FilmNashville – Typical Paths of Distribution for an Indie Feature Film
March 31, 2009 by filmnashville
Filed under Indie Business Info, Indie Info
Festival run, no distribution other than perhaps via internet / direct DVD sales [usually no soundtrack, other than perhaps via website]
Direct to Retail DVD distribution [no theatrical release or television] [usually no soundtrack, unless bundled with DVD and/or sold via website]
Direct to TV cable, DVD, and foreign [sometimes a soundtrack, depending upon strength of TV [...]
Indie Production Financing Overview
March 30, 2009 by filmnashville
Filed under Indie Business Info, Indie Info
There are numerous basic and sophisticated ways to finance a feature project, though usually involving a combination of one or more of these elements:
Investment capital – yours and/or that of third parties [typically, investors get 100% of first profits earned until they recoup all of their initial investment, then receive 30-50% of all profits earned [...]
Independent Feature Film Project Plan
March 30, 2009 by filmnashville
Filed under Indie Business Info, Indie Info
Primarily Used to Secure Funding and Participation of Key Players
Contents:
Project Summary
Story Synopsis
Profit Centers
Project Team
Bankable Attachments and/or Targets
Marketing Elements Specific to Project
Distribution Strategy
Budget Production and Marketing to Distribution
Financing Plan
Comparables
Risk
ROI [Anticipated Profits Over Time]
Project Schedule / Funding Release Schedule
APPENDIX
Full Script
Director Reel
Soundtrack Sampler
Promo DVD for Project
Letter/s of Attachment or Interest from Bankable Talent
Letter of Attachment or Interest from [...]
