Lights Film School was lucky enough to have a exclusive and candid interview with the director Tom Whelan about his most recent feature film “The Art of Travel”. Tom speaks with us openly about how he got this film made for roughly $300,000. This is Tom’s third feature film so he understands the ins and [...]
Post Tagged with: "invest"
How to get a Distributor for your Film: Part 3
10. Did you get an advance for signing on with a distributor? The market right now is crazy especially when it comes to distribution. The market is flooded with low budget films that somehow are made for under $100,000 and then find distribution. If the distribution knows the budget of your film, they will low [...]
Independent Film Distribution Strategies: Part 4
15. What were the biggest segments of the film that ate into your budget? We did a jeep stunt that cost us a pretty penny, but we wanted some action and thought the scene would help drive the story forward. As I mentioned before, the most expensive two days on the film were the two [...]
Finding a Distributor for your Film: Part 5
20. What was your strategy for finding a distributor? When the film was done. We entered as many film festivals as possible and tried to create as much buzz as we could from those screenings. We hit over 20 film festivals alone in North America and it’s unbelievable how film festivals audiences will push a [...]
