Self Distributing your own movie really Sucks

Having self distributed my 1st 2 feature films, I've come to the conclusion that self distributing films is not something I will be actively pursuing. It is a extremely difficult task, and takes tremendous amounts of work, time, effort, and knowledge. You end up spending hours upon hours researching, marketing, promoting, and dealing with the business aspect, negotiating, booking theaters, e-mailing aggregators, working with designers, web developers, and just a whole bunch of stuff that is simply not filmmaking. I've gone through this experience and have learned a lot. Now I need to take another direction with my career, and that is to take it to the next level.

I will now dedicate my time to developing my skills as a writer And developing scripts that have both creative and commercial appeal. All those countless hours spent doing social media, countless hours researching the ever-changing world of DIY distribution, I should have put that time into developing my writing.

I have a new film called LAS VEGAS STORY which will be hitting the festival circuit in 2014. I have high hopes for this film, as it has better production value, bigger names(Eric Roberts), better writing, and has more general appeal in terms of the story and concept. With this film I hope to secure distribution, and be done with it. On to the next one. I'm already working with a Chinese Producer to develop a film for the Chinese Market. Lets see how this goes. Meanwhile, working on my newest script "THE 10th TRAVELER", a sci-fi drama that deals with a man traveling into the future.

The thing with this industry is that everyone wants to know what your next project is, and if you don't have something to pitch, when the time comes, those opportunities will pass you by. I need to have ammo stocked up, if I'm going to war. Have at least one script, one solid script, that you can pitch. Also have 2 or more other concepts ready to pitch if the 1st script is passed on. These 2 concepts can just be ideas in your head but you need to have them.

The other thing they say about this industry is that it's not about what you know but who you know. That's true. The 2nd part at least. Still need to have talent, assets, things to bring to the table. But once you have those assets, you need to find the right people that will help you make these films. I need to go out and network with producers, producers that have access to financing, both on a domestic level, and international level. Begin attending major film festivals all across the world, and start putting those social skills to use. All those years of partying in college, partying in Hollywood, meeting people, I have to do that now but in a different way. Here goes nothing! 2014 will be a great year, new vision, new direction, new places.

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