Making “Smarter” Independent Films (or rather, make films more wisely)
The Hollywood Reporter posted a great article last week on Jim Stern’s LA Film Fest Talk. Some of you may remember that last year around this same time, Mark Gil was going off about indie film’s declne and ultimate demise. Needless to say, Jim was singing a different tune, calling attention to the ever-importance of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]