Hi all, I'm totally new to this site and a bit (just a bit mind you) PANICED about getting ready to show my film in a festival this coming september. I've researched quite a bit about what I should do and bring but, I have found info on what to expect elusive.
I have an 11 minute short film (stop motion animated) that has been accepted into the 'New York International Independent Film & Video Festival' and when comes to preparation, my pockets are not deep to say the least. For me, having press kits, postcards, business cards, posters and all the other things that selling myself and my film call for is a big deal and tough decisions because I need to spend my pennies wisely.
I've read things like, I should have 200 to 500 postcards to give out and that I should only expect to have enough press kits for the relevant people like reporters and agents but, those aren't numbers I have an easy time wrestling with.
I'm an independent film maker in every sense of the term, aside from my music and some color re-mastering on the final cut... I WAS the entire crew! I've had many years of experience in the special effects business (old school) and finally decided to make my own film - out of my own pocket. Now that it's finished, I need to deal with the selling of the thing and that is the part where I am a 'fish out of water'.
I guess my question really is... on the barest budget, what do you think would be considered the minimum I could produce in the way of paper material to sell my film for me? I am putting together a CD/DVD press kit video but can that substitute for the written material when it comes to the 'Directors' Statement' or would I still need to have one printed to accompany the disk?
Any advise here would be very helpful!
I have an 11 minute short film (stop motion animated) that has been accepted into the 'New York International Independent Film & Video Festival' and when comes to preparation, my pockets are not deep to say the least. For me, having press kits, postcards, business cards, posters and all the other things that selling myself and my film call for is a big deal and tough decisions because I need to spend my pennies wisely.
I've read things like, I should have 200 to 500 postcards to give out and that I should only expect to have enough press kits for the relevant people like reporters and agents but, those aren't numbers I have an easy time wrestling with.
I'm an independent film maker in every sense of the term, aside from my music and some color re-mastering on the final cut... I WAS the entire crew! I've had many years of experience in the special effects business (old school) and finally decided to make my own film - out of my own pocket. Now that it's finished, I need to deal with the selling of the thing and that is the part where I am a 'fish out of water'.
I guess my question really is... on the barest budget, what do you think would be considered the minimum I could produce in the way of paper material to sell my film for me? I am putting together a CD/DVD press kit video but can that substitute for the written material when it comes to the 'Directors' Statement' or would I still need to have one printed to accompany the disk?
Any advise here would be very helpful!