| Your Status | Strategy | | :--- | :--- | | | Start with assistants, PAs, retirees, or local talent. Build trust before asking for A-listers. | | Small crew | Pitch as a "preservation project" (archiving a theater’s history) or "case study for film students." | | Attached name | Leverage one medium-tier subject to attract others. Use a known producer as a door-opener. |
Get licenses for anything longer than 10 continuous seconds of a recognizable mainstream clip. | Your Status | Strategy | | :---
(songs playing in clubs, on radios, as score) This Is Pop
The Illusion of Exposure: What Entertainment Docs Don’t Show You The Dark Side of Comedy )
(e.g., This Is Pop , The Dark Side of Comedy )