Foreword by Stan Lee! This is the 3rd volume in Mr. Kaufman's
hilarious, how-to series for hard-working self-starters and
hard-laughing, cheeky filmmakers. "Sell Your Own Damn Movie!"
covers everything you need to do to get your finished film seen by
festival-goers, movie-goers, DVD-buyers and web-goers around the
world. You will be lead through a primer on the history of film
distribution to a discussion of the many ways you can get your film
out there, either through a reputable distributor or all on your
own. From the realities of distribution, to utilizing the internet
to self-distribution, Mr. Kaufman tells you in his habitually lucid
and off-the-wall way. Inserts include interviews and pointers from
veteran distribution pros as well as directors and producers who
share their own front-line stories. Mr. Kaufman recounts his own
raucous stories of marketing pleasures and nightmares from 35 years
of movie-making experience, creating a uniquely useful and
entertaining read. Or, in Lloyd's inimitable words. The most asked
question at my worldwide popular, legendary, renowned master class
is, "How do I get my no-budget, zombie giraffe flick distributed?
Well, have no fear, because the 3rd volume in Uncle Lloydie's
how-to series of go-to guides for filmmakers reveals the secrets,
methods and tricks (short of prostituting yourself and selling
bodily organs) to getting your film distributed. With Troma, our
legendary 35-year-old independent studio, Michael Herz and I have
developed a low cost, high-impact method for low-budget film
distribution, which has lead to a high-profile brand name and a
catalog of over 800 titles! Now you can learn to get you movie out
there, too. I will be your busty tour guide, sharing with you my
hard-earned cinematic distribution know-how! -LEARN! How I achieved
box office success with my fowl chicken zombie masterpiece
Poultrygeist, and everyone's favorite super-human hero from New
Jersey, the Toxic Avenger, for practically no money! -SMELL! The
sewer that is mainstream distribution as I drag you through the
muck, be-farting upon you the real scoop behind "indie and
mainstream distribution deals. -MASTICATE! (No, not that kind of
masticating) On the knowledge of DVD distribution as I es-chew the
fat and get to the skinny of Do-It-Yourself DVD distribution. I
will teach you the fundamentals of having a good website (like
www.Troma.com) to boost your sales! -FEAST! On my golden brown
chicken puns as I cleverly cluck your brain out with the
irrefutable knowledge of how I sold over 10,000 units of the 3-disc
limited-edition Poultrygeist DVD in a matter of months! YES! If you
have any doubt that I will not be able turn your no-budget zombie
giraffe opus into box-office gold, then put down this book
proposal! No wait, pick it back up, pick it back up! This is a
recession damnit, Troma needs all the money we can, er... I need to
educate you filmmakers looking for distribution gold (brown)! After
reading my book, any damn filmmaker will be able to "Sell Your Own
Damn Movie! Featuring expert advice from those who have
successfully sold their films: * David Cronenberg (Director of The
Fly, Crash, A History of Violence) * Oren Peli (Director/Producer
of Paranormal Activity) * Ted Hope (Producer of Crouching Tiger,
Hidden Dragon, In the Bedroom, Happiness) * Brad Kembel (Executive
Vice President of International Distribution at Summit Films;
Twilight) * James Gunn (Writer/Director of Super, Dawn of the Dead,
Slither) * Jonathan Wolf (Executive Vice President, Independent
Film and Television Alliance and Managing Director, American Film
Market) ... and many more who have sold their own damn movies!
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