing a book, The Wrong Kind of Woman: Dismantling the Gods of Hollywood, which will be published by Beacon Press in January 2020. More at www.naomimcdougalljones.com.

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Feature or Hour Long Pilot Script Notes/Feedback from Award-Winning Filmmaker and Founder of The 51 Fund

Working on a script and in need of thoughtful feedback from an experienced filmmaker? Naomi will read script your script, provide thorough thoughtful notes in a 1-hour feedback and discussion session. Topics: Naomi will provide specific and thorough notes and feedback on film, television, and web scripts. Naomi reads scripts from a holistic perspective: assessing big-picture structural issues, character depth/truth/honesty, overall impact, themes, and messages, as well as detail work on things like dialogue, scene structure, writing, and, if desired, assessing elements for budgetary impact. Naomi brings, not only her own experience as a professional writer - having had 7 plays and 2 feature films produced, written for The New Yorker Presents for Amazon, and sold a TV pilot/show bible - but also her 4 years as the Artistic Director of Theater Masters, during which she gave notes on hundreds of scripts and engaged in feedback discussions with writers.

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Working on a script and in need of thoughtful feedback from an experienced filmmaker? Naomi will read script your script, provide thorough thoughtful notes in a 1-hour feedback and discussion session.

Topics:
Naomi will provide specific and thorough notes and feedback on film, television, and web scripts.
Naomi reads scripts from a holistic perspective: assessing big-picture structural issues, character depth/truth/honesty, overall impact, themes, and messages, as well as detail work on things like dialogue, scene structure, writing, and, if desired, assessing elements for budgetary impact.
Naomi brings, not only her own experience as a professional writer - having had 7 plays and 2 feature films produced, written for The New Yorker Presents for Amazon, and sold a TV pilot/show bible - but also her 4 years as the Artistic Director of Theater Masters, during which she gave notes on hundreds of scripts and engaged in feedback discussions with writers.

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Short Film or Half-Hour Pilot Script Notes/Feedback from Award-Winning Filmmaker and Founder of The 51 Fund

Working on a script and in need of thoughtful feedback from an experienced filmmaker? Naomi will read script your script, provide thorough thoughtful notes in a 1-hour feedback and discussion session. Topics: Naomi will provide specific and thorough notes and feedback on film, television, and web scripts. Naomi reads scripts from a holistic perspective: assessing big-picture structural issues, character depth/truth/honesty, overall impact, themes, and messages, as well as detail work on things like dialogue, scene structure, writing, and, if desired, assessing elements for budgetary impact. Naomi brings, not only her own experience as a professional writer - having had 7 plays and 2 feature films produced, written for The New Yorker Presents for Amazon, and sold a TV pilot/show bible - but also her 4 years as the Artistic Director of Theater Masters, during which she gave notes on hundreds of scripts and engaged in feedback discussions with writers.

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OWNER NOTES

Working on a script and in need of thoughtful feedback from an experienced filmmaker? Naomi will read script your script, provide thorough thoughtful notes in a 1-hour feedback and discussion session.

Topics:
Naomi will provide specific and thorough notes and feedback on film, television, and web scripts.
Naomi reads scripts from a holistic perspective: assessing big-picture structural issues, character depth/truth/honesty, overall impact, themes, and messages, as well as detail work on things like dialogue, scene structure, writing, and, if desired, assessing elements for budgetary impact.
Naomi brings, not only her own experience as a professional writer - having had 7 plays and 2 feature films produced, written for The New Yorker Presents for Amazon, and sold a TV pilot/show bible - but also her 4 years as the Artistic Director of Theater Masters, during which she gave notes on hundreds of scripts and engaged in feedback discussions with writers.

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Crowd-Funding Consulting from Award-Winning Filmmaker and Founder of The 51 Fund

Naomi has successfully run 5 separate crowd-funding campaigns for her own projects (ranging from $700 - $35,000) and has consulted on dozens more for other people. What she has learned is that it is not as mystical as it may seem. There are extremely clear strategies, psychologies, and plans that work and classic rookie mistakes to avoid. Let her demystify it for you and help you develop your business and producing strategy, budget goal, plan, and materials. Topics: What makes a great campaign page/video The do’s and don’t’s of creating “perks” What are the most effective strategies to “market” your campaign to potential donors (i.e. friends/family/everyone you’ve ever met) How to select an appropriate and likely-to-succeed funding goal for your project How to plan ahead for the day-to-day responsibilities of you and your team during your campaign

