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The Furious D Show rocks the global film industry and Vic Armstrong should now direct 007 James Bond 23 to make it the Best James Bond Ever.

Jonathan Stuart-Brown for SAVE THEBRITISH FILM INDUSTRY.

If you want to learn fast about the film industry, what do you do ? What do you do ? Well you start by reading The Furious D Show.

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On The so called UK Film Council he says “I haven’t seen such tactical brilliance since World War 1 where the generals thought it was sheer genius to march slowly into machine gun fire”.

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Well, I’m leery of government financing of film production, while the idea of ‘free’ production financing sounds great, the reality can become too cliquish and promotes films that are more anti-audience than pro-art. So how can they avoid this?.

1. TERM LIMITS: The head of the organization should only serve between 1-2 years then they’re out. This keeps them from forming the cliques that dominate such groups.

2. EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL, BUT NOT PREFERRED: If you must, the person that takes the job must not have pre-existing connections to the industry. Because those are automatic indicators of favoritism, if not downright nepotism. Recruit some hard-ass from the City who knows money, loves movies as a fan, and is willing to put up with producers for 2 years in exchange for scoring young actresses and a knighthood.

3. RESPONSIBILITY: If the films they finance don’t sell any tickets, then that should reflect on the new council’s budget. Seek a return on investment.

4. SMALL STAFF: In bureaucracies the more staff that gets hire, the more little empires are formed. This new group should be more like the original British Screen organization which only had 4 employees.

Then, maybe then, you might be able to get something functional

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All of Hollywood’s economic injuries are self-inflicted. Would you invest tens of millions, if not hundreds of millions of your hard stolen dollars, in a major studio film knowing full well that even if it makes a billion dollars at the box office, you will still lose money. Why? Because the accounting practices of the studios make Bernie Madoff look legit in comparison. The latest trick is to take the studio’s share of a film’s budget out as a ‘loan’ from the studio’s parent company. The interest paid on that loan matching whatever that film should make at the box office and then some, guaranteeing a loss, no matter how much money is made.

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All British film makers must read this

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Where Does All The Money Go?

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MONEY: Most people think that making the film is the most expensive part of the movie business. Close, but no cigar that is just a cigar, my muchachos. In fact, the costs of P&A can often match, or even exceed the cost of making a movie. Prints for theaters are very expensive to make, and if you’re planning any sort of release beyond a few festivals, you are going to need hundreds, if not thousands of prints made, at $1,000-$2,000 a pop. Advertising is also key, because what’s the point of releasing a movie if your target audience doesn’t know that it’s playing. That means buying space in print publications, internet ads, TV commercials, Radio spots, and bribing critics for good blurbs with free food & booze at press junkets (which also cost money).
It’s not easy to be a distributor, and being an indie distributor is even harder. Which is one of the reasons why the indie film business is in such a mess these days.
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what makes a good testosterone heavy action movie ?.

1. Tough Guy Heroes. Hollywood thinks it’s all about muscles, 6 pack abs, bulging arms, and beefy pecs. It’s not. What makes a good tough guy is the sense that if you’re ever caught in an old west style saloon brawl, this guy will watch your back. Most Hollywood stars look like they’ll scream “Not the face!” and run away to hit on your girlfriend while you’re getting your ass kicked. Not good.

2. Threatening Villains. As I said about creating superhero stories, your heroes are judged by the quality of your villains. They have to be a tangible and credible threat to your heroes. They can be scheming, craven, and manipulative, but most of all, they have to be dangerous

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So you get the message that this is a must-read blog.  So read it daily.

Hopefully word will spread that very many 007 film fans especially in the industry and who have worked on 007 films firmly believe that VIC ARMSTRONG SHOULD REPLACE SAM MENDES AS DIRECTOR OF NEXT 007 JAMES BOND MOVIE

While MGM and EON sort out the making of James Bond 23, they should use the long delay as a real Godsend. Our guess is that Richard Branson will make a late bid for the rights MGM have in 007. Depends on the price.

He and EON  should get Vic Armstrong to direct it.

Vic  has promised it will be the very best 007 James Bond ever made and reboot the franchaise to leapfrog Jason Bourne at the box office.

Vic has worked on most 007 movies (as has his wife and family members). He is the highest paid second unit director in the world…and deserves to be.  Second Unit ?….The Second Unit did the chariot race in Ben Hur, and does the opening sequences, chase sequences, finale action scenes in 007 movies ).

Vic Armstrong with his brother Andy Armstrong SHOULD have knighthoods.

It is their skills which have built the excellent reputation of the British Film Industry. This was established behind the camera in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. It is now axiomatic that we have the most superb crews in the world. 

Vic’s work  has carried many directors on many action pictures, especially 007 movies.

Moreover, if he did DIRECT a 007 movie THEN at least you can be sure that alongside the greatest action sequences there would finally be a James Bond film with memorable quotable dialogue for the first time in 25 years….. he would certainly ensure there was a magnificent script.

He has  been Superman, Indiana Jones, James Bond as a stuntman, worked on over 200 movies you have seen, advised on 200 more, and he even did great chases on movies you have not seen such as The Dutch classic “Amsterdamned”.

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A real unsung hero of British film manufacturing which made our national reputation – occasionally deserved – as the best behind the camera crews in the world.

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Jonathan Stuart-Brown

www.savethebritishfilmindustry