[tof] Self Distribution Kit for doco-makers

[tof at lists.culture2.org]

Hey Tash, See if you can catch up with Sue Maslin (9417 2155) about 
your article as she has some well developed ideas about distribution 
with the new documentary she's making with Alec Morgan... Best JH

On 11/08/2005, at 11:37 AM, tof at lists.culture2.org wrote:

> I am actually writing an article on the state of the Australian doco
> industry and read this subject heading as "Self Destruction Kit for 
> Doco -
> Makers"! Obviously no guessing where the article is heading!
>
> Think the Self Distribution Kit is a great idea.
>
> Natasha Gadd
> Daybreak Films
>
>
>
> On 11/8/05 10:12 AM, "tof at lists.culture2.org" <tof at lists.culture2.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Someone who you may want to engage with about this is Peter Broderick.
>> Based in the US he has very deep knowledge about this and will be 
>> able to help
>> you get a fix on who else is doing similiar stuff.  This may open up 
>> the
>> possibilities of international collaboratin and not having to 
>> reinvent the
>> wheeel. Alternatively, it will help you better position your idea by 
>> better
>> differentiating it form what others are doing/have done.  Peter has 
>> been a
>> regular visitor to Oz in recent years and is currently at SPAA Fringe 
>> in
>> Brisbane.
>>
>> Here is a blurb:
>>
>> President of Paradigm Consulting, which provides consulting services 
>> to
>> filmmakers and media companies. He was founder and President of Next 
>> Wave
>> Films, which helped launch the careers of exceptionally talented 
>> filmmakers
>> from the U.S. and abroad. A company of the Independent Film Channel, 
>> Next Wave
>> supplied finishing funds and other vital support to filmmakers, and 
>> financed
>> digital features through its production arm--Agenda 2000.
>>
>> Next Wave's features include: Christopher Nolan's Following; Joe 
>> Carnahan's
>> Blood Guts Bullets & Octane; Julie Money's Envy; Ron Judkins' The 
>> Hi-Line;
>> Jordan Melamed's Manic; Henry Barrial's Some Body; Kate Davis's 
>> Southern
>> Comfort, Josh Aronson's Sound and Fury; David and Laurie Shapiro's 
>> Keep The
>> River On Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale; Amir Bar-Lev's Fighter 
>> Maxie
>> Collier's Paper Chasers and Tony Fisher's The Trouble with Men and 
>> Women.
>>
>> Peter Broderick played a key role in the growth of the ultra-low 
>> budget
>> feature movement. A leading advocate of digital moviemaking, 
>> Broderick has
>> given presentations on digital production at Cannes, Sundance, 
>> Toronto, Berlin
>> and many other festivals. He has lectured at Harvard, taught courses 
>> at UCLA,
>> and written articles for Scientific American, The New York Times, The
>> Economist, The Los Angeles Times, and Filmmaker magazine. One of his 
>> latest
>> articles, Maximizing Distribution, was published in the Directors 
>> Guild of
>> America magazine (Jan. 2004) and is online at www.dga.org. He began 
>> his film
>> career working with Terrence Malick on Days of Heaven. A graduate of 
>> Brown
>> University, Cambridge University, and Yale Law School, he practiced 
>> law in
>> Washington, DC.
>>
>> An article you might want to chaeck out is at:
>> http://www.dga.org/news/v28_5/craft_maxdist.php3
>>
>> His contacts:
>>
>> President
>> Paradigm
>> 2510 7th St., Suite E
>> Santa Monica, CA 90405
>> USA
>> Tel: 1 310 393 7483
>> e-mail: upwards at earthlink.net
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: tof at lists.culture2.org [mailto:tof at lists.culture2.org]
>> Sent: Wednesday, 10 August 2005 9:37 PM
>> To: tof at lists.culture2.org
>> Subject: Re: [tof] Self Distribution Kit for doco-makers
>>
>>
>> Hi Jen, I think this is an excellent idea. I wonder if there has
>> already been feasibility work done on these possibilities, or if
>> individuals might have advice about their own experiences? It sounds
>> like a great idea for a workshop at the next documentary conference 
>> (in
>> Melbourne) if it is not already on the list... The SPAA / ASDA
>> Documentary Council's draft report (SADC/'Creative Strategies'/Higgs
>> Report) suggests the establishment of an "Ozdoxs" site (borrowing the
>> 'brand' from the mob doing such a good job in documentary cultural
>> events in Sydney) for this kind of work - it is one of the better 
>> ideas
>> in an otherwise blisteringly disappointing excercise. Best JH
>>
>>
>> On 10/08/2005, at 2:16 PM, tof at lists.culture2.org wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>> I am considering researching and developing a self distribution
>>> strategy, to
>>> include an 'outreach kit' for independent doco makers to assist them
>>> Self distribute when they cannot get a commercial distributor.
>>> The idea regarding the 'need' has come from having short docos myself
>>> that
>>> could reach wider audiences, and the TTGJ (Time to go john) 
>>> experience
>>> - I
>>> think many of these short films could reach more people both in Aust
>>> and the
>>> TTGJ feature in other English speaking countries. The Idea for the
>>> 'solution' has come from www.mediarights.org
>>> To begin with the information could be on-line, ultimately it may 
>>> need
>>> a
>>> hard copy which could be sold.
>>> What does everyone think?
>>> Jen Hughes
>>>
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