Oliver Trevena

And so I think the mistake that a lot of people make and I made early on was, you know, I got myself an agent. I got myself a manager when I first moved to the US and I was like, oh, my God, I've made it. It meant nothing. You know, I you have to be the one. knocking on doors, pushing yourself, continue to train your craft.

And so I think the mistake that a lot of people make and I made early on was, you know, I got myself an agent. I got myself a manager when I first moved to the US and I was like, oh, my God, I've made it. It meant nothing. You know, I you have to be the one. knocking on doors, pushing yourself, continue to train your craft.

Just when you think you've got it, you haven't got it and you try a bit harder. And I think that's why it's like, it's really just a daily, a daily grind always. Cause as you know, as we all know, you know, you've got to be your own biggest fan.

Just when you think you've got it, you haven't got it and you try a bit harder. And I think that's why it's like, it's really just a daily, a daily grind always. Cause as you know, as we all know, you know, you've got to be your own biggest fan.

I think for me, the same way I started to then, you know, when I founded a company, there's so many similarities, at least in my mind, the way that When you start a company, it kind of crosses over into the way that you start a movie, right? You find a script. The script is like the product.

I think for me, the same way I started to then, you know, when I founded a company, there's so many similarities, at least in my mind, the way that When you start a company, it kind of crosses over into the way that you start a movie, right? You find a script. The script is like the product.

You've got to decide how you're going to tell the story of the product, who you're going to tell it with, what the story is. There's a lot of that that goes into the industry of filmmaking as well, what I'd experienced in my world of investing and creating brands.

You've got to decide how you're going to tell the story of the product, who you're going to tell it with, what the story is. There's a lot of that that goes into the industry of filmmaking as well, what I'd experienced in my world of investing and creating brands.

you know I just wanted to kind of bring that into the movie stuff obviously my hosting days I met a lot of people I've seen a lot of people come up a lot of people come down um and and met people that I like working with and I think that was it I was like more than anything I was like I want to make movies and I want to do it with people that I enjoy working with um because it is like a bubble you know you end up in I mean this year alone I've done Bulgaria I've done Serbia I've done

you know I just wanted to kind of bring that into the movie stuff obviously my hosting days I met a lot of people I've seen a lot of people come up a lot of people come down um and and met people that I like working with and I think that was it I was like more than anything I was like I want to make movies and I want to do it with people that I enjoy working with um because it is like a bubble you know you end up in I mean this year alone I've done Bulgaria I've done Serbia I've done

Budapest, Atlanta, Mississippi, you know, these aren't places that you, I mean, maybe some of them, but they're not, they don't pop up on lastminute.com. They're not the most desirable places to go and spend three months. So you've got to make sure you're with people that you like and you want to be around.

Budapest, Atlanta, Mississippi, you know, these aren't places that you, I mean, maybe some of them, but they're not, they don't pop up on lastminute.com. They're not the most desirable places to go and spend three months. So you've got to make sure you're with people that you like and you want to be around.

So I love making movies because I get to like build my own train set, you know, from the director to the cast, you know, you get to have fun doing it. And I think that's more important than anything. You've got to enjoy what you're doing. And normally if you create that kind of environment where people are enjoying it,

So I love making movies because I get to like build my own train set, you know, from the director to the cast, you know, you get to have fun doing it. And I think that's more important than anything. You've got to enjoy what you're doing. And normally if you create that kind of environment where people are enjoying it,

you're gonna get the best work out of people, you're gonna get the best mindset, and then you're gonna make money. And I think, you know, movie industry especially has a horrible reputation because it's a horrible industry. There's a lot of dodgy people in it. There's a lot of people, especially in the producing world, that think very short term.

you're gonna get the best work out of people, you're gonna get the best mindset, and then you're gonna make money. And I think, you know, movie industry especially has a horrible reputation because it's a horrible industry. There's a lot of dodgy people in it. There's a lot of people, especially in the producing world, that think very short term.

You know, it's like, how can I raise the money for this movie make money and it doesn't matter if I get my investors money back because I would have made the movie. Well, the trouble with that is once you've made that movie and you've made your money, you've got to find a whole new set of investors to go out to because you've burned that current pack of investors.

You know, it's like, how can I raise the money for this movie make money and it doesn't matter if I get my investors money back because I would have made the movie. Well, the trouble with that is once you've made that movie and you've made your money, you've got to find a whole new set of investors to go out to because you've burned that current pack of investors.

So there's a way to do it differently, a way to treat it like a business before the movie's been made, like to actually do the numbers and be like, what are the chances? Obviously, no one ever knows. Nothing's 100 percent. There's risk in anything. But how do you kind of remove the risk? How do you, you know, it's pre-sale.

So there's a way to do it differently, a way to treat it like a business before the movie's been made, like to actually do the numbers and be like, what are the chances? Obviously, no one ever knows. Nothing's 100 percent. There's risk in anything. But how do you kind of remove the risk? How do you, you know, it's pre-sale.