Commentary by Kendall Whitehouse
Tag: cinema
As announced on the Dr. Horrible Twitter Feed, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, Joss Whedon's three-part musical webisode, is now available in its entirety for free on Hulu (and, as well, on MySpaceTV). Created during the Writers Guild of America strike by Whedon, his brothers Jed and Zack, and Maurissa Tancharoen, Dr. Horrible stars Neil Patrick … Continue reading Attack of the Multiple Monetization Schemes: Dr. Horrible Returns
Dave Nuttycombe posted notes from the panel session "Distribution Now: Strategic Thinking for the Feature Doc" at the recent Silverdocs documentary film festival and conference (via Scott Kirsner). Nuttycombe reports: The other painful insight came from [Emerging Pictures president and CEO Ira] DuBowski, who noted that "the era of just attending a movie is over." … Continue reading Building an “Analog Community” for Independent Films
"Indie Filmmakers Hit Their Target" in BusinessWeek Online notes that just as some musicians have decided to walk away from the support (and the overhead) of record labels in order to market directly to their fans, independent filmmakers "are foregoing the conventional path of shopping their films to a distributor...and using the Internet to get … Continue reading BusinessWeek on Generating Buzz and Profits for Independent Films
Independent filmmaker Lance Weiler authored a piece in Filmmaker magazine titled "Navigating the Digital Divide" that describes the opportunities and trade-offs of various digital distribution channels for independent filmmakers. Last year Knowledge@Wharton interviewed Weiler about his ideas for successfully marketing an independent feature film. (See "The Movies Meet Web 2.0: Lance Weiler on the New … Continue reading Lance Weiler on Digital Distribution for Indie Films
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