Trent Reznor Adds Value for a Good Cause
Stan Schroeder posted a story on Mashable today about Trent Reznor raising over $850.000 for a fan who needs a heart transplant. Nine Inch Nails and Jane’s Addiction set up a site to take donations for Eric De La Cruz and offered special gifts and access to the bands for larger donations.
Schroeder’s insights about [...]
Funding an Independent Film
How do you get the money to make a film about dying languages?
How would you convince funders to back your film when it doesn’t have a clear audience?
The Linguists
Last October, the Independent published an article about funding independent films and examined Ironbound Films‘ documentary, The Linguists, as one case study.
The film’s creator, Seth Kramer, upon [...]
Radiohead’s Pick-Your-Price a Success?
Image from WikipediaThe Chicago Tribune has a good set of numbers from the Radiohead “In Rainbows” release. As you may recall, Radiohead offered the album as a download in advance of the physical release and allowed fans to choose what price to pay for the album (if at all).
A few highlights:
$8 million from [...]
Lucky There’s Seth MacFarlane
Image from Cheryl’s PhotostreamI used to be a pretty big Family Guy devotee (back in that golden age when it was only shown on Adult Swim). While I’ve personally gotten a little tired of the manatees-with-idea-balls approach to storytelling (just watch the South Park episode), I think that MacFarlane’s talent for tapping into [...]
Indie Films in Hollywood: Too Much of a Good Thing?
Image from Brandon Cirillo’s PhotostreamBy now you’ve probably already read the Wall Street Journal’s take on the state of independent film in Hollywood. If you haven’t, I’ll sum up: Hollywood studios are finding that lower budget indie flicks are not paying off at the box office. No matter how many movies [...]
