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Great stuff. I really liked the fact that it's almost a silent film. I also liked the fact that the guy is a deranged treehugger animal lover, etc. I'm guessing you had something of a budget.

Hi, What books, web sites and other sources do you recommend that provide detailed information on film promotion and all the other stages after a film is finished? Thanks

While I enjoy crafting stories in my mind, I have always struggled with the screenplay as a format. I think its constant, unchanging characteristics force the writer to imagine elements that subtract rather than add to the story. For instance: --The fixed length. Makes the writer come up with...

According to the TV Production course I took in college, editors for TV shows here in Greece get paid more than anyone else on the show. I don't know how it works for film.

I'm not an experienced pro, but I have had two festival screenings of two of my short movies here in Greece. Why don't you do both festivals and the internet? Here are some thoughts based on my own pitfalls. Festivals: the problem with festivals is that you don't know if you'll get in. And...

Rik, good list, thanks. But there is a Catch 22 or chicken and egg scenario: need a distribution plan to get the movie funded, need a movie before you talk with the distributors. I'm not comparing myself with stars, I'm just bringing this up for faster understanding: imagine if Kevin Smith...

I know exactly what I want to shoot, but I'm not sure how much it's going to cost. How do you budget your films?

Before there are any misunderstandings, I just want to say that I appreciate everyone's input. So far, M1chae1 and sonnyboo have provided ideas that can be immediately implemented, which is what I'm interested in right now, but the talk about rich investors is useful for future, bigger...

Film commissions: what you describe is the USA reality. I live in Greece. Most Greek films are funded in part by Greek Film Center. Is that not a film commission? If not, I stand corrected. I just used the term for simplicity's sake. The problem with the Greek Film Center is that while anyone...

Thanks, but I was looking for harder information. I have no personal experience of fund raising, my only education about the movies is the movies. So, for instance, in real life, who are the people who pay for movies, like the dentists in "The Last Shot" or the limo company in "Get Shorty?"...

Very interesting information. I'd never considered a fundraiser.

Where would you start to look for investors? What sort of people would you approach? I'm not in a position to approach the entities that normally fund films like distributors or film commissions. At this stage, I'd prefer individuals.

Blurring backgrounds has more to do with focus than aperture. I am not familiar with the specific camera, but it must have some sort of focus controls. Because most camcorders are so automated, they usually focus automatically at the center of the image. So if you put your subject in the middle...

Hi, I've mentioned in another post that I'll be offering the rights to my short film to distributors in Asia and later other regions. The film is in Greek with English subtitles. Assuming a distributor purchases the rights for their country, what materials would they require? I've thought of...

Thanks for the information. Do you have figures for other countries as well, or know how I could get hold of them?

Hi, I am about to contact film distributors in Asia (Japan, Indonesia, and Thailand) to offer them the rights to my short film*, and I was wondering what sort of money I should be asking for. And what sort of contract. I have read in Kevin Lindenmuth's "Making Movies On Your Own" that the usual...

According to a TV Production course I took in college, a TV channel usually signs a one-year contract with a film distributor for one film, for a fixed amount. The contract allows the TV channel to show the film only a certain number of times in the year. When the year is up, the channel and the...

Hello, I have completed a 15 minute short video, and am now trying to sell the rights to distributors around the world. What sort of marketing strategy would you advise?