"Before digital, when you had projectionists in the booth, that projectionist would go home after 10 p.m. because many of them were in the union," said Dan Fellman, president of domestic distribution for Warner Bros. "If you wanted to run a midnight show, you'd have to pay that projectionist overtime".
We're looking at a few other products, all with the same sort of distribution model — all healthy, good-for-you products.
You might not end up on the cover of magazines, but the democratization of funding and distribution for movies means you have a better chance than ever to "make it" as a filmmaker.
The barrier to entry is low, the distribution is handled for you, and the cost to potential customers is cheap.
It is increasingly likely, given the fragile state of distribution for ambitious, challenging films, that you will next encounter these films not in a theater near you but in your living room or on your laptop.
Today, you have performance-based advertising, so you don't have to pay upfront for distribution; you can send your development offshore; and you can outsource your data center.
But in the year that I was supposed to do that, I instead decided to make this little Sundance movie that I'm making.Q.I certainly hope you find distribution for it.A.You know, I'm looking at the Independent Film Channel very closely.
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2 43: "Can you give us an update on where you are regarding distribution for the phone?
Connecting with social networks like Facebook can help for distribution, and you can sell your app in Apple's App Store and Google Play or make money via ads.
