My first feature film will be marketed to people who play bridge. The trick is to identify your audience before you make the film, and keep the budget at a fraction of projected revenue. Vimeo is available by default on most devices, so that is not a problem. That's over and above what they pay for Netflix or Amazon. If you identify a niche audience that has a Roku or Apple TV, they will pay any reasonable small amount, say $5, to stream the film if they know about it and want it. That can only be done at a very high business level. For a general audience, you must compete with Hollywood. The average viewer who doesn't have Netflix or Amazon goes to Red Box at McDonalds. To address the original question: if you're trying for a general audience, you have no chance. Only hope is for "Indie" subscription service, but don't know if that's possible. To I am guessing nobody would buy or rent. Now you have even MORE middle-men involved, lol. The fact that you can download movies on Amazon Prime or Netflix is INSANE but just shows how devalued it is to sell something.Įverything is becoming subscription based, even editing software ( cough Adobe), it is fucking crazy. People just don't want to "buy" anything anymore, especially since they now know that "buying" is more like leasing, and you have to basically be all-in for one company to reap the benefits. Whether it's music or video, DTO numbers have fallen dramatically, while SVOD keeps rising and rising. Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu is SVOD, Streaming Video On Demand. is what's called DTO (not trying to be patronizing to anyone), for Download To Own. Buying something off iTunes, Vimeo, Amazon etc. Until it is really good film with marketing budget." "I think this sum is equal or close to zero.
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