Imagine you are an aspiring artist and top-level executives and stars to collect your industry for a couple of days to overlook you and colleagues. It would be just as exciting and nerve-wracking. However, it is presented in one of the world's most popular film festivals in general the bittersweet journey of filmmaker.
What does it mean to 'get in', and take what awaits those who make swimmingly well, and those who "tank"?
Golden Ticket
A small film artist, Diane Bell, she thought while listening to news about her film, Obselidia, became awarded with the golden ticket to the Chocolate Factory was the honor in 2010, the Sundance Film Festival. characterize
After the initial euphoria of the news wore off, she realized she did not have a plan or a sense of what to do next in terms of positive acceptance and added raving about her film. had the editors made her film because of their expertise and willingness new authors trying chosen; nor did Diane later success was dependent on marketing and PR
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Big Bucks and Small film to hum to build
Diane Bell first run in the search for a PR person and sales cadres, during and after the festival was shocking. Do these people know how much it cost to make a short film? Now PR and marketing employees were to ask a bunch of a smaller company to promote the smaller film.
Diane did not have much money to invest in marketing, so they decided to supplement their hopes and little preparation.
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No Second lighting
As she says, "lightning not to strike twice" Diane Bell. Her film received lukewarm reception at the Sundance Film finds presented in the following festivals, but they have a significant or reasonable offer . never get retrospect believes Diane a few things done differently, a better result would have accumulated
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You urging is with films in 2015 fixed at:
- Be Aware - Take the programmers, and those responsible for promoting the festival, aware of their own plans to promote itself to ask for advice and listen to people with experience in working with small and first-time filmmakers
- PR with a purpose -. Next, it suggests hiring an experienced public relations firm, to clearly outline a rational plan for the promotion and subsequent success of the reception. For example, if online sales of tickets for the film, the goal is a clear formula to a landing page, website and checkout process to promote all the seats available for sale. Offers for lodging while on the cut firmly on ResortPropertyManagement.com but not corners, when it comes to film promotion
- Prepare a small version -. After Sundance, work with a small theater, a second release plan. In the digital age, news moves in real time and really fast; if it creates some sort of sums of Sundance, has a plan for subsequent use momentum already exist.
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Consider a money stream
Speaking of the digital age, with its streaming and multi-device preferences, filmmakers stream content directly from their own websites, maintaining 90% of the money, a great idea, compared to what Diane has for her Sundance feature. She looked at a few cents each time someone saw her film via Amazon, yet, with alternative, self-propelled services, sets the filmmaker and the price keeps most of the profits.
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Robert Vaughn was been the Sundance Film Festival on more than one occasion. An avid traveler and writer, he hopes to encourage others to get out and see the world. You can find his helpful article on many of today's websites and blogs.
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