How To Grow Your Audience (Even If You Hate Social Media)
This filmmaking article provides three tips on how to grow your audience (even If you hate social media.) Learn how to become a filmmaking rock star.
Film Distribution
Film distribution is constantly changing. You now have many options for selling your film. The following articles are written by experts with years of experience navigating domestic and international distribution. You’ll find out how to contact sales agents and distributors, negotiate deals, and get your film on platforms like Amazon, iTunes, Google Play, FandangoNOW, Netflix, Tubi, and more.
5 Ways to Promote Your Film Fast
If you are promoting your movie online, you need to create a simple website. You should have a trailer, an about page, a buy now button, links to your social networks and an easy way for someone to sign up for your audience list.
Five Tips For Marketing Your Movie (Before You Make It)
Marketing your movie doesn’t have to be complicated. In this film distribution article, Jason Brubaker shares five tips for marketing your movie.
Confessions of A Film Acquisitions Executive
In the world of VOD, finding a traditional distribution deal that actually makes sense is challenging. In this article, we discuss modern Film Acquisitions.
Warning: DVD Distribution Is Dead
Do you remember retail DVD distribution? Do you remember walking into a video store and renting a video? Those days are gone. The demise of retail DVD distribution means that you can no longer depend on some video rental chain to buy 5,000 copies of your DVD. The advent of the internet…
How to Take Charge of Your Movie Marketing Strategy
Are you looking for a movie marketing strategy? In this filmmaking article, we provide an overview of a basic movie marketing strategy.
Three Tips On How To Target Your Target Audience
A BIG reason movies fail is because filmmakers do not define their target audience. This article provides quick tactics on how to find your target audience.
How To Make Money On YouTube
Making money with short films can be a pain in the butt. This was especially difficult when I started my filmmaking career. The reason? Back then, the market for short films was limited. In fact, most short films went to festivals and later faded away in quiet obscurity. But thanks to YouTube…
Is Traditional Movie Distribution Dead?
While creating creating community around your title, building buzz and increasing your fan base is both challenging and fun, a lot of filmmakers have no idea how to get started. In this regard, one of your first steps is to determine if your movie is ready for the marketplace
Here Are 10 Ways NOT To Market Your Movie
If you are looking to market your movie, I would like to provide you with a list of what not to do. The reason for this list is simple – Most filmmakers are screwing up. Find out how.
How To Plan Your Theatrical Release
If you’re planning a theatrical release for your film, you are not alone. Many filmmakers dream of having their movies on the big …
What YouTube Teaches About Re-Cutting A Movie Trailer
Today, I wanted to focus on a little humor – the part about trailer-cutting that makes the process fun. For some case studies on how a little music, a little cutting and a little creativity can change how people think about your story – I’ve added the following examples:
How to Avoid Crappy Video On Demand Distribution Deals
Many filmmakers with an independent movie and no deal make the mistake of forking over their VOD rights to bottom-feeding traditional DVD distribution companies, promising to their titles onto iTunes. In some cases, these filmmakers give up their rights for up to seven years.Why?
The Great Self Distribution Hoax
In this filmmaking article, we explains the great self distribution hoax and why there is no such thing as traditional distribution deal. Read more…
How To Optimize Your Movie Website For Sales
If you’re like most filmmakers, you have a website for your movie. And odds are good you are trying to fit too much into it. So the first thing you need to do is remove all the distracting crap. Whenever I mention this at a talk, invariably someone asks me how to determine what’s distracting? It depends on your website objective.
What Filmmakers Need To Know About VOD Distribution
While many traditional distributors would like you to believe otherwise, VOD distribution has been democratized. While it is possible that your film will …
How To Create A Movie Marketing Plan In 5 Minutes
Many filmmakers spend years making their first feature, only to have their hopes of prosperity evaporate at the first sign of rejection and disappointment. The festival circuit can be hard enough. Add thoughts of a non-existent traditional distribution deal, and you might find yourself becoming very cynical.
How To Design Your Movie Poster (For The VOD Age)
In this filmmaking article, film graphic designer, Ela Gancarz shares her best tips on how to design your movie poster. (Yes, you still need a poster.)
Download My Sell Your Movie Checklist
Making a movie is exciting. But behind all the excitement, you’re wondering: “How am I going to sell this thing?” Download this how to sell your movie checklist.
How To Sell Your Movie On Hulu
Finding new ways to maximize movie revenue is essential.In this film distribution article, we share tactics on how to sell your movie on Hulu.
FREE Marketing Advice For Filmmakers
Today I am going to supply free marketing advice to filmmakers. (I always provide free advice of some sort.) But before you read another word, know this…
How To Promote Your Movie Fan Page On Facebook
In this filmmaking article, Los Angeles Producer Jason Brubaker explains why you need to promote your Movie Fan Page on Facebook.
Selling Your Film Outside The US (What You Need To Know)
If you are interested in selling your film outside the US, this new film distribution book from Sheri Candler and the Film Collaborative should help you.
How To Promote Your Movie With BitTorrent
In this filmmaking article, filmmaker Bojan Dulabi shows you how to promote Your Movie With BitTorrent so you can sell your movie.
How To Promote a Movie: Case Study for Soldiers of Paint
In this guest filmmaking article, producer Doug Gritzmacher outlines the grass roots movie marketing strategy his team utilized for Soldiers of Paint A …
Why You Need To Sell Movie Merchandise
After you make your movie, people will email asking when it’s available. This period of time is called the social window. It’s the …
Filmmaking the Hard Way
If you’ve been visiting filmmaking stuff for any length of time, you know that I am relatively bullish on the ways new methods …
Send Digital Movie Files After Crowdfunding
Picture this! As a filmmaker, you just finished a successful crowdfunding campaign. You not only hit your goal, but exceeded your own expectations. …
The Social Window
Do you remember the old days when you would see a movie in the theater and then wait months for the movie to …
Do You Need Film Distribution?
Over the past months, we have witnessed an evolution in the ways movies are seen and sold. Before you decide on your film …