I first heard about this from /Film, in this post. YouTube will be jumpimng into the online video rental world, with five Sundance films: The Cove, One Too Many Mornings, Homewrecker, Children of Invention, and Bass Ackwards. This is just the latest step towards making distribution a reality for lower budget ...
Posts Tagged ‘distribution’
New Positions – Director of Distribution & Marketing
December 5th, 2009 by NoName
Just like the director, the producer, the director of photography, all the department heads... filmmakers should be hiring a director of distribution and marketing from day 1. The filmmaker also needs to be involved with the whole process. John Reiss talk from DIY Days. (He calls it a Producer of Distribution ...
Fuzzy math behind ‘Precious’ Box Office numbers
November 14th, 2009 by NoName
Last week, Precious played in 18 theaters and got lots of press for taking $1.8 million, an unbelievable $100,000 per screen. Did I say unbelievable? I should say absolutely impossible, never gonna happen in a million years. Let's do the math... Thanks to this post we dont have to, so here are ...
Opportunity for Indie Film amidst the Collapse of Studio Distribution Windows?
November 7th, 2009 by NoName
Roger Goff, entertainment attorney and a partner at Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP. posted this article as a response to an article in Variety. Variety reported on the MPAA's efforts to broadcast first run films directly to TV sets in the home using DRM protection and a technology ...
Ideas for for Alternative Methods of Film Distribution
October 12th, 2009 by NoName
These are some random thoughts on different ways to release a film: Create a membership based site, like Netflix, based on your studio (all Disney content) or a specific genre (horror, for example). You get a database of stats, demographics, emails, track habits, films preferences... The result is a targeted audience. You offer ...
Future of Distribution – Follow The Audience
October 12th, 2009 by NoName
In the midst of the phenomenon that is 'Paranormal Activity', it is difficult to see how it will all pan out. Ten years ago, another film received similar hype and was announced as the beginning of new ways to market films. That film was 'The Blair Witch Project' and audience ...
The Future of Movie Marketing and Distribution- Hybrid Distribution
October 12th, 2009 by NoName
The future is now according to Peter Broderick. In his article on IndieWire. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That whenever any form of distribution ...
The self-reflective Charlie Kaufman needs to look in the mirror
October 9th, 2009 by NoName
I first heard of this interview through Scott Myers' post on his site, GoIntoTheStory.com. Apparently, the hyper-full-of-himself, uber-self-referential Charlie Kaufman is surprised that his directing debut did not turn out so well. This is a guy who made the adaptation of a book into a screenplay into a movie that featured ...
The Lack of Specialty Films in Theaters
October 6th, 2009 by NoName
The trend towards bigger films in the theaters is obvious as budgets rise and sequels, remakes and comic book inspired films fill the screens. What is not as obvious outside the industry is the sudden lack of 'specialty' films. These are the films that used to win awards. Dramas, foreign films, ...
