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What are the connections between real estate and the film industry on the Gold Coast?
It's The Real Estate Podcast, brought to you by Ray White, the largest real estate and property group in Australasia. And welcome to another episode of The Real Estate Podcast, available on iHeartRadio and also Google and Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast from. Well, as we know, the Gold Coast has been fortunate enough to play host to a lot of big budget films shooting there. And the real estate in many ways is intertwined with the A-listers when shooting a film. And the A-listers get to stay in some of the more palatial homes that look every bit of the Hollywood Hills mansions. And there is a local production that will be shooting soon where a Broadbeach Waters mansion is going to be used for its impressive rooftop, which will show off the backdrop to the city of the Gold Coast.
How did Alex Fleri transition from construction to film production?
Well, I've got the producer online with me, and it's a very good morning to Alex. How are you doing, Alex? I'm very well, thank you Craig and thank you to you for having me on the show and good morning to you. Yeah, so you're the producer but what I didn't mention is that you're also the local real estate agent. So how did that happen? Yeah, so actually movie production was something that Victoria and I were moving into a few years ago and we were moving out of actually a construction company that we owned and we were going into movie production because some of our friends were in fact Hollywood A-listers. And so that was to do with my background in the stunt world. And in amongst COVID and all the shutdowns and productions getting shut down, a local real estate boutique agency offered us a position to come and work for them.
And so we took them up on that, but on the caveat that should movie productions pick up again and our opportunity present itself again, we would be dipping our toe back in the market for movie productions.
What challenges does Alex face in finding filming locations?
And I could see the look on the guy's face thinking, as if that's ever going to happen. You must be on drugs or something sitting in my office telling me you're going to be a movie producer. What are you doing? But of course, that's exactly what's happened. And so now you quite aptly put it, the two are totally intertwined. So is there more money in being a real estate agent versus a stuntman? Well, you get hurt less as a stuntman than as a real estate agent.
How does Alex's real estate experience influence his film production?
I would imagine so, but that would help you, right? Like, this is going to help you find... Because the locations, you're currently looking for more locations... for your movie, which isn't as easy as it sounds. The location has to fit the story that you're telling, presumably with a mansion. It has to convey the opulence of the lifestyle the protagonist or the antagonist is living. So how challenging has that been? Or is this, again, where all that real estate experience comes in to help you? It is challenging, even for us with numerous and limitless contacts in real estate. It's not challenging just because of the location, but it's challenging also because the location has to have a family who's willing to either move out of the home or accept a location fee, or in some cases just say, look, we don't care about the location fee.
You can just keep that. It's a bit beneath us. So to give you an example, I know we're talking real estate, but I've got currently three people all arguing over whose Mustang we should use for the lead actor. Same on the real estate side, but in real estate, it's more difficult because you have a family, they've got school kids, they've got work commitments, they've got businesses, they've got travel commitments now that COVID's over. So you have to work all of that in and it has to fit the profile, as you say, aptly for the correct location and storyline and the character.
What is the storyline of the upcoming film 'Sons of Summer'?
So it's quite a challenge. I guess the sort of person that you need is probably somebody who loves films and filmmaking, who wants to possibly be on the set, maybe standing next to the director offering advice on the best way to capture their home with angles and framing. It sounds like you've been doing my job, Craig.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What are the connections between real estate and the film industry on the Gold Coast?
0:02–0:59
2
How did Alex Fleri transition from construction to film production?
0:59–1:56
3
What challenges does Alex face in finding filming locations?
1:56–2:21
4
How does Alex's real estate experience influence his film production?
2:21–3:43
5
What is the storyline of the upcoming film 'Sons of Summer'?
3:43–4:27
6
How has COVID-19 impacted the real estate market on the Gold Coast?
4:27–5:13
7
What is the future of Alex's career in real estate and film production?
5:13–8:37
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