The Cloverfield method of film marketing

January 22, 2008

The movie Cloverfield did astoundingly well this weekend. On my other site, ourCloverfield Review has been receiving tons of hits over the past few weeks, so it wasn’t a bit surprise for me to see it at Number 1 this weekend. But what can we, as filmmakers learn from the way Cloverfield built its marketing [...]

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Film Finance and Distribution – Keep on keeping on.

December 21, 2007

Today’s post is going to be something a bit more on the inspirational side rather than being purely technical (and secretly I’m also testing something on the backend…shhh…don’t tell anyone). Nearly any venture, any idea, any product…or anything…works at least some of the time. Specifically, what am I getting at? Fund raising… I’m sure most [...]

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Done Moving

December 19, 2007

Just a quick note to let everyone know I’m done moving. I’ve bought a neat little desk set up, as opposed to the folding table and cardboard boxes I was using. I don’t know what it is, I make a decent living, but I still manage to live a pretty ghetto lifestyle. Most of my [...]

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What is your ideal facility?

December 17, 2007

I’ve recently been in talks with a local non profit agency about a film and media facility they wish to create. The question was posed to me, “What would you need to improve your productions?” I realized that my answer would be incredibly from your average beginner. I have a good access to most of [...]

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Don’t make this indie movie mistake.

December 2, 2007

There is a conventional wisdom when it comes to making movies, that is often expressed as “Show, don’t tell”. But that can mean alot of things to different people. I really think its one of those things that, essentially is good advice, but can be so easily misinterpreted, that it actually does more harm than [...]

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Moving, upcoming features, film finance, and other such nonsense

December 1, 2007

No film tips here. Just a little note to say I’m going to be moving over the next few weeks. Not far…down the road actually. But needless to say updates may be a little sporadic. However, I can tell you about what I’m currently working on: Video tutorials – I’ve been really lazy on this [...]

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Keeping your crew happy

November 29, 2007

Maintaining a good crew So now that you’ve found the right people, and said all right magic words (for those who don’t know the magic words are “Sundance” “Van Sant” and “Japanese”). You have a crew. How do you keep that crew? Food – Number one on the list is food. Have plenty of snacks [...]

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New Feature: Subscribe by email

November 29, 2007

I’ve added a new feature to the site. You can now subscribe via email, using the text box at the far right of this page. Subscribe now to get all my latest tips and advice straight to your inbox.

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How to find top quality crew.

November 28, 2007

It’s your first film, you’re under the gun and have to get things done. Money is disappearing by the second. The actors are getting antsy (or possibly drunk). You look up into the sky and scream…”Where the hell is everybody?”. Sound familiar? You need to learn how to find a good crew. Finding a good [...]

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Self Distribution for your film

November 27, 2007

You’re a DIY filmmaker. An independent. You’re won’t let anyone tell you how to make your film. So why are you going to let the distributors tell you how to sell your film? Or what if you’ve already tried the traditional distribution route, and no distributors are interested. Maybe its time to think about self [...]

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