How to make money on Film Hub with Jason Horton
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Today I’m talking to Filmmaker Jason Horton. Jason has a lot of credits both documentary and fiction features. He’s also a bit of a guru when it comes to online aggregators like film hub and indie rights.
His tag line is "I make movies that make money” which is actually a bold claim at the micro budget end. So I wanted to dig into the methods of distribution he uses, his advice for low and micro budget filmmakers and some things to avoid. Enjoy!
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Κεφάλαια
1. Introduction (00:00:00)
2. Different methods of distribution Jason has tried (00:00:48)
3. Jason on Film Hub (00:03:36)
4. What is Film Hub and how does it work (00:05:30)
5. Does it help to have a large quantity of films? (00:08:50)
6. Does Jason enjoy his documentaries? (00:11:46)
7. Analytics on Film Hub (00:15:17)
8. Waiting for money to come through (00:17:52)
9. How does it compare with deliverables? (00:20:03)
10. Preparing for deliverables (00:21:46)
11. Festival laurels and rosettes on your poster (00:23:20)
12. The tiered payment system (00:25:20)
13. Putting a movie on YouTube (00:29:09)
14. Putting the onus on filmmakers to promote their own movies (00:32:04)
15. Why horror movies? (00:33:20)
16. Saleability of horror (00:34:19)
17. Downsides of Film Hub (00:35:49)
18. Indie rights (00:41:12)
19. How much do Film Hub and Indie Rights take? (00:43:23)
20. Do Indie rights go direct to distributors? (00:44:01)
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