In Memory of My Father Trailer
Finally, the DVD release of In Memory of My Father is happening.
Add it to your queue and give it a solid star rating if you don’t mind!! Thanks everyone… Links are below…
Okay, so In Memory of My Father is coming out on DVD in a couple weeks and there are a few points I’d like to give you to better arm you for the future.
First… Netflix and Blockbuster DON’T PAY SHIT. But you want them and need them to a degree, as they own the market, aside from Hollywood Video and a few other dying weeds.
Second… Blockbuster WILL NOT acquire something for IN-STORE distribution unless the production is within one year from when they are acquiring the film. The only thing that matters here is the IMDB DATE…
It’s a crap situation, if you post your film on IMDB and you are projecting a date a year or two from now, but things take longer than expected and then you go to festivals and then you’re ready to release but it’s past that listed date… the IMDB sucks ass when it comes to changing this date… they simply won’t do it, regardless if what you’re saying is true. This then influences every distributor that you deal with and they use it as a justification for paying you less.
POINT: DO NOT BE IN A HURRY TO GET YOURSELF UP ON IMDB AND IF YOU DO… PROJECT A DATE 4-5 YEARS IN ADVANCE… THIS WAY YOUR PROJECT STAYS AT THE TOP OF EVERY LIST AND EVERY PERSON’S PAGE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.
Next… Blockbuster Online does not put a big purchase order in until your film has a significant number of customers place it in their queue. They enter it into the database, but don’t order until they see how many people are requesting it.
When they and Netflix do buy… they pay you far less then anyone else in the world, except Wal-Mart. The amount I got from Netflix comes to less than $7/DVD… when you remove the costs, let’s assume you spent $2/DVD after, design, shipping, replication and so forth… so let’s put that to $5/DVD… and how many are they ordering? Do you have major stars? Is your film an indie that did well on the circuit? Does it not have major distribution? No? Usually, there’s a reason for that which is why the quantity ordered is not massive.
So… basically, I guess the best thing I can say is… don’t blow your wad getting yourself up on the IMDB, don’t blow your wad, getting everyone to watch your film, don’t pull all of your press favors all at once, because once you get here, you still gotta figure out how to generate interest in the film.
Fortunately, my film hits Sundance Channel in a few months which will keep reminding people it exists and hopefully stimulate a run two years from now on another cable channel which will elongate the run of the film. Personally, I think the best thing to do for our types of films, is get them up on these On Demand sites where people can watch them immediately for $2… something nobody minds spending, so put the same amount of money pressing runs of DVDs into marketing the On Demand life of the film.
If you can put IN MEMORY OF MY FATHER in your queue for either Netflix or Blockbuster and give it a high star rating that would be great. Even if you have seen it, place it at the bottom and keep it there, because that’s what they base their order on!!
thanks everyone… here are the links:
Blockbuster Online
http://blockbusteronline.com/catalog/movieDetails/282314
Netflix
http://www.netflix.com/Movie/In_Memory_of_My_Father/70054174?lnkctr=srchrd-sr&strkid=237964847_0_0
And if you want to purchase it, send an email to:
inmemoryofmyfatherDVD@ gmail.com
