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Funding, Filming & Finding an Audience - Micro Budget Movie Hustle with Jake C. Young
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This week on the podcast I chat to filmmaker Jake C. Young about his movies, how he funded them through Indiegogo, working with what you have and how he handled sales and distribution. He also told me about how he managed to release his film on Blu-ray through Makeflix.
Find out more about Jake and his movies: https://www.instagram.com/jakecyoung_official/
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Chapters
1. Introduction to Jake C. Young (00:00:00)
2. Jakes route into Micro Budget Features (00:01:09)
3. Jakes first feature (00:02:25)
4. Sales and distribution vs. Film Hub (00:05:05)
5. A Good relationship with a distributor (00:06:25)
6. Budgets and shooting format (00:06:57)
7. Using a phone to make a feature film (00:14:13)
8. Crowd funding - Indiegogo (00:14:44)
9. Tips for using Indiegogo - beating the algorithm (00:16:05)
10. Blu-ray release & Makeflix (00:18:56)
11. Building your confidence as a Director - spreading the word about your project (00:21:38)
12. Tips for promoting your movies (00:25:03)
13. What does Jake wish he'd known when he started making films? (00:27:13)
14. Competition between Indie filmmakers - what are the markers for someone that doesn't;t have your best interests at heart. (00:29:48)
15. Watching out for transactional relationships (00:33:11)
16. Reasons to check out Dzifa Mallets episode about acting in, directing and producing your first feature. (00:35:49)
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