Why starting a blog can be a good idea to indie film makers to build an audience, distribution, and earn money

Trends about indie films making are changing slowly.

So many films are made everyday which makes it very difficult to secure a theatrical release by the inide film-makers who are always tight on budget.

But nowadays there is great buzz of digital distribution. There are many platforms for digital release on the internet world like amazon, hulu, vimeo where the indie film makers can sell their films.

But however such film makers need a community or tribe or let's say audience first.

If you can create a group of millions of followers who are devoted fans of yours then every film released by you can be seen and paid for by them as they will come to know about your film through your blog.

Some of the benefits of having a blog for filmmakers:

• Through blog you can discuss what is in your mind and share your opinions with the world
• You can advertise, market and sell your films through your blog
• You can direct audience towards your film which is uploaded on any digital platform on amazon, or itunes etc.
• You can attract great cast and crew through the blog.
• You can get real world distribution by showing trailers on your blog..
• You can start crowd funding compaign through the blog
• You can earn money by placing ads and selling affliate links. This money you can invest in your future film projects.

In total having a blog for indie filmmakers is mandatory nowadays.

To know more what a blog is, check out the video from youtube:

So take home message to film makers is - start a blog, today.

In one year you can write at least 100 posts. which could be good enough a product.

In another post I will be describing how to start a blog for ZERO INVESTMENT (helpful for failed bloggers also). So please like and subscribe the blog. And leave comments for healthy discussion. Let's network through this blog.

How to find good cast and crew for indie film-making - don't choose the bad and the ugly

Film-making is all about team work.
A good team can make your project successful whereas a bad will spoil everything.

Many freshers make mistake by casting their friends and relatives who are neither photogenic nor have any acting skills.

There are amateur camera operators who doesn't even know how to light a scene.


So where indie film maker can go to find a good team?

If you are thinking social networking or FACEBOOK as an answer, you are correct but partially.


Fb has so many groups related to film-making. However they are full of three kinds of film-makers:

1 Genius but egoist

2 With pathetic IQ

3 Good enough


So out of three which one would you like to choose?

Of course - Good Enough.

These people may not be Nolan or Roger etc however they are good enough that they will create a viable product.

Now the problem is how to find these "Good Enough" people who can make your dream film a success. Because the first and second category people are so abundant that the "Good Enough's" become obscure.

Well the trick is: check if any of your potential team people have made any short film.

 From the quality of film you can see to which category a particular person falls in.


Short films which have got good comments or appeal to you means the team behind is strong and will be a boon for your project.

Find their FB id and send an invite.

Rest is easy.


And here I would like to share a beautiful video with you. Check it out.