What is Your Filmmaking Niche?
While not every movie is guaranteed success, it is much easier to find your audience when you understand your filmaking niche. Read more…
Some Practical Thoughts On Distributing Your Film Digitally
When I published my article on leveraging VOD sales to finance your movie, I had no idea that a simple internet marketing formula for filmmakers would be such a polarizing issue. I can’t tell you how many Los Angeles based movie producers responded negatively through email. One guy even told me my grammar sucked.
How To Sell Your Short Film On iTunes
You can now utilize Distribber to sell your short film on iTunes. Read this film distribution article to find out how to get your short onto iTunes.
7 Lies Film Distributors Like to Tell Filmmakers
In this filmmaking article, distribution executive Jason Brubaker shares 7 lies distributors like to tell filmmakers.
How To Refine Your Trailer For Maximum Buzz (So You Can Sell Your Film)
Take a look at your trailer. Is your trailer congruent with your hook and the marketing elements we covered earlier? If not, I suggest you recut and refine your trailer to make sure your marketing message is consistent. In doing this you will have to find the balance between showing enough to sell your movie and giving away so much that you spoil the story. And since your movie trailer will be posted on various websites, you should also add a title card with a link to your movie website.
Can Filmmakers Make Money With Digital Distribution?
One of our Filmmaking Stuff readers asked: “Can you make money with digital distribution?” “As a filmmaker, I would like to make a living making movies. There is all this talk about selling movies online, but I can’t find any numbers to reflect how many films people can sell on …
