> In the end, the writer felt they were a success on their own terms; a mix of > the old (distributor/booker/publicist) and the new (all of the above) would > be something to strive for. > Food for thought
agreed. if you listen to Arin's recent interview, he totally admits they would have done things much differently. I guess the take away is that without their own grassroots efforts, they would have gotten zero love from the traditional system. Imagine how many movies die on the film circuit (which filmamkers pay to be in), hoping to be given attention. Arun responds here: "Thanks for forwarding. We've grossed more then that and way more people have seen the film since it's been on youtube and we've sold more DVDs since then as well. I haven't seen the article in release print but for the most part, it sounds like they basically get it. But actually to date we've grossed over 130K between theatrical, sponsorships, dvd sales to our audience and download sales. And soon we should be talking about a TV deal thats pretty cool and also getting the film onto more platforms." Jay -- http://jaydedman.com 917 371 6790 **check out the new look: ryanishungry.com**
