As many filmmakers embark on their journey to Park City to “dance”, I wanted to update a post I made a couple months back concerning how to make money on theatrical self distribution. Many people will tell you that it is impossible to make money in theaters. That theatrical distribution is a loss leader to [...]
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Indie Film Capitalism #5
Happy New! This is going to be a great year. I can feel it! No more naysayers, just doers, creating their own pathways to profitability in the amazing film business. Are you ready?
Today’s post is about merchandise. Do not leave home without it! I am sure you all have heard that you need to become [...]
Indie Film Capitalism #4
WOWZA! Thank you for everyone’s interest in the IndieWear idea. The entire plan and concept is becoming more concrete thanks to other filmmaker input. VERY EXCITING STUFF! We can create a team to make money together.
As promised I wanted to address how filmmakers can make money on YouTube. Let me first share with you [...]
Indie Film Capitalism #3.1
There has been a lot of interest in my last post about the Indie Film Apparel line. I wanted to put out a couple more ideas out there around the concept.
I think it would be possible to use the t-shirt concept to raise money for a film to complete the picture, although the filmmaker would [...]
Indie Film Capitalism #3
We’ve all heard from Hope, Weiler, Broderick, and many other sources exclaiming that indie filmmakers now-a-days need to sell things, besides their films, to sustain themselves. Filmmakers sell posters, soundtracks, t-shirts, etc. at screenings and off their websites to make a couple of bucks. I’ve been doing this for over ten years. My peers always [...]
Indie Film Capitalism #2
Thank you to all of those who emailed me about my first Indie Film Capitalism post. I hope I can provide my fellow filmmakers with fun and innovative ways of making money on their passion. Please share your successes and plunders. I would like this to be a learning experience for everyone.
One of the things [...]