This Will Give You Hope
One of my recent coaching clients — husband and wife team Daniel Lir and Ballou Bennett (remember those names!) — are NYC-based writer-directors. Their short film had won several film festival awards, but they needed direction on how to capitalize and move their career forward. I worked with them for one month and they have gone on to do great things. Check out a flurry of recent emails I received from them in the last month:
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July 27, 2010
Hi Tanya!!!
Hope you are super well. Thank you again so so so much for working with us. It was amazing!
We have been busting ass to create a buzz on our film. Your advice continues to be awesome. We got like 6 papers writing about us and Cosmo Girl and few others are interested too.
We will be out at Hollyshorts between August 5th through 12th. Please let me know if you are free and would like to come to our screening on August 9th, 6:15pm at Laemmle Sunset 5.
Thanks Tanya !!!!!!!
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August 10, 2010
Hi Tanya!!!!!
How are you? Hope all is really well. Bayou and I have been having a blast here in LA. Going to a lot of meetings and a producer today was interested in optioning “Bazooka Universe.” Also, Sony Pictures Classics loved “Skateboarding with Saddam.” Things are going great with your help.
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August 12, 2010
Hi Tanya!!!!!!!
Great to hear back from you. I am in town until Saturday. We had 6 meetings yesterday, from Universal Records execs to the former head of Paramount Vantage. Applying Tanya’s wisdom in each one.
Thanks, thanks, thanks !
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August 18, 2010
Hi Tanya!!!
We have taken your suggestion and are creating buzz. We have 7 articles in newspapers including the NY Press on the husband and wife team and our film “Text Me.” They are also featuring the film in a public screening in Times Square next week (we are nominated for Best Narrative Short).
You rule… and you helped us so much!!!
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So you see … it works if you work it. I hope this motivates you to get busy moving your career forward. It is happens for them … it can happen for you!
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