About.
The story behind FilmmakerOG.
“I built the tool I got tired of waiting for.”
Why I built FilmmakerOG
I'm Miles Hardy, a second-generation film producer and producer's representative, formerly represented by CAA. I grew up watching how films were financed, packaged, and sold. My father, producer John Hardy, made ten films with Academy Award-winning filmmaker Steven Soderbergh, beginning with sex, lies, and videotape.
I produced King Cobra, which premiered at Tribeca, went to IFC Films, and later reached Netflix. I've also advised on feature films that later landed at A24, Lionsgate, and Open Road Films.
Through that experience, I saw that creative success did not always lead to financial reward. Some producers structured their deals to mitigate downside risk and preserve meaningful upside participation, while others walked away with far less than they expected or nothing at all.
I built FilmmakerOG to help producers turn their assumptions into a credible baseline, compare scenarios, and understand how capital, recoupment, and participation may flow. It is a professional working model, not a final or definitive finance plan.
Start with the model
Run the model. Keep the result.
Compare finance scenarios. PDF downloads and saved deal links are available in private beta; XLSX export is planned.