Hello!
I'm new to this site, and new to the indie film world.
I'm on the verge of finishing my first indie film, and I don't know what "road" to take next.
My film is a 15 minute thriller/suspense piece.
So, here's some of the ideas I have:
Enter it into a handful of major film festivals. (Sundance, Cannes, Tribeca, etc.)
Find someone to represent me/my film at these festivals. (Unless they are close enough to home that I can go myself.)
Find a distributor for either my short (they could release it with several shorts on one DVD) and/or a distributor for a feature-length film based on the short.
Find a producer for the feature.
Use this thingy called "Createspace" that's advertised on this site. (Don't know much about it...)
Pull my hair out and scream!!!
(And I thought making a movie was hard!!!)
I know very little about the business side of "show business". I can make a move, but I'm not sure how to make money...and/or start a career in the film industry.
Any and all advice would be great. Websites to go to...books to read...people to bribe...whatever.
I've spent the last two-and-a-half years making this film. I put everything I had into it (including my life savings). I wrote, directed, produced, edited, and coordinated the entire film. I am ALMOST done...the last thing I want to do is screw it all up now!!!
Thanks in advance for your help!
~Reel Woman
"Sometimes you just have to take the leap and build your wings on the way down" ~Walt Disney
I'm new to this site, and new to the indie film world.
I'm on the verge of finishing my first indie film, and I don't know what "road" to take next.
My film is a 15 minute thriller/suspense piece.
So, here's some of the ideas I have:
Enter it into a handful of major film festivals. (Sundance, Cannes, Tribeca, etc.)
Find someone to represent me/my film at these festivals. (Unless they are close enough to home that I can go myself.)
Find a distributor for either my short (they could release it with several shorts on one DVD) and/or a distributor for a feature-length film based on the short.
Find a producer for the feature.
Use this thingy called "Createspace" that's advertised on this site. (Don't know much about it...)
Pull my hair out and scream!!!
(And I thought making a movie was hard!!!)
I know very little about the business side of "show business". I can make a move, but I'm not sure how to make money...and/or start a career in the film industry.
Any and all advice would be great. Websites to go to...books to read...people to bribe...whatever.
I've spent the last two-and-a-half years making this film. I put everything I had into it (including my life savings). I wrote, directed, produced, edited, and coordinated the entire film. I am ALMOST done...the last thing I want to do is screw it all up now!!!
Thanks in advance for your help!
~Reel Woman
"Sometimes you just have to take the leap and build your wings on the way down" ~Walt Disney