Like many independent filmmakers out there I was disappointed with how the traditional distribution deals for my movies turned out. This is kind of like my Jerry Maguire moment. It's 6 AM on a Saturday and I'm on my laptop. Making smaller budget movies outside of Hollywood without name stars severely limits your distribution options. 9 out of 10 times it leads to a filmmaker signing a deal with a independent distribution company that doesn't pay … [Read more...]
Package Design for Indie Filmmakers
Package design is often the most important means of film advertising and so of marketing for independent filmmakers. It is your films packaging that is often the only means of marketing small filmmakers can truly afford, and it is the one that most consumers will make their purchase decision on. So whether you think about it or not the package for your movie tells the world what to think of your film. It is therefore imperative that you make … [Read more...]
How to PR Blitz Your Indie Film
Article by Anthony Mora Let's say you do get your film into a festival, are showing it online, have clips up on YouTube, or have a dynamite website up describing your film. That's simply step one, now you need to work it! Film festivals can be seductive; there are now more avenues to get your feature film viewed. In reality, that has its upside and its downside. Hundreds of films are now shown at film festivals and nowhere else. Whereas … [Read more...]
Indie Filmmaker Frank Aragon’s 1211 Entertainment Succeeds With “down For Life” Theatrical Premiere
Produced by Boyle Heights native Frank Aragon, the Alan Jacobs' gang drama DOWN FOR LIFE is up for its theatrical world premiere in the Rio Grande Valley. The film was shot on location in South-Central Los Angeles and stars local youths in the lead roles.It is based on a true story,starring Danny Glover, Snoop Dogg, Kate Del Castillo, Elizabeth Pena and introducing sixteen year old Jessica Romero from the streets of Wilmington, California. Frank … [Read more...]
Indie Filmmakers and SEO Marketing
Independent filmmaking is my creative passion. The rush I get writing scripts and shooting movies is addictive. Borrowing from drug slang I view myself as a filmmaking junkie. When one movie is done I'm looking for that next creative high. I hit the street hungry looking for a money tree to shake to make my next movie. With times tight as they are money to make a indie movie is like a rare coin ending up in your pocket change. Thousands of indie … [Read more...]
HitFilm brings blockbuster visual effects to low budget indie filmmakers
Article by RealWire Visual effects and 3D compositing software for indie filmmakersMore affordable and accessible than ever beforeAvailable in two versions: HitFilm Standard and HitFilm UltimateAlso available with Sony Vegas Movie StudioNorwich, England, 28 September 2011 - FXhome's new visual effects software HitFilm is changing perceptions of what is possible with low budget independent filmmaking. HitFilm makes cutting edge 3D … [Read more...]
Indie Filmmakers Experience Paranormal Activity & El Mariachi Effect
At different points in everyone's life there is a decision made to either go for it or play it safe. This happened to me when I decided I was going to stop talking about making a movie and take some action. Making a movie wasn't playing it safe for me because I had no connections in the entertainment business, had never written a script, and had no real to money to produce my own movie.This was 10 years after filmmaker Robert Rodriguez's … [Read more...]