Besides making shorts in series for web series and possible independent TV series on small cable networks, how else can shorts be made for profit?
You are seeing more and more new startup independent TV networksFYI, I am seeing more and more new startup independentcable TV networks looking for new content even looking for Indie films for content.
FYI, I am seeing more and more new startup independentcable TV networks looking for new content even looking for Indie films for content.
You don’t pay to watch short films. I don’t. No one here pays to
watch short films - and they are making short films. It’s clear that
the makers of short films will not pay to watch short films. So an
idea for a business in which makers of short films can make money
on their product needs to start with the market. Who is willing to
pay to watch short films? How can we reach them and get them to
part with their money?
Okay, you’ve seen postings and groups on line. But you have notLinkedIn has several TV Professional boards. On the International TV group board, new network is starting a thread.
Worldwide Content Providers is another board where I've seen postings.
And, there is at least one more TV Professionals group starting threads where the poster specifically was asking for Indie film content and even shorts are welcome.
Great. What is the name of this network? Where does it air? WhatThere are filmmaker groups on Google + starting threads where distributors accept Indie film content that is copyrighted with the US Copyright Office and insured.
A short shorts show!
When you think about it, Twilight Zone and Amazing Stories were just a collection of shorts shown in a regular format together. I used to love Amazing Stories. Wish it was still on in some form. And some of the greatest writers of today participated in those productions. GRRM being one of them.
That's assuming anyone would watch it. Also, the only way television networks make money is through commercial advertising, and the only way advertisers will advertise is if there's enough of an audience to make it worth them spending the money.welsh_gambit said:Was just thinking you could set up a channel offering film makers time slots for their shows/movies. If they want to add commercials
that's fine but they need to split the revenue with you. So you get not only the revenue from each time slot but also a % of advertising money.
To make it even worse - not only are more being made, but they're more accessible to the audience than at any time in history.
Low demand & high supply is a terrible place to go seeking profits.
Of course the problem with all of this is that at the no- to low-budget shorts level this requires you to become a marketer, a PR person, an advertising network, a designer, a retailer - in other words, a lot of things that aren't really filmmaking.
I wish there was a paying outlet for short films.
Neither lasted very long (the 1985 "Zone" 3 seasons, Amazing Stories
2 seasons) and they had huge name recognition.
To be fair, though, that was 26 years ago.
And as for the indie aspect, a YouTube channel that specialised in delivering the best shorts from around the globe, rather than being merely a vehicle for one production team, I think could be very popular.