Brandon Blake

I hate the ‘finding financial backing’ part of the indie film industry so much, for all I love my work. From trying to find the right people, to making sure the deal doesn’t go belly-up the first sign of trouble, it’s a necessary evil of getting my pieces ‘alive’ and to the right studios and distribu...tors. Luckily for me, I found Blake & Wang late in 2020- and now I no longer wake up in cold sweats about getting my projects to the right eyes, be it networks, streamers, or finding financing. They’re easy to reach and manage to balance expertise and connections without being patronizing or supercilious. Excellent firm.

Blake & Wang are the real MVPs. I was a little nervous enlisting legal support at all (I mean, I’m not the sort of person whose had a lawyer on-call since I was in the cradle, ya know) but with my indie production company finally starting to get some time with a ‘big name’ studio/streamer (won’t say ...who) it was high time I lawyered up to keep my own interests covered. I got a callback within the first hour, and the first consult was amazingly clear and concise. They have in-depth knowledge, connections out the wazoo, and aren’t shy to refer you out to the right person if it’s not their scope. Give them a call, you won’t be sorry.

Blake & Wang are the real MVPs. I was a little nervous enlisting legal support at all (I mean, I’m not the sort of person whose had a lawyer on-call since I was in the cradle, ya know) but with my indie production company finally starting to get some time with a ‘big name’ studio/streamer (won’t say ...who) it was high time I lawyered up to keep my own interests covered. I got a callback within the first hour, and the first consult was amazingly clear and concise. They have in-depth knowledge, connections out the wazoo, and aren’t shy to refer you out to the right person if it’s not their scope. Give them a call, you won’t be sorry.

Blake & Wang are the real MVPs. I was a little nervous enlisting legal support at all (I mean, I’m not the sort of person whose had a lawyer on-call since I was in the cradle, ya know) but with my indie production company finally starting to get some time with a ‘big name’ studio/streamer (won’t say ...who) it was high time I lawyered up to keep my own interests covered. I got a callback within the first hour, and the first consult was amazingly clear and concise. They have in-depth knowledge, connections out the wazoo, and aren’t shy to refer you out to the right person if it’s not their scope. Give them a call, you won’t be sorry.

Brandon Blake has got to rank as one of the worst lawyers I have ever come into contact with. I had a phone call with him and when I started to explain my idea for a show he goes "I know all the big boys and there aren't any production companies or networks that will go for what you're saying". To wh...ich I replied "ANY?" He goes "Any" very matter of factly. I then say "I'm sorry, I have a directory of producers here right in front of me that lists all the names of production companies and networks along with what they're looking for; you mean to tell me that if we were to sit down and go through the list NONE OF THEM would go for it?" He then starts in "You're asking me for a guarantee"..I'm like "No no in life there are no guarantees". He couldn't give me straight answer because he knew that I was right. Then he wanted me to do a "development" contracts for $5,000 a month. No thank you, you claimed you couldn't give me a guarantee so why should I pay you $5,000 when you're not even going to give me an idea of the outcome you're going to get? To all these lawyers and anybody else reading this who thinks or says "It's so competitive" my response is: if you're a lawyer, producer, agent, executive or any other so called hot shot it goes for you too! Not just talent so before you think "talent is a dime a dozen" so are lawyers and everybody else! Steven Spielberg as genius as he is, as of this writing is 75 years old. Martin Scorcese is 79. Brad Pitt is 59 so is Tom Cruise. I rest my case.