Last Sunday was the very first American Independents Day, this year (which sold out) it was with producers and rockstars of American Indie film, Ted Hope and Christine Vachon… and the atmosphere ion the room was electric! Producer Mike Mindel (www.dontlethimin.com) has been good enough to share his extensive and detailed notes with us all [...]
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Why Does Anyone NEED To Watch Your Film? DynamoPlayer After One Week… Thoughts, opinions and feedback…
So Gone Fishing has been available for one week on DynamoPlayer (click on stats image to the right for a bigger view). I thought I would share some of the comments that I have received via blog, email and other sites. On my blog and after the first post on Dynamoplayer last Monday, Mike Barnes [...]
Selling Your Film From Your Webpage With DynamoPlayer… How Did We Do In Our First Week?
So how have things played out after my first week with DynamoPlayer? As far as ‘Gone Fishing’, my Oscars shortlisted film goes, I have some actual statistics now. Yes these are skewed because of my blog entry last Monday, but nonetheless, they are real figures. Since Feb 19th when I actually built the site at [...]
Are you ‘selling’ your film or ‘offering’ it? DynamoPlayer, real world case study…
Over the last few days my blog has gone into overdrive with traffic about my post on DynamoPlayer, the new tool that allows film makers to stream and charge for their work. But how does it perform over time? I asked film maker Audrey Ewell to share her experiences. She has been selling her film [...]
More Important than YouTube, Canon 5D MkII and Vimeo..? Get Ready For A Film Makers GAMECHANGER in 2011…
Go on, Click the Play Button above… isn’t that a Game Changer? The last two years have seen more change in Indie film than ever before. There have been THREE major developments, First, the DSLR revolution and the Canon 5D MkII. This put high quality, low cost cameras into the hands of film makers. That [...]
Distribution in the UK
From guest blogger Leilani Holmes at the London Screenwriters Festival 2010 The DISTRIBUTION IN THE UK session with Peter Buckingham and Alex Stolz from the UK Film Council was based upon the factual research the UKFC have done into what motivates audiences to see a film, who watches what, and the things that are most profitable [...]
Sales and distribution are the problem for film makers in 2010
It’s always been the problem, and nothing has changed. When are these guys going to wake up in the 21st century? Of course this is a sweeping statement, not all distributors are the same… but it is largely true. Over the weekend I saw that London was plastered with posters for the ‘new’ season of [...]
How To Distribute Your Film Yourself – Interview with Jon Reiss of Think Outside The Box Office
Earlier this year I filmed this interview with new-distribution-model-guru Jon Reiss, of Think Outstide The Box Office (TOTBO) fame. We ran an amazing workshop with him before we all headed off to Cannes, and that’s when I shot this interview for one of our Production Office Shows (remember you can get them all as RSS [...]
Distribution in 2010, a film makers treasure chest of tips, tricks, strategies and new relationships
It’s only a few days now before our distribution in 2010 workshop – and there are still places left if you want to come. Full details here. And if you want to see Sheri and Jon in action, check out the video above. Dates Saturday, May 08, 2010 at 9:00 AM – Sunday, May 09, [...]
Jon Reiss’ Tip of the Day 5 – Budget for Distribution and Marketing
Continuing Jon’s tips of the day as we run up to the Distribution on 2010 Workshop on May 8th / 9th. Over to Jon. Jon Reiss’ Tip of the Day 5 – Budget for Distribution and Marketing In order to successfully execute a marketing plan for your film, a budget must be developed in tandem [...]
Jon Reiss’ Tip of the Day 4 – Setting A Marketing Strategy
Continuing Jon’s tips of the day as we run up to the Distribution on 2010 Workshop on May 8th / 9th. Over to Jon. Jon Reiss’ Tip of the Day 4 – Setting A Marketing Strategy Depending on the type of filmmaker that you are, marketing does not need to be thought of as catering [...]
Jon Reiss Distribution 2010 Tip of the Day…The Next Chapter
You will probably know that Jon is the biggest voice in our ‘Distribution in 2010’ workshop at the beginning of May. He has kindly offered to start writing tips for us EVERY DAY! Blimey! Top fella! So over to Jon… Many of you might know me from the book that I have written recently, Think [...]
Can you afford to release YOUR film in a cinema and take just £86?
Over the past few days there has been much chatter about a film that was released in UK theatres this weekend. You can watch the trailer here. It’s called ‘Motherhood’, stars Academy Award nominee Uma Thurman, UK star Minnie Driver, and TV show ‘ER’ helmer Anthony Edwards. Here’s the plot outline from IMDB is… In [...]
Film Distribution In 2010, a Guerilla Film Workshop
Your film CAN succeed or fail based on YOUR HARD WORK, TALENT, THE STORY YOU CHOOSE TO TELL AND THE BUSINESS MODEL YOU BUILD. Finally, we are in full control of the flow of money back to us… the entrepreneurs and creatives! It’s never been more exciting to be a film maker. [...]
Want to know how to sell a short film? Interview with Shorts International
If you want to load this onto your MP3 player, you can download the MP3 here (37mb). Shorts International is one of a handful of dedicated short film sales agents and distributors – and right now, they are certainly the biggest! I got to know Linda O from Shorts International earlier this year during our [...]
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