torrentfreak.com — Talented independent filmmakers are benefiting immensely from having their movies distributed for free on BitTorrent. Films that might never have been heard of before are now being watched by millions of people.
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br0wnstarDec 15, 2007
They're getting paid for their time regardless. Except now, with fame, they're more likely to be noted for other projects. For someone named 'actorboy', you certainly do have a solid understanding of things.
robotbuddhaDec 16, 2007
"Still I have never bought into this help independents argument, because for every one success there are thousands that no one cares about; and the indies only get watched between torrents of Spiderman 3 and Transformers the Movie."People who read books for pleasure are also in a huge minority compared to viewers of American Idol. By this logic, the whole "support authors" argument is flawed because they're obviously of lessor quality than reality tv.
Closed AccountDec 16, 2007
dont forget those international f**kers at CRIA and BRIEN.
danaramaDec 16, 2007
no they're just doing it.
mrk0Dec 17, 2007
If you make a film and upload it online you void any opportunity/chance to ever make any money off of it. Putting a film online will instantly make it undesirable to any and all distributors the world over. In addition, putting your film online will make it ineligible for entry in to any film festival. This article assumes that filmmaking and the film industry is just like the music industry in that, the more people see/hear your material - the better it is for you in the long run. This is wrong. In the world of filmmaking, if you want a career, if you want to be taken seriously and if you want to make -any- money, you'd never ever ever ever make a film and put it online unless it was something you made with a few buddies for laughs. However, I would agree that a film that has been picked up for distribution and had its run either theatrically or on DVD can benefit from piracy in a non-direct way in that people might download it and take interest to the point that they may want to go out and buy the DVD (if they haven't downloaded that yet either)
dmitrikDec 18, 2007
You missed the point where people still go to see the movie, after being recommended by someone who downloaded it or just someone who wants to see it on bigger screen.And downloading never stopped people from buying the original DVD if they really liked the movie.Whole "you won't buy it because you've already seen it" is wrong. I wouldn't even think of buying a DVD or go to a movie that I'm not certain is good.
zzoneDec 19, 2007
A film can always turn a profit. If you can't sell your film after running it through the festival circuits, blame your producer.
lolo2007Feb 7, 2008
I have already made the decision to post up my feature as a torrent when we're done. It seems the only way to bring in for incredibly small pieces. You can sell less than a hundred DVD's or give it away to thousands or millions. I think it's a wise decision to young and new directors.<a class="user" href="http://www.paramegsoft.com/forum/">http://www.paramegsoft.com/forum/</a><a class="user" href="http://download.paramegsoft.com/">http://download.paramegsoft.com/</a>
slowdownandfastAug 19, 2008
An interesting model for self distribution. The issue then becomes are you going to make enough sales from DVD sales because of the buzz of "giving away" the film.I think what this really illustrates is that their is a very hungry audience for independent film and I'm betting that many people would be willing to offer a small amount of money by seeing the film online as a video on demand. Especially if they understand that when they pay the filmmaker for content, the filmmaker will get to continue to make more content.The real issue is getting these films to your audienceHopefully there are enough sites as well as filmmakers out there that will get their films out to the right audience.Adamwww.slowdownandfast.blogspot.com - a blog about one filmmakers journey for self distribution of their filmwww.blindlylefilms.com/slowdownandfast - the link to the film.