So, you have an indie film and you want to find distribution.Never have so many options for distribution been available; never has it been so confusing to decide what is right for you and your film. The industry is experiencing a transitional moment; everyone knows online downloads are the future, but nobody knows exactly how it will play out. As well, distribution has gone online too, offering a plethora of choices for the indie filmmaker and … [Read more...]
Getting Media Attention For Your Indie Film: You Can Get Good PR Even Without a Studio Budget
For those lucky indie filmmakers who find distribution, most often their distributors will contribute a little, or a lot, of money to help publicize the film.But before that happens, indie filmmakers are on their own. And often, publicity is the last thing on a filmmaker's mind."What you hear all the time is 'I was so overwhelmed with the movie, I didn't think of those things,' " says Margot Gerber, a publicist for independent films as well as … [Read more...]
Indie Film Financing and Movie Distribution – Dancing Nude
Indie film financing and movie distribution reminds of what it would feel like dancing nude on stage (much respect for exotic dancers at Larry Flynt's Hustler Club!). You show up to pitch your movie project and need to be able to dance to a film investor's music. It's their stage and not yours as an indie filmmaker seeking film funding. They want you to make a sellable movie which appeals to movie distributors so the production can make … [Read more...]
The War and Peace of Indie Film Production
I've learned through making movies the war and peace of indie film production can be either creative hell or creative heaven. It is cliché, but it is really all in a person's outlook on indie film production which it will be. Being unrealistic about what type of indie film you can make with a limited movie budget sets an aspiring filmmaker up for creative hell.I casually know one high strung filmmaker I run into once in a blue moon at a certain … [Read more...]
Photo Requirements for Indie Films – Record Keeping, Deliverables, and Media Submissions
RECORD KEEPINGKeeping track of thousands of photos, identifying participates, and writing captions is usually the job of the photo editor and publicist. On a low-budget feature, there may be neither and the responsibility falls, in part, on the still photographer's shoulders. This is a difficult and time-consuming task, yet made easier by date and frame tracking when using a digital camera.On most photo programs, it is possible to insert … [Read more...]
Indie filmmakers and the business of movie distribution
Article by Sid Kali Indie filmmakers and the business of movie distribution - Entertainment - Music Search by Author, Title or Content Article ContentAuthor NameArticle Title Home Submit Articles Author Guidelines Publisher Guidelines Content Feeds RSS Feeds FAQ Contact Us We're providing a forum for … [Read more...]
Raising Hell, Screenwriting, and Indie Movie Making Dreams
I was hanging out a local pub waiting on inspiration to happen for my next screenplay. Everyone has their own way of clearing their mind to brainstorm. People do yoga, meditation, exercise, or other activities to help ideas flow. I chose to go down a different road.At this point in my life I was in a serious writing funk not feeling too good about my filmmaking dreams. My creative process at that time was to have a few cold beers and raise a … [Read more...]
The Indie Movie Budget That Works
There are first time filmmakers that never get a movie off the ground because they put together an unrealistic "dream budget." What I mean by a "dream budget" is a budget based on what a filmmaker wishes they had to spend as opposed to what they can spend.These "dream budgets", from a indie film perspective, aren't grounded in economic reality. If you don't have access to a helicopter for a daring rescue scene then why have a helicopter scene in … [Read more...]
Distributing Indie Films
Article by Jonny Hart Distributing Indie Films - Marketing - Web Marketing Search by Author, Title or Content Article ContentAuthor NameArticle Title Home Submit Articles Author Guidelines Publisher Guidelines Content Feeds RSS Feeds FAQ Contact Us It is common among new indie filmmakers to worry last … [Read more...]
Indie Filmmaker Frank Aragon’s 1211 Entertainment Succeeds with “Down for Life” theatrical premiere
Article by CarlosHernandez Indie Filmmaker Frank Aragon's 1211 Entertainment Succeeds with "Down for Life" theatrical premiere - Entertainment Search by Author, Title or Content Article ContentAuthor NameArticle Title Home Submit Articles Author Guidelines Publisher Guidelines Content Feeds RSS Feeds FAQ Contact Us … [Read more...]