DavidEllisFilm http://davidellisfilm.com/hp_wordpress Covering Independent Film Making, Finance and Distribution Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:14:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Some Distribution Gotchas http://davidellisfilm.com/hp_wordpress/?p=459 http://davidellisfilm.com/hp_wordpress/?p=459#comments Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:14:24 +0000 admin http://davidellisfilm.com/hp_wordpress/?p=459 Link:

Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies – Film Threat.

]]> http://davidellisfilm.com/hp_wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=459 0 DSLR’s vs Pro Video Cameras – The Movie http://davidellisfilm.com/hp_wordpress/?p=457 http://davidellisfilm.com/hp_wordpress/?p=457#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:07:51 +0000 admin http://davidellisfilm.com/hp_wordpress/?p=457 DSLR’s Have Detractors and Proponents: Here (In a Comically-Profane Animated Version) Are The Arguments For and Against.

]]> http://davidellisfilm.com/hp_wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=457 0 Theatrical: To Do… or NOT To Do. http://davidellisfilm.com/hp_wordpress/?p=455 http://davidellisfilm.com/hp_wordpress/?p=455#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:57:00 +0000 admin http://davidellisfilm.com/hp_wordpress/?p=455 Orly gives you the rundown on theatrical distribution for indies with Cinedigm,  Emerging Pictures, Fathom, hybrid distribution, Ira Deutchman, Screen Vision, TheFilmCollaborative, and Variance Films.

via Theatrical: To Do… or NOT To Do.

]]> http://davidellisfilm.com/hp_wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=455 0 Can this game get films seen? http://davidellisfilm.com/hp_wordpress/?p=453 http://davidellisfilm.com/hp_wordpress/?p=453#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:21:04 +0000 admin http://davidellisfilm.com/hp_wordpress/?p=453 You submit your short film.

If accepted, it goes as one of 4 to an online game and the

players rate it.  Fun for all!

FILM FESTIVAL IN A BOX

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Disney Sells Miramax for $660 Million – DealBook Blog – NYTimes.com.

]]> http://davidellisfilm.com/hp_wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=450 0 Exclusive: Todd Levin on How Conan O’Brien Got Screwed: Celebrities: GQ http://davidellisfilm.com/hp_wordpress/?p=448 http://davidellisfilm.com/hp_wordpress/?p=448#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:48:45 +0000 admin http://davidellisfilm.com/hp_wordpress/?p=448 A year ago, Todd Levin got the job of a lifetime—writing for ‘The Tonight Show.’ Nine months later, he was packing his desk. Now he recounts what it was really like: helping reboot a fifty-six-year-old franchise; watching his boss, Conan O’Brien, get screwed; and saying good-bye to the funniest late-night show to barely exist

via Exclusive: Todd Levin on How Conan O’Brien Got Screwed: Celebrities: GQ.

]]> http://davidellisfilm.com/hp_wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=448 0 Are Twitter and Facebook a waste of time? http://davidellisfilm.com/hp_wordpress/?p=446 http://davidellisfilm.com/hp_wordpress/?p=446#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:53:36 +0000 admin http://davidellisfilm.com/hp_wordpress/?p=446 Good article of the pros and cons of the new indie promotion models.

Should you waste your time tweeting on Twitter and facing on Facebookor should you better spend it on your next project?

INDUSTRY BEAT: DIWO REALITIES: WHY WON’T KICKSTARTER AND TWITTER SAVE INDIE FILM?

]]> http://davidellisfilm.com/hp_wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=446 0 What Happened to M. Night Shyamalan? http://davidellisfilm.com/hp_wordpress/?p=444 http://davidellisfilm.com/hp_wordpress/?p=444#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:24:32 +0000 admin http://davidellisfilm.com/hp_wordpress/?p=444

“Has any recent director begun with greater promise or had a worse trajectory of achievement?”

Marginal Revolution: What Happened to M. Night Shyamalan?.

]]> http://davidellisfilm.com/hp_wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=444 0 Should Your Independent Film Incorporate Organize as an LLC? – NoFilmSchool http://davidellisfilm.com/hp_wordpress/?p=442 http://davidellisfilm.com/hp_wordpress/?p=442#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:16:44 +0000 admin http://davidellisfilm.com/hp_wordpress/?p=442 The answer is never as straightforward as it seems.  Be sure to read the comments below the article.

Should Your Independent Film Incorporate Organize as an LLC?

]]> http://davidellisfilm.com/hp_wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=442 0 What about Foreign Sales? http://davidellisfilm.com/hp_wordpress/?p=440 http://davidellisfilm.com/hp_wordpress/?p=440#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:15:47 +0000 admin http://davidellisfilm.com/hp_wordpress/?p=440 Good primer on selling to overseas territories and where to learn more.

Link:

Film Threat.

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