The Idville Online Press Kit is here!
Welcome to Idville, where the air is clean, the water is sweet, and your nearest neighbor is 3 miles away… WHAT IS THE IDVILLE COLLECTION? A duo of short films by King is a Fink Productions. WHERE IS IDVILLE? It’s where you want to be. WHO’S IN IDVILLE? Well, you are, for one. You have [...]
The Screenwriter's Dilemma: "I wrote it. Now what?"
Congrats! You’ve written the best screenplay ever! Now what do you do? No matter how much you and your friends (and your mom) love your screenplay, nothing’s ever going to happen unless you get it into the hands of an agent or producer. Unfortunately, it’s hard to do this unless you already have an agent [...]
Other Indie Filmmakers Making It Happen
Writer / Director Gary King has been making movies for 6 years and is currently promoting his most recent film, the ensemble drama “New York Lately.” The movie was largely self-financed, filmed so that actors only had 7 or so shooting days (to make up for little or no pay), and shot guerrila-style in outdoor [...]
How Do You Market Independent Films?
How do you make an indie movie? Well, that’s simple. You start with an idea. Mix in a bunch of people willing to put in a bunch of hours. Get organized. Get cracking. Get acting. Film and edit and polish. And at the end – you’ve got a movie in the can. High fives (and [...]
Thinking About D.I.Y. Marketing and Distribution?
As we write and make more movies, we are constantly on the look-out for ways to market and distribute them in a way that would either a) allow us to make a living creating and producing films ourselves or b) allow us to be recognized and hired by someone who would let us create films [...]
Short Clip of the Week
This week I’m sharing a webisode rather than a short film. Here, Film Fellas of Zacuto USA present webisode 8, “System of a Breakdown,” in which several independent filmmakers discuss the age-old question of how to make great art, get it seen, and make money doing so. This has been something that Julie and I [...]