DIY Film Distribution
Posted on March 28, 2012 in Selling Your Film | No Comments
This presentation is a step by step DIY guide to how Andrew P. Byrd secured distribution of his indy feature, Johnny Appleweed.
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Copyright Math: Why the MPAA is Full of Sh*t
Posted on March 16, 2012 in Filmmaking 360, Selling Your Film | 1 Comment
Numbers don’t lie, lobbyists do. Comic author Rob Reid unveils Copyright Math in this TED Talk, a remarkable new field of study based on actual numbers from entertainment industry lawyers and lobbyists.
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The end of movie theaters?
Posted on February 26, 2012 in Selling Your Film | 3 Comments
Movie attendance has been declining, with 2011’s box office the lowest in 15 years. But the trend may be changing. Could the movie theater as we’ve known it survive? Tracy Smith of CBS News considers the prospects.
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How New Platforms, Streaming Media Change the Equation for Indie Filmmakers
Posted on February 24, 2012 in Internet, Selling Your Film | No Comments
Amanda Lin Costa explores the new methods of distributing films and the myriad of strategies that filmmakers use to get their product to the masses.
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Editing SCARFACE for TV
Posted on February 20, 2012 in Editing, Selling Your Film | No Comments
It was Harry Tatelman’s job to convert Universal’s films into television fare by taking out the foul language, and some of the violence and nudity. When he was given the task of editing Scarface’s 160 ‘F’ words along with its other blue content few thought it could be done. But in the end it may be the most creative censorship ever to hit the TV airwaves.
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The Strange and Twisted Tale of… The Movie That Grossed $30
Posted on February 20, 2012 in Marketing, Selling Your Film | 2 Comments
Zyzzyx Road is a independent film made in 2006 with a budget of $1.2 million. Even though it stared Tom Sizemore and Katherine Heigl, it is notoriously on record as the lowest grossing film of all time with a grand total of $30 in ticket sales.
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Finding Real Numbers in Imaginary Movies
Posted on January 31, 2012 in Selling Your Film | No Comments
Getting a filmmaker to divulge the exact cost of a film is next to impossible. The same goes for distributors when asked about what kind of numbers to expect on the sales end. So at “Distribution X” at Sundance, a panel of distributors were asked to give numbers on wholly imaginary movies.
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Helping Newt “Rebuild the America We Love” for $64 in Royalties
Posted on December 30, 2011 in Featured, Selling Your Film | 3 Comments
When I woke up today it was morning in America, but it wasn’t until the afternoon before I realized I helped create the dawn. That’s when I saw Newt Gingrich’s “Rebuilding the America We Love” ad and noticed those images that all political pundits where dissecting where in part created by me.
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Past 15 Years of Indie Film Distribution
Posted on November 17, 2011 in Selling Your Film | No Comments
At the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center indieWIRE Editor in Chief Dana Harris moderates a discussion about the past 15 years of film distribution.
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How to Make a Living as a Filmmaker
Posted on July 13, 2011 in Selling Your Film | No Comments
This event was co-sponsored by the Tribeca Film Institute and the Department of Media Studies and Film at The New School.
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Creativity, Cash and Tools: The Making of an Indie Film
Posted on July 11, 2011 in Filmmaking 360, Financing, Selling Your Film | No Comments
Award winning filmmakers explore their path to festival fame as they illuminate the creative and pragmatic execution of their vision. How did they develop their story, find their funding, and what were creative tools that made their story come to life.
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The A-Z of Excellent Copywriting
Posted on May 5, 2011 in Filmmaking 360, Marketing, Selling Your Film | No Comments
In advertising world, the content of an ad is called “copy”. Being as filmmaking is such a collaborative medium, you will often be called to write some sort of pitch to “sell” your ideas and yourself. Here are 26 tips (alphabetically, including links to more in-depth articles) for better copy writing that you should reference to make your next pitch sizzle.
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Perspectives on the Film Business from Ted Hope the producer of “Adventureland”
Posted on April 29, 2011 in Filmmaking 360, Internet, Selling Your Film | No Comments
Ted Hope (Adventureland, American Splendor) and Brian Newman discuss the nature of the film business from the perspective technology and trends in the industry in this talk from the Vimeo Festival.
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What kind of Deliverables do Distributors Expect?
Posted on April 27, 2011 in Marketing, Selling Your Film | 1 Comment
You’ve just done the impossible: You just sold your feature to a distributor… But what do they expect to get from you? Here’s a few sample deliverables from distribution contracts for you to look through – even if you haven’t shot your next indie smash hit, it’s good to know what’s coming down the plate.
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Fans, Friends & Followers: Creating Your Own Cult
Posted on September 15, 2010 in Film Festivals, Internet, Marketing, Selling Your Film | 3 Comments
From SXSW 2010: Finding an audience has become essential to the filmmaker’s arsenal. Featuring real-world examples, Gary Hustwit (director: Objectified, Helvetica) and Scott Kirsner (CinemaTech) explore the filmmaker’s art of cultivating an audience for their work, spreading the word, showing up for screenings, and buying the DVDs or downloading.
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