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What Fred Wilson Thinks Today
Fred Wilson writes on his blog, AVC, every day. He has done so for over ten years. Some might consider this activity a full time occupation. Not Fred. He really spends his time searching for the next company in which … Continue reading
Posted in Innovation, Internet
Tagged Fred Wilson, innovation, internet, Kickstarter, networks, technology, Tumblr, Twitter, Union Square Ventures, Venture Capital
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How Cable TV Invented Crowd Funding
We assume that crowd funding first appeared when Kickstarter launched five years ago. We may be wrong. You see, the cable television business invented crowd funding a long time ago, when they created the basic cable bundle. The basic cable … Continue reading
Posted in Cable, Distribution, Innovation, Uncategorized
Tagged cable TV, consumers, crowdfunding, innovation, Kickstarter, mass media, networks, sports, TV
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The Audience Fund for Indie Film
“If you’re gonna make it, LEARN HOW TO SELL IT!” Bob Lefsetz Platforms, like Kickstarter, IndieGoGo, VHX, Vimeo, Tugg and YouTube are designed for indies who are prepared to reach their audience through “direct distribution”. It is not the responsibility … Continue reading
Posted in Audience, Distribution, Independent Film, Innovation, Social Media
Tagged Amanda Palmer, Andrew Weissman, audience, Bob Lefsetz, Caitlin Boyle, crowdfunding, digital tools, filmmakers, independent film, internet, James Swirsky, John Borthwick, Jonathan Reiss, Kickstarter, Lisanne Pajot, Marc Schiller, Sheri Candler, social media, VHX, Vimeo
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The Indie Film World Needs 100 Amanda Palmers
The challenge presented to each indie filmmaker is the same. How do I get my work discovered? Typically, an indie film travels to success with the aid of a small group of usual suspects. The 2012 version of that trip … Continue reading
Posted in Distribution, Independent Film, Innovation
Tagged Amanda Palmer, Anne Thompson, Austin Kleon, crowdfunding, digital tools, Harvey Weinstein, independent film, innovation, internet, Kickstarter, TUGG, VHX
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We Own Our Own Copyrights
The simplest distinction often tells us all we need to know. In the music and film worlds there are artists who own the copyrights to their work and those who do not. The music industry just honored Paul McGuiness, the … Continue reading
The More Films, The Better
Just before the Sundance Film Festival opened last week, Manohla Dargis started a conversation about independent film with her piece As Indies Explode, an Appeal for Sanity. Dargis bemoans the fact that the NY Times reviewed 900 films during 2013. … Continue reading
Filmmakers: Gather Your Audience Early and Often
Film festivals have long been powerful tools for indie filmmakers who seek audiences for their films. They serve as launching pads for that elusive big distribution deal that catapults an obscure filmmaker and unknown movie to fame and (sometimes) fortune. … Continue reading
Can Indie Film Achieve a Network Effect?
In a recent post entitled Networks And The Enterprise, Fred Wilson explains how his firm Union Square Ventures invests in networks. He included this line. My uber goal of writing this post is to explain that the wired and mobile … Continue reading
99% of All Filmmakers Should Crowd Fund
The original version of this piece appeared a year ago on the Future of Film Blog at Tribeca Film.com, a blog I created and edited. There is nothing more frustrating and time consuming for a filmmaker than raising the money … Continue reading
Posted in Independent Film, Innovation, Internet
Tagged crowdfunding, filmmakers, independent film, Indiegogo, internet, Kickstarter, social media
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The 1,000 True Fans Strategy
In the movie business, the audience is usually described as either mass or niche. Typically, Hollywood movies seek a mass audience and independent movies seek a niche audience. Today, there is a new way of thinking about the audience that … Continue reading
Posted in Distribution, Independent Film, Innovation, Internet, Marketing
Tagged Amanda Palmer, consumers, crowdfunding, filmmakers, independent film, Kevin Kelly, Kickstarter, networks, Paul Schrader, social media
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