DIY-ing Your Film’s Trailer: Do’s and Dont’s for Filmmakers
In the new digital film age and the world of DIY marketing and distribution, we film makers will no longer be handing our dailies off to a marketing agency to cut us the dream trailer. While in the writing, shooting and editing stages, we must think as artists; but after that period, we must become […]
Jon Reiss on Panel at the LA Film Fest this Saturday the 20th
Los Angeles Film Festival – Film Financing Conference June 20th at the Landmark. At 2:45 pm I’ll be on the panel: Case Studies: Taking your Film into the Marketplace Hear independent filmmakers give a first-hand account of how they released their films. With three detailed case studies of how these films were made and found […]
New “Indie Studio” Plans to Release 12 Feature Films Per Year at Budgets of $10M or Less – Guaranteed Distribution!
Honestly, I saw this on Indiewire Monday and could not be more excited. While some indie film companies are packing up shop and throwing in the towel, Mary Dickinson, Ted Hope, and others are actually starting something anew. This is such exciting news for the indie film world. As much as I like to promote […]
Filmmakers, stay ahead of the game and learn what indie audiences want in these changing times! Using the internet as a DIY platform.
Check out this article from today’s LA Times: Digital technology and dollar signs The artists and business people who will succeed in this new environment are those who are paying attention to the changing behaviors and tastes of this new audience. By Scott Kirsner June 16, 2009 Talk to filmmakers and media executives about the […]
Cleopatra’s Second Husband Review on American in Paris Blog
Cleopatra’s Second Husband review on the Blog American In Paris: This directorial feature debut from Jon Reiss is a twisted love story and a fearsome psychological thriller. Focusing on a young married couple who has already lost the passion from their relationship, laboriously making love because they want to have a child, CLEOPATRA’S SECOND HUSBAND […]
A DIY Emperor: The Rise of “Valentino” – Success in DIY Filmmaking for the Independent Filmmaker and Self-Distribution
Someone used the DIY model to a profitable return recently; just thought I’d share it with you. Peter Knegt wrote about the success of Indie doc “Valentino: The Last Emperor” in this article from last week’s Indiewire.com. A DIY Emperor: The Rise of “Valentino” by Peter Knegt (May 29, 2009) On March 18th, Matt Tyrnauer’s […]
Online Roundtable Discussion from Indie Panelists on Self-Distribution, and the most current DIY Distribution model
This great article from Braintrustdv.com features ten current independent film makers working today, who self-distribute. Read on as they talk about the pros and cons. BRAINTRUSTdv: Roundtable Discussion on Self-Distribution April 21, 2009 Alejandro Adams: Introduction A few days ago, Mona Nicoara reported on Twitter that a panel of critics and luminaries assembled to address […]
Indie Film Is Dying…Unless it Isn’t. Why Independent Filmmakers Shouldn’t Throw in the Towel and Why Indie Audiences Still Exist.
Don’t give up on audiences yet. Just read “Indie film is dying — unless it isn’t” — a great article from Salon.com, written by Andrew O’Hehir All winter and spring, people in the independent-film business have been murmuring politely behind their hands and pretending not to see the 800-pound walrus in the corner of the […]
If It Doesn’t Spread, It’s Dead – The Importance of New Media as a DIY Tool For Independent Filmmakers, Web 2.0
Check out the review of a lecture from the Futures of Entertainment, written by Eric Kohn and published in IndieWire DISPATCH FROM MASSACHUSETTS | If It Doesn’t Spread, It’s Dead by Eric Kohn “If it doesn’t spread, it’s dead.” With that pointed dictum, Professor Henry Jenkins kicked off a series of profound deliberations on the […]
TRENDS: Is Indie Film Destined to Die and be Reborn?
An interesting and provocative take on the future of indie filmmaking by Film School Rejects. Trends: Is Indie Film Destined to Die and Be Reborn? Posted by Cole Abaius (FilmSchoolRejects.com) on June 25, 2008 Despite the fad-like popularity of indie films looming over the entire industry, threatening to forever destroy corporate-behemoths in a flurry of […]