Comments for InSearchOf Movie

Comment on Good Deal Bad Deal by The Dude

The Dude — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:44:17 +0000

Ha, CRM is like eating sand. Probably won’t kill you but it isn’t good for you. There are much better companies out there, even on the full sales side. The market has changed and filmmakers need to work with sales companies that understand this and don’t have a gigantic overhead to cover. Cinetic is also trying too hard to be too much to too many people. Digital, domestic sales, international sales, management, janitorial services, ok maybe not that last one but you get the point. I’d stay away for now unless you have a big movie that can sell for a lot of money with bankable stars..

Comment on Good Deal Bad Deal by Linda Nelson

Linda Nelson — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:20:18 +0000

There are many options out there and filmmakers need to really explore those options before making a decision. While we are filmmakers first, we couldn’t believe some of the deals that were being offered and I’m not pointing any fingers specifically, but most distributors are downright preditory in their terms. For this reason, we decided to start our own distribution company, Indie Rights.

We now have forty films in our catalogue and have been very successful in delivering our catalogue to major sites. Our first ten films appeared on iTunes last month and our catalogue has been on CinemaNow for some time. Our theory is that the more platforms you can get your film on, the better off you’ll be, as this is a “long tail” business model with an endless shelf. Some platforms will survive and some will fail, so we intend to have a good relationship with as many of them as we can.

Our terms are filmmaker friendly: non-exclusive, 3 years, 20% with no expenses deducted. We encourage and teach our filmmakers how to market their films and want them to be as pro-active as possible. We love independent film and believe that by encouraging filmmakers to be more involved in the marketing and distribution of their films, we will find a much wider audience.

Comment on Hulu by Stephen James

Stephen James — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 23:08:39 +0000

I don’t mind the commercial interruptions–if someone is watching on Hulu, what are they expecting? I hope you are getting some of the money from the commercials.

Thanks for making the film: a bunch of selfish people so in love with themselves that they lie to get what they want. I do like the point of the movie–though not subtle at all.

Do you have any other films?

Comment on attempting to go viral by pix

pix — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:44:47 +0000

I just watched your film on http://www.hulu.com!

…the credits at the end were missing though, so I searched IMDB and then Google to find out more about the film – found your website(s)!

This is the type of film I would have liked to catch at the Santa Barbara Film Festival. Well, congratulations – I read your history post; you’ve definitely come a long way.

Comment on About by BDale

BDale — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 06:43:40 +0000

I just saw your film on hulu. It was great.

Comment on History of InSearchOf by granthiggons

granthiggons — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:44:30 +0000

Does anyone know where I can find free online grant applications?
I keep listening to friends talk about getting free online grant applications so I have been looking around for the best place to get one.
Thanks for your help!
http://www.justin.tv/granthoggins/profile

Comment on Good Deal Bad Deal by Sanjit Mjumdar

Sanjit Mjumdar — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 09:05:27 +0000

Hi Zeke, I saw your film at the State Theater in State College Pennsylvania and it seems online distribution would be a good idea. Being a college kid, I see that most students around my age don’t even rent DVDs that often anymore and rather watch films streaming online. Pretty soon, cable will be obsolete and online computers will replace cable boxes, dvd players and even blue-ray players. Modern television sets even come equipped with computer connections now and many young folks own PS3 video game consoles which are internet ready and connect to televisions through A/V and HDMI connectors. Cinetic Rights Management’s business model for representing films and getting them on hulu, jamon, and i-tunes is the best idea I heard from the indie sector in a long time. Just look at illegal download sites and see how many views an obscure B zombie movie gets over a few nights. Growing up in small town, I was always so frustrated when indie films would only play in selected theaters, which would require a one hour bus trip to NYC. I would usually have to wait for the DVD anyway and my local video store at the time barely had a selection of art house or international cinema. When the New York independent film circles complain about how the independent film community is dead and their films aren’t making any money, it just gets me upset because what community are they talking about? I was never included in that community and neither are my family or friends. We never get invited to free press screenings in New York and it’s too much trouble to visit the Forum. No one in my small town was included in on the loop, but once they discovered films like Requiem for a Dream, Donnie Darko, Gummo and Memento months after they were released on DVD, they went nuts and couldn’t stop telling everyone they knew about these films. Currently I’m living in State College, PA and we never get to see indie films here unless they’re released by studio specialty divisions during oscar season and even those screening are empty. Now with the internet we can truly create an independent film community where everyone is invited, not just New Yorkers, to watch and discuss the unique magic of personal filmmaking.
After completing a no-budget second feature “Determinism” I know the only possible way the film can ever find a real audience is through online portals.
link to “Determinism” teaser trailer:

Comment on Good Deal Bad Deal by Denis

Denis — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:13:39 +0000

Zeke is right, the Cinetic deal is a rip-off, I know because I’ve dealt with lots of distributors.

Comment on Good Deal Bad Deal by In Search Of

In Search Of — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 16:39:17 +0000

Digital Guy, I too am tired of all the naysayers of the state of indie film. I strongly feel that our destiny is in our own hands, we as a community need to work together to build the system that will become the new system. I have no problem distributing my own film if I can not find an agreeable deal.
I agree that Matt and Cinetic have been champions for independent filmmakers, and I have seen this first hand. That is why I was a bit shocked by their deal. There are other people/companies/aggregators out there with better terms and are equally filmmaker friendly, if not more so. Cinetic’s contract states: “Owner irrevocably appoints CRM to act as Owner’s sole and exclusive agent in connection with (i) the licensing, distribution and other exploitation of the Picture in the Digital Media throughout the Territory and for the Term, and (ii) the advertising and promotion of the Picture (the “Advertising Rights”) in all media now known or hereafter devised (to the extent such advertising and promotion reasonably relates to the exploitation of the Picture in the Digital Media and/or the promotion of distributors, portals, vendors, exhibitors or
other parties licensed to exploit the Picture). As Owner’s agent and on Owner’s behalf, CRM has the right to enter
into licensing, distribution and other agreements (“Distribution Agreements”) with third parties for the exploitation
of the Picture in the Digital Media and for the Advertising Rights, on terms that CRM deems reasonable in its sole
discretion. Owner’s signature or approval will not be required for CRM’s execution of any Distribution Agreement.”

I strongly feel that this should be non-exclusive and they should be willing to work more closely with filmmakers. If they were giving an advance and better terms than 50% then I could understand an exclusive agreement. In this open source world I feel that truths need to be shared.

Comment on attempting to go viral by Brian

Brian — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 08:09:10 +0000

Yeah- for sure the widgets are a great way to get the word out. Post your widget in e-mails, your MySpace (if you have one), and this blog and people will definitely click on it.

Also you can share stuff on Facebook and MySpace and invite your contacts from Gmail, Yahoo, and Hotmail.

The site is really good at helping you integrate all your social networks. Great hub to get your film to go viral. Best of luck!