Night Star Pictures
Night Star Pictures (NSP) is the name of a small production company situated in Gosford on the Central Coast of NSW, Australia. NSP is a no-budget film company, formed by female filmmakers, and have made films for the mainstream cinema markets, such as Hoyts.
Independent productions
NSP comprises a group of independent producers, and this is a trend in the film production arena in Australia. To compete against Hollywood, a few such production houses have emerged. Often these kinds of production companies sign agreements with the Australian Film Commission using deferral contracts. Like most modern studios in Australia, these kinds of production companies shoot on Digi-HD (High Definition Digital), and have their own post-production house, so costs are kept low to get the product to the marketplace.
Legal issues
NSP were formerly known as E Entertainment Films; however, legal action was taken against them by the Hollywood giant E! Entertainment Television and forced NSP to change their name, although it seemed NSP was using the EEF name for over a decade.
Australian films
Australian films have a reputation for returning the cost of the investment as well as some return in a large percentage of productions.[citation needed] The problem is that most Australian film budgets range from 2–7 million, so the return is marginal in most cases. Whereas Hollywood only gets a return on production in one film out of every five made, but the return is so high it makes the process workable. Many independent production companies combine the two paradigms and devise a strategy of making low budget Australian films for an international marketplace, with the chance of very high returns. Distribution is the key ingredient in film making, first of all, and often the second being content.
Distributors are contracted even before the film is made, but with their low budget strategy, it is more attractive for Australian distributors as their return is assured due to lower selling plans.
NSP and other smaller companies in the Australian Film industry often seek an angel investor or a part investor to bring productions to life. The Digital revolution has made this even more possible.
NSP, when known as E Entertainment Films, produced the first digital feature film in Australia, namely the 1992's R-rated film: Secret Fantasies.
Film investment
Film investment is a growing market in Australia, yet film investment in Australia has proven difficult as production fees are getting higher. However, small producers choose films that by their nature require low budgets and thus have real avenues for investors and a greater likelihood of success.
Screenplays
NSP produce their own screenplays and are a member of The Australian Writers Guild. Like other small production companies, they develop scripts through the AFC-AWG script accord using professional script editors to bring their screenplays to the highest standards.
NSP is a member of the collective women's filmmakers group, 'Women in Film and TV', and so draw crew and talent from such a database of working professionals.
Releases
Releases as Night Star Pictures:
- 2004 - Pleasure Girl
- 2006 - The Edge of Fear
Releases as E Entertainment Films were:
- 1992 - Secret Fantasies
- 1994 - The Enchanted Dance
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