Free Gift from Calumet Photo
I saw a tweet from Calumet on Twitter about a free gift to the first twenty visitors to any U.S. store receiving a free gift, so I jumped on it. While I didn’t get the Canon XH-A1 or the 70-200 f/2.8IS that I had my eye on, I did get a thoughtful and timely gift: a mug! Why is it thoughtful and timely? Well, it is for me, at least. Since I blog a lot, I’m either chained to my desk or joined to my iPhone. When at my desk, I can use it for a drink. And since the weather is cold now, I can put some hot cider or hot carob soymilk in it. See? These guys pulled out the stops and got...
Read MoreShort Promotional Video for Eve-tees.com
I produced a very short promotional video for my good friend over at eve-tees.com. Ivelise Santos, the owner, makes T-shirts with original artwork silkscreened on them. Her merchandise is of high quality and the prices are great in New York City’s devastated economy. Take a look at her website and see if you find something that you like. You could even read a brief user review of the T-shirt on The Active Daddy blog. For the hobbyist filmmakers who are interested, this little video was filmed in about 15 minutes and edited quickly in about half an hour. Although I used Final Cut,...
Read MoreAmazon…or the chitlin’ circuit?
I’m sure that most independent filmmakers want their films to be seen by as large as possible an audience, in as many places as possible, and as long as possible. I’m no different: I’d love for my film to become viral. And, more realistically, I want it to be available to consumers. That’s where Amazon.com comes in. Without a doubt, Amazon is arguably the major online player for physical DVD sales. If I get my film in Amazon’s inventory, listed on their website, and sold by them, my perceived credibility and marketability would increase. The wholesome message...
Read MoreMovie Poster in the Works
Movies are promoted with movie posters, and this movie will be promoted with a poster, too I have a wonderful photo from a rehearsal that really captures the essence of the movie and that will be used as the poster art. It was totally unplanned, but is so successful as a graphic that I have to employ it. Have you ever looked at a movie poster? Really looked at it and noticed everything on it? There’s a lot of important information that has to be displayed on the poster, such as the producers, directors, writers, distributors, makeup artists, effects teams, researchers… I’m...
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