A little over ten years ago I interviewed two prominent indie filmmakers, Jon Moritsugu and Yvonne Welbon, in order to hear their opinions and experiences regarding self-distribution. I decided to revisit this article by asking them similar questions tailored to reflect the changes in technology and distribution methods that have taken place since I first interviewed them. Below is a...
eZ-Pz. : 2013 – a fresh opportunity to do that dream project
2013 – a fresh opportunity to do that dream project Each year starts with January first and ends with December 31st. That means that creative people have at least 365 opportunities to do something new, something innovative, something important. There are at least seven billion stories to tell, if we just take one from every person on earth. Each one...
That’s it! Roll up the carpet. Want to hack the PR machine? There’s an app for that.
Techcrunch’s Kim-Mai Cutler just published an article about startup Called hackPR. It’s an interesting read, and a service that could be of great use to anyone interested in DIY distribution, marketing, fundraising, etc. Here’s an excerpt: First Round Capital Launches A Platform For Startups To Hack PR Over the last year, early-stage venture firm First Round Capital has quietly built an arsenal of...
The Pros and Cons of Pro YouTube Content
With YouTube investing in 60 new professionally produced video channels and decisions being made as to which of the 100+ existing channels to renew, competition grows for premium content niches honed by “amateur” producers. Naturally YouTube wishes this to be seen as a necessary part of a competitive stratagy, but how would you feel if you sweated blood establishing your content,...
Escaping the background noise: Sex and Imagining remains in Amazon’s top 40
JP Allen‘s film “Sex and Imagining” has now been in the top 40 for Amazon’s drama category for many months. You can see in the image here that, at the time of writing, it is nestled just below Vertigo and above Zodiac and The Big Lebowski. With his last film, Centaur, just finishing its theatrical run and production scheduled to...
How to Get Your Indie Film onto iTunes & Netflix
Here’s a great article on the issues surrounding getting your indie project onto the two most visible digital services, and how to do so yourself: How to Get Your Indie Film onto iTunes & Netflix originally published by Film School on: April 3, 2012 12:06 pm Our last few blog posts have been inspired by questions we’ve received from students in...
