Patrick Krauss's Lounge Discussions

Just curious, but why would need funds for prints? Most theaters are totally digital now. I played quite a few theaters with my feature via dvd. You can advertise on FB and other social media. You can get local press to do a story on you....radio stations, newspapers, local mags, etc. Have you considered a festival run?

Allan! I can get you $500,000 or more for your movie project. But your film production company or any kind of business you have must generate an income of at least $10,000 per month.

distribber.com and E & O insurance, about $10K total

diy distro

Thanks, Maroun. I don't have many friends but my four sons sure do! I have talked with them about running a crowdfunding campaign. We've got a busy fun week of decision making ahead of us, and then - ACTION! :D Thank you!!

distribber.com is diy distrio, it's hard to find VoD comparables, I have a business plan for a company that might help.

Thanks, Patrick! Distribber seems like a possible avenue for my mom's films, actually. She has produced a comedy pilot as well as an international docu-series, with plans to make more, and we've been wishing we knew more about distribution. So you are telling my sons AND my mom what to do. I guess that makes you family! Welcome! (Hope you like never-ending coffee and conversations. tee hee!)

Tsara, congrats on taking the first step. I think a possibility for financing might be to contact your businesses around town. Tell them what you're doing and if they would like to make a donation or possibly be recognized as a producer with monetary contributions. If the filming is going to be local, they could always become a sponsored advertisement or even have their business in the filming.

Another great idea. Thank you, Izzibella!! The filming will be local and, actually, my son works at a movie theater that might want to be part of the first film they are shooting, particularly since it's a film about the healing power of movies. :D Thanks!!

@Andrew - yep a student film, and no the actual credits of the film made no mention of the writer, but she did credit me on the Youtube page itself. @Beth - thanks! And I agree re the missed teaching opportunity. I've given students permission on my short before, but usually stipulate that they don't upload it anywhere and just use for class - of course, you need to be asked first.

@Beth: I'm tired of the "only a short" excuse for non-payment and non-credit. I've been paid more for short films than features. Many great works of art started as something small. The Daria television series began when the character made a small appearance on Beavis and Butthead. Short stories, which are often bought by the few fiction magazines scraping by in the digital age, turn into novels. Even if the students gave credit, it wasn't their work to use.They didn't create the script, the characters or the setting. Writers are a key and undervalued component of the film-making process. As for it being a teaching moment, American students are lectured on plagiarism in almost each and every class starting in grade school. They knew better and stole a script anyway. Ownership is a concept that permeates global cultures. It's hard to imagine an ethnic group that's connected to the internet not understanding why stealing someone's work is wrong.

Anthony: Any instructor saying a copyright doesn't matter is probably teaching at clown college or Immoral University. You always have to get permission to use copyrighted material. Here's an interesting link about some American screenwriters and their lawsuits for copyright infringement. http://www.law360.com/articles/591491/plot-thickens-for-screenplay-infri... http://www.copylaw.com/new_articles/movie_infring.html

Thanks Tony, I'm the same, made much more from shorts, know I'll never make a living from them or anything but I like them. Dan, she is, she's apologised and seems sincere and the movie has been taken down from Youtube. Phillip - thanks mate, interesting reading! And agree, permission should always be sought but I genuinely think there's some confused educators out there who think they are applying 'fair use' principles and advising students accordingly ;-(

Sorry that happened, Anthony. I haven't made use of SimplyScripts in many months. It's good she got back to you. This is why I'm iffy about posting a full script online for public access. I'm okay with putting up a sample, but I've taken down all my shorts from various sites. If people want to read, they need to contact me directly and that way I can keep tabs!