18 Steps to GROW your Filmmaking from Shorts to Features
All distributors get asked if they do anything with shorts on a shockingly frequent basis. Unfortunately, most distributors don’t do anything with shorts, as there’s a very limited market for those who watch them. Here’s how you grow beyond them.
The 4 Types of Media Entrepreneurship
If you want a career in independent film, you’re going to need to have some entrepreneurial skills. Here’s an outline for what that could look like.
Why you NEED to HELP your Distributor Market your Movie (If They'll Let You.)
Distribution and Marketing aren’t the same thing. Your distributor should excel at making your film available, but you’ll still need to drive attention. Here’s why.
The Most Important Parts of your Indiefilm Marketing Mix RIGHT NOW.
There’s more than one way to market a movie, here are some different ways you should prioritize getting the word out about yours!
The SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT Asset for growing your Indiefilm Career RIGHT NOW
If you want to grow your audience and build your brand, there’s one thing that’s more important than anything else (That might even include money)
7 Things to Prep BEFORE STARTING your Festival Run
If you want to find success at film festivals, you need to prepare. Here’s a guide.
5 Steps to Grow Your Filmmaking Email List
If you make your own independent films, you need an email list. Here’s how you grow it.
Everything you need in an Electronic Press Kit (EPK)
If you want to get press for your feature film, you’ll need an electronic press kit. (EPK) here’s how you make one.
13 Things you NEED on your Production Company Website
If you made a movie, you have to market it. That means you need a website. Here’s what one Executive producer who straddles film and tech thinks should be on it.
Why Every Filmmaker Needs a Strong Personal Brand
If you want to build a filmmaking career, you need a brand. Here’s why.
5 Essential Elements of a Filmmaker’s Personal Brand.
Every great filmmaker has an iconic brand. Here are 5 elements you need for yours.
How to Write an Independent Film Business Plan - 2/7 Company Section
One of many things you’ll probably need to finance an independent film is a business plan. Here’s an outline of one of the sections you’ll need to write.