Additional Services

Advisory Board Development and Implementation

The importance of an advisory board for your movie or documentary: A documentary or film proposal could benefit from having a well-selected board of advisors. This board can provide a wide range of advantages that might improve your production and help it succeed overall.

Guy Perrotta has identified acclaimed scholars and experts in their fields from across the globe in order to create advisory boards for past productions. Among the advisory boards he has implemented have been noted historians, anthropologists, archaeologists, ichthyologists, archivists, actors, writers, musicians, genealogists, criminologists, as well as other filmmakers. He has established relationships who have been instrumental in giving valuable feedback and guidance for their associated productions.

How can an advisory board specifically help you?

Knowledge and comprehension of your subject.
Depending on your topic, members of the advisory board may have a wide range of talents, knowledge, and experience from inside the film industry and elsewhere. The board can provide insights into technologies, trends, and audience behavior, which can help guide your creative choices and strategic planning. You may find this expertise to be especially beneficial in specialized areas where you may not have in-house knowledge, such as finance, legal issues, historical-social-cultural-artistic relevance, as well as distribution and marketing suggestions for certain genres or target audiences.

Critical input and an unbiased viewpoint.
Members of an advisory board can provide an outside, unbiased perspective, providing a balanced viewpoint. They can analyze your project and offer helpful feedback and innovative suggestions. They can serve as a sounding board, assisting you in fine-tuning your vision and making sure that the film's creative decisions are consistent with the overall objectives and any possible constraints.

More connections and networking opportunities.
Members of advisory boards frequently have broad connections in their study, discipline, or industry. These affiliations can generate further introductions and potentially lucrative business prospects, funding opportunities, and assist with distribution. The leads may also allow further promotion of your film, obtain funds or donations, promote partnerships, and expand your reach with targeted audiences.

Improved reputation and credibility.
This can validate your project's distribution strategy and improve its position.

Assistance with strategic planning and decision-making.
Advisory boards can offer advice on developing and refining strategic plans, such as identifying your project's strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities. They can also recommend new strategies including managing time and effort when working with obtaining a fiscal sponsor for your film or program.

Find out more about a successful Advisory Board which served Voices Over the Water.

The VOICES award-winning team has decades of experience. Some of the principals' credits include:

A Beautiful Mind, War of the Worlds, Law & Order, 30 Rock, Manifest, Analyze That, Kevin Hart and Chris Rock: Headliners Only, A League of Their Own, National Treasure, NYPD Blue, Philadelphia, and other programs on CBS, HBO, PBS, ABC, NBC, BBC, Amazon, Discovery Channel, Netflix, Warner Bros., Cartoon Network, Reuters, Google Play, YouTube, Apple Plus, and many others.

How else can the VOICES team further help your production or career?

Script Breakdown Services

We will break down your script and generate a detailed shooting schedule for budgeting and production purposes whether it’s for a micro budget indie or a full length feature or a TV pilot and anything in between. We can advise on number of shooting days required and offer advice on changes to help meet production/budgetary limitations.

Production Manager (UPM) Referrals

We will create a budget for your documentary or independent movie to complement your fundraising efforts and your fiscal sponsor needs. We can offer help for both union and non-union projects. We may also be able to offer assistance in finding your crew. If you need help navigating state production tax incentives, we can offer guidance.

Resume Review Service for Production Assistants and Key 2nd Assistant Directors

If you are breaking into the film/TV industry and would like help from real industry professionals to hone your resume and cover email, and have a consultation with insiders who can guide you, please let us know.

We can help you get familiar with all the basics such as what to expect when you are on location, who everyone is on a film set, and what they do. We can even help with the proper way to use a walkie while on set, provide knowledge as to the differences between “networking” and “schmoozing,” working on your film’s elevator pitch, and go over some strategic pathways successful people have used to enter the film, television, and new media industries.

For more experienced production staff we can offer guidance on how to build relationships with Producers, Directors, Cinematographers and Cast to ensure smooth and successful shoots.

Learn more about a panel of successful Assistant Directors and their journey to success. The panel featured some of the VOICES team: DGA Focus on Women.