It is a rare delight to scroll through a page of comments all made by members of Shooting People and come across virtually no complaints or arguments. The latest Shooter’s Poll, opening a debate as to whether you should upload a short film or hang on to it in the hopes of a festival screening (a poll you can vote for and study here – http://shootingpeople.org/polls/6), has however produced a remarkable consensus. No one appears that outraged that the top…
Scott Kirsner has a useful post on CinemaTech entitled How To Get Your Film on iTunes (… It’s Not Easy) – which explains how you have to go via an aggregator first. Kirsner says Amazon’s CreateSpace is the best alternative option if you just want to do it yourself (films can then be sold via Amazon Unbox, a digital download service) but “you’ll have to drive customers to your work — unlike iTunes, where the customers are already buying movies…
Following on from the last post on new distribution alternatives, have a look at this Filmmaker Magazine article by Lance Weiler on how to distribute your films online. He provides some examples including the exclusive Internet release of Ed Burns’ Purple Violets on iTunes – and also adds a list of companies that are helping filmmakers reach audiences and sell their films online. Very useful stuff.
