Comments on: What Makes A Good FIlm ‘Package’?

By: Janine

Janine — Tue, 11 May 2010 16:25:54 +0000

In your film package do you need artwork and what types of artwork do you need? And who are the people that supply that. Do you have names?

By: brett sorem

brett sorem — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:48:06 +0000

my name is Brett Sorem, I am going through producing and directing my first feature length film. I am just about ready to pitch my project. I shot a trailer for the feature film that you can check out here. http://www.vimeo.com/user2889023 I was wondering if anyone knew a good place to promote the trailer online besides youtube to get it seen or more hits. also would love feedback on the work. There are two versions of the trailer and a behind the scenes featurette. This may also be a go example for some people out there trying to get ahead of the game. thanks

-Brett Sorem

By: John W. Bosley

John W. Bosley — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:24:56 +0000

I really like this post. Especially the part about niche market and SM. No one would think that SM and the number of followers you have on places like Twitter would be seen as assets a year or two years ago. Everything is changing. I remember a few weeks ago, when I was in Office Max, at the counter, that I saw a magazine that asked if Ashton Kutcher was the next Media Mogul. It stated that Pepsi and another company (can’t remember the other one) was going to be some sort of sponser for his SM profiles. I didn’t read the article, but it stuck out to me.

The filmmaker who made “Panic Attack” earned himself 1 million views on YouTube and a directing gig with Sam Rami. (some of this is probably marketing spin, but still good marketing spin).

More people hear about a film on the internet than at a film festival, so seeing your SM profile as an asset to leverage as part of your film package is great. But only having followers, friends and fans means nothing if you don’t know how to utilize it/interact with them.

Niche is great because a film with no name casts but speaks to an issue or topic of great interest to a fan base that are huge supporters of the content become a crowdsourcing version of marketing.

My question: In a person’s biz plan, how should they discuss both of these in the best, most concise way that don’t just sound generalized.

By: Bill Cunningham

Bill Cunningham — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 02:06:22 +0000

What do you mean by digital partners? Do you mean a website like Dailymotion.com or Crackle has ponied up production monies, adspace and promotion for the film?

Or something else entirely?

Digital ‘partner’ could mean anything – I mean to be honest YouTube could be a digital partner…or for that matter, Bitorrent.

By: Miklos Philips

Miklos Philips — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:06:30 +0000

I still think, in this day and age unless you have recognizable names in your movie you will have a hard time selling it in the marketplace. Movies even with names can be a hard sell if you’re an indie, but at least one has a modicum of hope of making the budget back. All those “packaging” options are good to have but they still wont’ guarantee any kind of return.

By: Frank Casanova

Frank Casanova — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:03:38 +0000

Thanks Stacy… Now we’re getting to the Nuts&Bolts of treating a movie “project” as a real “business”. No longer is the filmmaker able to be just a filmmaker if you don’t want to simply rely on good luck in producing a successful movie project. Today, we must be total marketers…and that means Packagers! You’re on the right track.

By: Brad Parker

Brad Parker — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:45:43 +0000

What’s the best way to get your film or script out to the public .I have its movie playing in my head for so long I just wrote it out maybe two month. So I was thinking to do i small film of the movie and put it on youtube just to see the responce to it. Do you think that a good idea?