Posted on August 24, 2010 in Internet, Marketing | No Comments
No one needs to tell you Facebook is a powerful social network, but how do you leverage the sites hundreds of millions of visitors? Social Media expert Linda Nelson can help with these 5 tips for filmmakers on getting the most out of Facebook.
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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 August 3, 2010 in Contracts and Law, Internet, Legal & Copyright | 1 Comment
Margaret Gould Stewart, YouTube’s head of user experience, talks about how the ubiquitous video site works with copyright holders and creators to foster (at the best of times) a creative ecosystem where everybody wins.
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Posted on August 1, 2010 in Contracts and Law, Filmmaking 360 | 1 Comment
Attack of the Show’s Kevin Pereira talks to Rich Demuro, Editor for TechMeme.com more about the DMCA’s new ruling that allows new protections to video remixing and DVD burning for non commercial work. Find out how these revisions will affect you as a consumer and filmmaker.
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Posted on July 9, 2010 in Internet | 2 Comments
What’s bigger than 1080p? Why 4k (4096 x 3072) of course – and now it’s available on YouTube. So we guess the days of low res “YouTube” quality are over…
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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 July 6, 2010 in Marketing | No Comments
Film producer Ted Hope discusses what it means to be a filmmaker in today’s ever-evolving digital world. In part one, he focuses on the current paradigm shift toward self distribution and fan-base aggregation, citing Kevin Kelly’s “1,000 True Fans” model. In part two he talks about a much needed collaboration between filmmakers and web savvy content creators.
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Posted on June 15, 2010 in Internet | No Comments
Margaret Stewart, YouTube’s head of user experience, talks about how the ubiquitous video site works with copyright holders and creators to foster (at the best of times) a creative ecosystem where everybody wins.
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Posted on May 17, 2010 in Contracts and Law, General Production, Marketing | No Comments
By Jon M. Garon
Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell, PC
The challenge for the film producer is that potential distributors may have different goals regarding the marketing of the project. If the pre-release campaign does not work, the failed marketing will add an additional impediment to the sale of the film. In essence, the independent producer needs two [...]
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 12, 2010 in Off Topic | No Comments
A PBS Frontline report on the digital revolution and how it’s changing our lives, with video stories, interviews, and user-generated video on relationships, information overload, education, the military, parenting, brain development, and more.
For more information visit Frontline on PBS.
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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