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As for getting your film out there. IMDB and Amazon streaming is an option. Also allowing you to monetize your film. Which I'm sure will help with finishing and marketing your movie. Festival submission fees etc. Distribber will place your film in a variety of distribution outlets for $80 a...

I'm not sure DVD distribution is the way to go anymore. I guess it's a good option to have, but I think the trend is moving towards digital downloads. And there is no overhead involved with a file (minus hosting fees), rather then authoring DVDs. Which normally costs $1000 to produce a decent...

Josh. Thank you for your input. I guess we can call the next couple years, The Great Stream Wars. Netflix, CinemaNow, Vudu and the like will be battling for market share. Where I feel it's going to shake out, is each studio will have it's own service. Disney is already moving in that direction...

What I've learned? I've spent the last couple years working on Feature Films. My work on uPressplay, along with the films promotional material, led to more high profile sites, Robin Hood, Unstoppable, Lego Atlantis and my most recent is Spiderman. Web dev is how I pay the rent. Filmmaking isn't...

Agreed on the Streaming. I was thinking just a progressive download file, contained in a flash player for desktop. And just a m4v file on tablets and smart phones. The only thing that makes Streaming a good option. Skipping to parts of the movie. I find myself stopping a Netflix stream, and...

Over the past couple months, the online piracy debate raged amongst my fellow developers and filmmakers. And in a response to the issues posed on both sides of the argument I began a break down of what it would take to monetize and distribute a movie or television show, at a price point that...

To add to this discussion I would like to direct you to the article I've been working on for the last couple months. It goes into detail and budget break downs of how to monetize and promote your own film, outside of traditional distribution outlets. Essentially eliminating the middle men in...

What would you consider to be a small fee? $10, $5, $1. It's been my experience that many people will roll the dice on something if it's a $1.

The New Online Distribution Model For other distribution options, check out my article: http://upressplay.com/new_model/ It goes into strategy and budgetary issues for controlling your project over long term distribution.

The New Online Distribution Model As a filmmaker who has been banging his head against the wall trying to distribute our films for the last 10 years. Along with having 2 of my films pirated on a fairly large scale, I found your discussion very interesting. I've been working on a document that...

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Terrorvision A man awakens to find himself in an interrogation room where he is accused with committing a terrifying crime he cannot remember. With the life of the one he loves at stake, he confesses to anything and everything but the accused crime. But only after he confesses, does the concept...

I guess it would all depend. This park is right downtown. It might have cost us a pretty penny for security and police staffing. Normally permits are only $25, but they get a bit wierd in major areas. I don't think we had insurance at the time, which probably would have blocked us. Thanks for...

Thanks Will. We're glad you liked it. Lexceon got his crew out in force, taking over Chicago's Grant Park for a couple of hours. They just showed up, blocked off a part of the street. The Police didn't say a word. Got lucky on that one.

Lexceon: My City Born and raised on the Southside of Chicago, Lexceon throws down a track about his neighborhood and his people. Check out the debut music video for Lexceon’s latest release, My City. Directed by Paul Moriarity Jr and shot by Jason Deuchler. Click Here Download to your iPod...