I was wondering if anyone here knows anything about starting an indie film studio? I tried to start a business plan from a small business development center and I had it cancel everything because they just don't understand the art of independent film and didn't think selling independent movies...
I want to do some parody songs in my films. Using a song melody that I like and change the lyrics to something else. So how much are royalities do they get and how do I make an agreement where I don't have to keep asking permission all the time say if I want to release it on DVD, iTunes...
I want to make some parody / satire comedy films though because there's so many people with barely a sense of humor and lots of lawsuit stories, it's always best to play it secure so what's a good lawyer for satire / parody humor? That would be an entertainment lawyer right? How much are they...
I want to do the DVD stuff in house and some digital stuff in house too and also iTunes and Netflex and Zune. I don't want to rely on another company other then iTunes (Apple), Netflex and Zune (Microsoft) to do this sort of thing and I want to hire some people to go about doing it for me in...
I'm looking for some professional software to copy VOB files from film footage I have on a DVD to a editable video file. Nothing that's freeware and illegal of course. Most DVD rip software are used illegally and I just want something to convert a few short films I did to my computer that I...
Is there any kind of grants, scholarships that can help with raising extra money for film festival entry fees, since fees can go from $25 - $80. It's kind of a gamble because you never get your money back if you don't get it but from what I read, the money helps the film festival run. I tried to...
I have some films coming up at ComicCon and I'm thinking with that and other film fests, since I don't have money to actually go to them, I'm thinking of sending fests some free promotional stuff (Swag I think is the term) like free t-shirts, buttons, flyers, and DVD samples to promote my films...
Hi everyone, I'm new here. I've never really joined message forums relating to indie film making so I'm giving it a try. I've been a short film maker since 2004, mostly animated and puppet films. I've done small live action films but just featuring myself testing with home made special effects...