July 2012
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“Gathr is the Love Child of Netflix and...
Editor’s note: Two weeks ago, we published our first in a series of pieces on crowd-sourcing platforms that are helping filmmakers get their work into theaters without a traditional wide release. Today, Scott Glosserman shares some background on his motivation for developing the new platformGathr. By clearly laying out the benefits for all parties—filmmakers/content owners, theaters, and...
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As Hollywood Shifts, Are Paradigms Colliding?
The ten highest-grossing films in the world last year were:
1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows—Part 2 2. Transformers: Dark of the Moon 3. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 4. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn—Part 1 5. Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol 6. Kung Fu Panda 2 7. Fast Five 8. The Hangover Part II 9. The Smurfs 10. Cars 2
Hollywood’s well-documented predilection for...
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A Filmmakers’ Perspective on Using Tugg to Create...
Editors’ note: Every filmmaker wants his or her work to be seen on the big screen, but it’s not always possible for titles without big-budget marketing or studio support. In recent years, crowd-sourcing has become a critical factor in the theatrical distribution process for certain types of independent films. Crowd-sourcing platforms have offered audiences a way to demonstrate to theater owners...
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Has Cable TV Taken the Place of the Mid-Budget...
In May, it was announced that one of the most buzzed-about new filmmakers, Sean Durkin, would be shopping a TV series based on The Exorcist as his next project. Durkin’s debut feature Martha Marcy May Marlene was the indie to see in 2011, but the news that he was following it up with a move to the small screen didn’t come as much of a surprise.
Plenty of artistically gifted filmmakers who...