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OWNER NOTES

Naomi has successfully run 5 separate crowd-funding campaigns for her own projects (ranging from $700 - $35,000) and has consulted on dozens more for other people. What she has learned is that it is not as mystical as it may seem. There are extremely clear strategies, psychologies, and plans that work and classic rookie mistakes to avoid. Let her demystify it for you and help you develop your business and producing strategy, budget goal, plan, and materials.
Topics:
What makes a great campaign page/video
The do’s and don’t’s of creating “perks”
What are the most effective strategies to “market” your campaign to potential donors (i.e. friends/family/everyone you’ve ever met)
How to select an appropriate and likely-to-succeed funding goal for your project
How to plan ahead for the day-to-day responsibilities of you and your team during your campaign
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Project-Specific Consulting from Award-Winning Filmmaker and Founder of The 51 Fund

Topics: Development – How to choose the right project and then get it out of the gate, putting together the best creative team, deciding on a budget level Budget Levels – What does it mean to make a micro-budget film v. a more-than-micro-budget film v. an upward-of-$1M-film? What are the pros and cons to each and what will each mean for your eventual film? Which is right for your project? Financing - What are the different types of financing structures and possibilities? How does my budget level affect what type of financing I should go after? How do you go about raising each one? What materials do you need for each? (I can also review your existing materials) Everything you need to know about film finance before speaking with a potential investor. Pre-Production, Production and Post-Production - Advice on everything you need to know for producing A-Z: getting your project through production and post-production, including resource, crew, and actor recommendations Festivals, Marketing, and Distribution - Yep, that is a whole big conversation on the many aspects of the business and one that can feel pretty overwhelming after the marathon of getting your project to this point. Don't worry - it's not rocket science. It just takes a little strategy, planning, and, yes, more work. I can help you navigate all of that.

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OWNER NOTES

Topics:
Development – How to choose the right project and then get it out of the gate, putting together the best creative team, deciding on a budget level
Budget Levels – What does it mean to make a micro-budget film v. a more-than-micro-budget film v. an upward-of-$1M-film? What are the pros and cons to each and what will each mean for your eventual film? Which is right for your project?
Financing - What are the different types of financing structures and possibilities? How does my budget level affect what type of financing I should go after? How do you go about raising each one? What materials do you need for each? (I can also review your existing materials) Everything you need to know about film finance before speaking with a potential investor.
Pre-Production, Production and Post-Production - Advice on everything you need to know for producing A-Z: getting your project through production and post-production, including resource, crew, and actor recommendations
Festivals, Marketing, and Distribution - Yep, that is a whole big conversation on the many aspects of the business and one that can feel pretty overwhelming after the marathon of getting your project to this point. Don't worry - it's not rocket science. It just takes a little strategy, planning, and, yes, more work. I can help you navigate all of that.
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Practical Film Finance: What You Need to Know to Talk to Investors About Your Movie

In this two hour class Naomi gives a clear and easy to understand run down of what filmmakers need to understand about investing in order to pitch to potential investors. The class will cover financing structures, different "types" of money, potential revenue streams, recoupment corridors and waterfalls (i.e. how would they make their money back), and other essentials for business and producing. Don't worry, this class is not as boring as it sounds - it's a simple explanation that will help you understand stuff that isn't rocket science, but is really helpful to know before you ask people for money. These details can help you stay out of financial trouble and potentially attract a great deal of investment with strong ROI. What students will learn: -financing structures -different "types" of money -potential revenue streams -recoupment corridors and waterfalls (i.e. how would they make their money back)

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OWNER NOTES

In this two hour class Naomi gives a clear and easy to understand run down of what filmmakers need to understand about investing in order to pitch to potential investors. The class will cover financing structures, different "types" of money, potential revenue streams, recoupment corridors and waterfalls (i.e. how would they make their money back), and other essentials for business and producing.

Don't worry, this class is not as boring as it sounds - it's a simple explanation that will help you understand stuff that isn't rocket science, but is really helpful to know before you ask people for money. These details can help you stay out of financial trouble and potentially attract a great deal of investment with strong ROI.

What students will learn:
-financing structures
-different "types" of money
-potential revenue streams
-recoupment corridors and waterfalls (i.e. how would they make their money back)
per day

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