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Crowdfunding is about connection. If you're not telling people why this project matters to you, you're missing the point...and the money. #crowdfunding

Your Crowdfunding Campaign Won’t Work Unless You Show Your Face

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How to Use YouTube to Create Buzz Before Your Film Premieres

Most filmmakers use YouTube wrong. They drop a trailer, maybe a behind-the-scenes video, and then disappear for months. But YouTube isn’t just a place to host video content, it’s a full-fledged platform for community building, narrative teasing, and audience activation. Done right, YouTube can create buzz before your film hits festivals, lands distribution, or premieres online. It can grow your…

How to Use YouTube to Create Buzz Before Your Film Premieres

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What to Post on TikTok to Promote Your Film (Day-by-Day Plan)

Most indie filmmakers think about marketing in terms of festivals, trailers, and press kits. TikTok? It’s often an afterthought. But for indie films, TikTok isn’t just social media, it’s a distribution tool, a discovery engine, and the best shot you have at reaching a new audience organically. But like filmmaking, success on TikTok isn’t about luck, it’s about structure. That’s why we built this…

What to Post on TikTok to Promote Your Film (Day-by-Day Plan)

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Screeners for the win

Screeners are a great way to send your work to friends, critics, festivals, the world! They're secure and shareable, and all ten of our top ten sellers use them. Here's how they work on VHX.

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How To Get Your Film Listed On IMDB

How To Get Your Film Listed On IMDB

From RainDance.org. By Ben Taylor in Indie Tips: Right, you lovely Indie filmmakers out there! It must be very difficult to get your work out there, however a very good way of doing this would be to get your title added to the mother ship of all things film, IMDB.

Below are some helpful tips in order to get your film listed in their database, for the entire world to see!

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5 Film Festival Survival Tips for Introverts

5 Film Festival Survival Tips for Introverts

From Raindance.org: It was awards night at my first film festival in Houston, and a man introduced himself.  His appearance screamed Hollywood.  Trendy suit.  Slicked back hair.  Unwavering eye contact.  This was the type of person film festivals were made for — not me.  He held out his hand and assured me that we had so much in common because we both had made no-budget features and were based in…

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Learning from your producer colleagues — that’s one of the benefits of attending the Cannes Film Festival and Market. Whether you are premiering a film,

Thanks Filmmaker Mag for these great tips.

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Questions for Filmmakers refining scripts

I have been refining Outcast Hero's script a lot in the past year, and wanted to share some tips I've picked up that might help others in their production work. I'm looking at it from the point of view of someone making a feature, but I'm sure the tips would work for short films also.

Approach every scene and ask yourself:

"How does this contribute to the movie as a whole? Does it provide visual or plot exposition? Does it develop one or more characters?" Scenes for humour or action are great, but try to combine them with exposition or development so you don't get shallow portions of the movie that give little to the audience besides eye candy.

"How does it affect the pacing of the movie? Does it slow or stall things in a jarring manner?" Pacing is valuable, and can make or break a story. Do things too slowly, and you risk losing the attention of the audience. Do them too fast, and the audience won't know what is going on and get frustrated. Strike a balance of both, depending on the subject matter.

Finally, test your story with an audience. Nothing beats constructive feedback from others, who often point out a side to your work that you may not have seen before. Just make sure to choose trusted friends who aren't afraid to give honest, unbiased critique.