Get Press To Cover Your Movie Projects
If you asked me how to get press to cover your movie projects ten years ago, I would have told you to hire …
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.
Battle Online Movie Piracy With Piracy Pollution
Whenever I give talks related to movie distribution invariably somebody in the audience will ask me my thoughts online piracy. And my response …
How To Set Up A Movie Website To Promote Your Film
As a modern filmmaker, you need a movie website. For some of you, setting up a movie website is simple – you probably …
Why I Hate The Words “Self Distribution” In A Video On Demand World
If you’ve been reading filmmaking stuff for any length of time, you know how much I avoid the words “self-distribution.” The reason I …
Video Encoding Service
If you are looking to get your movie seen and selling on the popular VOD platforms like iTunes, Hulu, Netflix and some of the cable outlets, your movie must first go through a video encoding service. And since most filmmakers are new to the world of film distribution, here is an overview of how modern movie distribution works…
You 12 Week Movie Promotional Plan
As a filmmaker, getting your movie made is paramount to success. Without a movie, you have nothing to offer your audience. Since your audience is your business, without an audience, you have no business! If you have been reading Filmmaking Stuff for any length of time, you know that the world of distribution has forever changed. The days of multi-gazillion dollar cash advances are over. Instead, what we are left with is…
Changes In The Movie Industry
Yesterday I had breakfast with a studio executive from one of the Majors here in Los Angeles. Much of what we talked about revolved around changes in the movie industry and how many of the studio folks are slow to implement new ideas. With an estimated 30,000 to 50,000 independent movies flooding the market each year, the movie industry is experiencing what happens to any industry when cheap labor, inexpensive production…
VOD Submission Prep
As a filmmaker, getting your movie into the various VOD marketplaces takes way longer than it should. The reason for this is simple. Every platform including iTunes, Amazon, NetFlix, Hulu and The Watchbox all want great content. The delivery standards required by some of these platforms are so high, that if even one frame is messed up, your title will be rejected! This is why video aggregators work with amazing encoders…
Back From Sundance
I’m back from Sundance. This was one of those trips that you don’t plan. But when you get a call from the Utah asking…
Become a movie marketer
If you are going to increase your odds of movie success, you need to find out how to become a movie marketer. To get started, I recommend spending as much time as possible learning about internet marketing.
CreateSpace Phone Number
If you are looking for film distribution, CreateSpace offers a great way to access the Amazon marketplace. But if you have gone through the process, you probably also know that finding the CreateSpace Phone number and reaching someone in the customer service department can be frustrating. But not anymore…
Advertise Your Movie on StumbleUpon
In this filmmaking article, Los Angeles based producer Jason Brubaker shares a secret on movie marketing…
Selling Your Film Without Selling Your Soul
For our movie distribution book, we clearly defined our audience: filmmakers who are interested in DIY or Hybrid or P2P distribution methods. Not everyone and not even every filmmaker…
How To Make A YouTube Channel
I often receive emails from filmmaking subscribers asking how they can get their work produced and seen. My response is – grab a …
Source Your Audience
If you forget everything else about filmmaking success, you must not forget the importance of you audience. Your audience is your business. Without an audience, you have no business…
Independent Film Distribution For Your Movie
A few weeks ago, I spoke about independent film distribution at the HollyShorts Film Festival in Los Angeles…
Movie Marketing
At speaking events, people always ask me questions about DIY or Self-Distribution – usually wondering if these methods are better than handing over all rights for some middle-man to get them into the many VOD outlets. My response is always the same…
How To Make 200K With Your Movie
Here is a great filmmaking article over at No Film School detailing how some no-budget filmmakers garnered over 200K by selling their movies on iTunes.
Market Your Movie With Press Releases
If you find yourself with a movie and no idea how to sell it, get back to the basics. Unless you get an awesome distribution deal, then you are responsible for the success of your movie. The good news is, most of your sales will come from the internet. And you can get started today…
Film Festival Workshop
Over the next year, I am hitting the road. I’m going from city to city to spread the word about modern movie distribution tactics and how YOU can benefit. I am doing this because the independent movie market is saturated with competition. Do you know of any film festivals seeking someone to put on a film festival workshop? If so, please send them a link to this page.
Google Gets Into Movie Distribution
Sometimes I think Google is taking over the world. So it’s no surprise that the company would get more and more involved in indie media distribution and create a marketplace for music and movies.
Sell Your Movie Without The Middle Man Video
With an independent movie market saturated with competition, producing a movie and finding a traditional distribution deal is increasingly challenging. After failing to garner a traditional distribution deal for my first feature, like a lot of filmmakers, I had to establish my own marketing company. And through the process, I figured out how to market and sell my movie online.
Indie PMD With Jon Reiss and Sheri Candler
Jon Reiss and Sheri Candler stopped by Filmmaking Stuff a few months back to discuss the new role of the PMD. For those of you who aren’t aware of the term – PMD stands for producer of marketing and distribution. It’s a phrase Jon Reiss coined in his filmmaking book called Think Outside the Box Office.
Movie Distribution: 7 Ways To Sell Your Movie Without The Middle Man
If you’re a filmmaker with a movie… Before you accept some crappy distribution deal from a traditional movie distribution company – you might benefit form the following audio download. In this audio, I provide steps you can utilize to sell your movie without the middle-man.
Does Streaming Movies On Your Own Website Make Sense?
A lot of filmmakers (who do not have website traffic) are being fed the idea that “content enablers” will magically source an audience. When I wrote the post about website streaming, I did so more in response to the never-ending slew of emails I get from various PR firms trying to push the next streaming gizmo for indie filmmakers – none of which solves the blatant problem of actually getting enough people to watch the movie…
Independent Film Distributor Report Card
We’ve all heard many horror stories from filmmakers who were thrilled to find a distributor for their film only to find the film was mishandled, shelved or the company went under with no recourse for the filmmaker to claim their rights back. There are also distributors so coveted for their professionalism and skill at finding the right audiences for their titles that everyone wants to work with them.
Movie Sales Agent Screw Up
Before I go further, I want you to know that there are GOOD sales agents. And there are GOOD traditional distributors. But before you go into business with any middle-man, my advice for all filmmakers is to ALWAYS conduct your due diligence. And if later, you find yourself working with someone who supposedly makes a deal with a TV network – but forgets to get a contract signed (please note: we think this is very fishy), then at the very least – you should never work with that guy again.
Filmmaking Dilemma To Stream or Not To Stream
Since starting filmmaking stuff, I’ve noticed an increase in the amount of spammy hype emails promoting new filmmaking technologies that allow filmmakers to stream their independent movies. While many of these companies have a cool concept, the truth is, I think many of these streaming solutions are a waste of time.
Facebook Streaming Movie Distribution
There was a time when filmmakers needed to ask permission to make movies. There was a time when filmmakers had to find some sort of gatekeeper with access to distribution and, subsequently, an audience. But things have changed.
The Future of Filmmaking
As a filmmaker, you need to start building your audience list today. Why? Because regardless of innovation, one thing will remain constant in your filmmaking life – The person with access to appropriately targeted eyeballs, WINS.