Posted on August 24, 2010 in Selling Your Film | No Comments
The American Film Market is a great place to pitch your project or film – if you have a plan. Use these steps to increase your chances of success.
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Posted on August 5, 2010 in General Screenwriting, Internet, Selling Your Film, Selling Your Script | No Comments
Presented by the WGAW Publicity and Marketing Committee, this March 27, 2010 all-day seminar offered Writers Guild members tools to help them get online, promote their careers, raise their industry profiles, build their brands and distribute and monetize their work.
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Posted on July 16, 2010 in Contracts and Law, Selling Your Film | No Comments
For many filmmakers when it comes to contracts and other legal matters they are totally lost and negligent it, only to find out later that the damage caused by these missteps can’t be easily undone. Check this short list of things to watch out for created be The Independent.
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Posted on July 16, 2010 in Budgeting, Financing, Selling Your Film | No Comments
What is my film worth? I meet many filmmakers at various stages of the fimmaking process, all of whom have varying approaches to the tricky question of valuing their films. Here are some typical scenarios…
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Posted on July 9, 2010 in Cinematography, Editing, Filmmaking 360, General Screenwriting, Selling Your Film | No Comments
Meet the experts behind the scenes making 3D a reality. 3D gathers momentum, but before there are images on the screen, the art and science of 3D must connect. Join a panel of the technical experts and content creators who have contributed to some of the most anticipated and successful 3D projects.
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Posted on July 6, 2010 in Selling Your Film | No Comments
This video guides you through the process of applying for a YouTube Partnership. As a YouTube partner, you will be able to share in revenue-generating opportunities. So if you are interested in making some money from your videos, try Applying!
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Posted on June 15, 2010 in Financing, Selling Your Film | No Comments
Unlike other industries, the motion picture business presents a second type of financing sale in addition to the typical model of equity financing. It involves selling the film’s distribution rights. In this form of financing, the company sells its assets in exchange for a present or guaranteed payment.
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Posted on February 15, 2010 in Film Festivals, Selling Your Film | 1 Comment
Ian Calderon, director of digital initiatives for the Sundance Institute, talks with CinemaTech editor Scott Kirsner about trends in independent film: delivering content to mobile phones and Internet-connected TVs, producing in 3-D, piracy, and the challenge of breaking through the noise — whether you’re submitting a film to Sundance or uploading it to Vimeo or [...]
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Posted on February 15, 2010 in Selling Your Film, Sound Design | No Comments
With the international box office nearly twice that of the domestic, dubbing English language films for foreign markets is serious business. But, have you ever wondered how dubbing works? Zachary Pincus-Roth of Slate has some insights into this mysterious process.
…James Cameron’s Avatar has earned over $440 million at the domestic box office but [...]
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Posted on February 10, 2010 in Selling Your Film | No Comments
Disney’s Bob Iger is rolling out an experiment of shortening theatrical run and rushing DVDs earlier to market.
…A day after the revelation that UK exhibitors are being asked to accept a tightened theatrical window for Disney’s spring feature “Alice in Wonderland,” The Hollywood Reporter has learned that U.S. theater owners have been similarly approached.
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Posted on January 25, 2010 in Selling Your Film | No Comments
The big question – how to find and reach your audience, is being pondered by the folks at the film festival that has become synonymous with “Independent Films”. Alternatives include, online sales, YouTube, and Video On Demand.
…PARK CITY, Utah — The starkest picture to emerge from the opening days of this year’s Sundance Film Festival [...]
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Posted on January 19, 2010 in Selling Your Film | No Comments
Manohla Dargis contemplates the new world of indie distribution – how technology and social media is affecting the way indies get distributed and, more importantly, how content creators can get paid. The answer – much like many things in the indie world, is DIY.
…In the Old World of distribution, filmmakers hand over all the rights [...]
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Posted on January 5, 2010 in Internet, Selling Your Film | No Comments
Richard Rosenblatt of Demand Media, Dan Rosensweig of Guitar Hero and Peter Guber of Mandalay Entertainment discuss the current state and future of distribution in their varying fields.
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Posted on January 5, 2010 in Internet, Selling Your Film | No Comments
This article by Monisha Rajesh of Time.com illustrates how many indie filmmakers are sidestepping traditional distribution and finding larger audiences and larger profits by giving away their film for free online. So, how do you make money by giving something away for free? Well, read on….
…When Finnish filmmaker Timo Vuorensola came up with [...]
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Posted on January 4, 2010 in Filmmaking 360, Selling Your Film | No Comments
Ted Hope from The Wrap has compiled a list of “Brave Thinkers” in Independent Film. I guess we can split hairs over what is considered brave in this industry, but nevertheless it’s a good list of some of the individuals that are working on th cutting edge of indie film.
…These Brave Thinkers lead equally [...]
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