Video of the Week: How to Distribute Your Indie Film
Here is a professional advice on producing and distributing an independent film!
Graphic Design: Why Skill is Never Enough
There are plenty of graphic designers all around the world who can make good-looking CD artworks and posters. Good design schools polish the taste of design students and there are so many softwares that make everything easier for new designers. So, if we think about it, the good designers are more or less the same-skill […]
DVD Packaging: 21 of the Coolest Clothing Edition DVDs
A DVD case in a tank top, a pilot uniform, a biker jacket, a stretchy pair of pants? Here are some of the most fashionable DVDs that are worth collecting. Images are from Nuno DVD and M & J Collection. We are not affiliated with these sites but I suggest you go check them out […]
How to Make Movie Merch that People Will Actually Buy
Indie filmmakers today are now savvier when it comes to marketing their films practically and creatively. Gone are the days when filmmakers were still hesitant to sell movie merch because they’re concerned that they’d look like Hollywood sell-outs. Gone are those days mainly because they now have a different view on movie merchandise- from being […]
Music Marketing Ideas for QR Codes
QR or “Quick Response” codes are rapidly becoming a popular and effective way for marketers to extend special offers or unique content to smart phone users. QR Codes are two-dimensional barcodes that can be read by most smart phones (via the camera function) and automatically link the mobile user to a marketing offer, website or […]
Vinyl Packaging: Sanso Xtro- Fountain Fountain Joyous Mountain
The vinyl record pressing and vinyl packaging in LA of Sanso Xtro is totally badass. Sanso Xtro aka Melissa Agate released another album after her debut album 6 years ago. This time her songs in Fountain Fountain Joyous Mountain are more sublime and intimate. The front cover is hand drawn by illustrator Fergal Brennan using rotring […]
How Silkscreen Stickers are Made
If you’re curious how silkscreen stickers are made, check out the video below. Screen printing is a printing technique where a mesh is used to transfer ink onto a substrate, except in areas made impermeable to the ink by a blocking stencil. A blade or squeegee is moved across the screen to fill the open mesh apertures with ink, […]
Indie Filmmaking: When & How to Use Kickstarter- by Steve Moramarco
Kickstarter, a relatively new tool in the world of fundraising, has revolutionized the process of raising money for your film. However, it is somewhat misunderstood by some of the population, and often misused by the artist/filmmakers themselves. I successfully funded my first indie film The Great Intervention, using Kickstarter. I’d like to share some of […]
Music Packaging: Warp 20 Box Set
To commemorate Warp‘s 20th anniversary, they released a deluxe special-edition of music and art, titled Warp20 (Box Set) in a really sleek music packaging. Warp20 comes beautifully packaged in a 10-inch square slipcase wrapped in charcoal Buckram embossed paper with tipped-on gloss-laminated cover photograph, designed by YES, photographed by Dan Holdsworth. It contains a 192-page […]
Indie Filmmaking: How To Make a Movie for $5000
Back in the early ’90s, making a movie for $5000 was the stuff of legend. Nowadays, that number seems much more doable. My first movie The Great Intervention was shot and edited for just that. Here are a few ideas for your project, to help you keep your budget from breaking the bank. 1. Be realistic […]