Slides for a workshop on how filmmakers can use the Internet (and other new technologies) to market and distribute their work. This is a talk I've been giving at film schools, and most recently, the Film Arts Foundation in San Francisco. Related blog: htt
Presentation about some of the new distribution avenues for people who make short videos and feature-length films... includes several case studies. Based on the book "The Future of Web Video." Book and presentation created by Scott Kirsner, editor of the
Liberated Films, the online community for independent filmmakers, announces today a new content agreement to add thousands of movie trailers, clips, behind-the-scenes videos and celebrity interviews from over 300 movie studios, including Miramax, Universa
Sundance award-winning documentary The Corporation has been released for free on BitTorrent. The new torrent download includes a high-quality rip of the master DVD and a 40 minute interview with Joel Bakan, the author of the book and writer of the film. M
Indie Features is a little video sharing website set up by Lance Weiler of Head Trauma fame, specifically designed for independent filmmakers who want to share clips of their new and upcoming film projects.
San Francisco-based LiberatedFilms, which launches today, is a great new video site for independent films. a place where filmmakers could get exposure for their work beyond the usual festival circuits, and where film fans wouldn’t need to dig through la
But creators may be hesitant. Many chose to go on the web precisely to avoid the mainstream. "A lot of people feel they don't want to be co-opted by the system and hand over creative control," said Scott Kirsner, author of The Future of Web Video. "They w
