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Make Filmmaking Your Next Small Business

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Jason Brubaker in FILMMAKING

“If you want to make a living making movies, you need to realize that your library and the subsequent audience you source (over your career) are your major assets. And, as a result, your most important filmmaking focus (aside from doing good work) is to acquire and keep a customer,” he emphasizes.

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How To Make A Movie Checklist

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Jason Brubaker in FILMMAKING

As a filmmaker, one of the toughest parts about making a movie is knowing where to start. The following film production checklist will give you an overview of the low budget, independent filmmaking process.

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Film Production Crew Takes Action

Posted on August 8, 2010 by Jason Brubaker in FILMMAKING

Over the weekend, I met with some key members of my film production crew, including my writer friend. He, myself and a core group of filmmaking friends are working a rough idea into a fine-tuned movie, complete with a marketable hook and an established, niche target audience. (If you’re just tuning into filmmaking stuff, you’ll quickly learn that starting with a defined target market in one strategy I use to hedge my eventual need for return on investment – more on this in the distribution and finance articles found at Filmmaking Stuff.)

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The Future Of Filmmaking: Will Your Freelance Filmmaking Job Be Replaced By A Robot?”

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Jason Brubaker in FILMMAKING

Everything has changed. It’s been almost a decade since I’ve heard anybody in the filmmaking community seriously consider shooting their first feature on film. And why would they? These days, if you want to make a great looking movie, you grab your $2,000 DSLR camera and you start shooting.

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How to Survive The Movie Business

Posted on January 2, 2010 by Jason Brubaker in FILMMAKING

Surviving the Movie Industry in times of change is similar to surviving other industries going through change. Necessitated by the need for cash (survival), many of you will be forced to see the world as an entrepreneur. Even if you aren’t ready, you may have to learn how to produce your own profitable movies…

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Filmmaking Lesson 16 Local Publicity

Posted on September 4, 2009 by Jason Brubaker in 21 Part Filmmaking Mini-Course

As they say, when trying to promote a movie that folks have otherwise not heard of, all ink is potentially good ink. And in this regard, even if you’re producing your movie somewhere locally you need make sure you present your marketing message with consistency. I say this because, regardless of publication or geography, most [...]

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Jason Brubaker is a Hollywood based Independent Motion Picture Producer and an expert in internet movie distribution. He is focused on helping YOU make, market and sell movies more easily by growing your fan base, building buzz and creating community around your title.

Brubaker currently serves as the film acquisitions manager at Chill where he helps indie filmmakers sell their movies in the social window.

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