Become a camcorder pro: A 10-step guide to making your footage shine
By Chris Stevens, CNET.co.uk on 07 July 2006
Step 9: Promote it
Do you think anyone would have watched The Da Vinci Code if it hadn't been promoted? Of course not. Many Hollywood productions rely on disguising how dismally boring their film is with a massive advertising budget. Even if your film's good, you'll need to let people know it's there.
Luckily you have a tool at your disposal that the young Coppola or Spielberg didn't: the Internet.
Several excellent sites exist for promoting your film. Beside the obvious choices of YouTube and Google video, you can also submit your short movie to the BBC's Film Network, iFilm and Pocket Movies.
You'll also find tips from like-minded filmmakers at Shooting People, and a list of upcoming festivals at the excellent Without a Box.
Topics: tips, guide, video camera, making movies, film-making, diy, camcorder
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Comments (5)
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Tehilla commented on 19/10/2007 03:11
hey.. i lost my disc of "firt step guide" to my video camera sony trv 270e. i have to connect my camera to the computer' and looking for this thing... if there is someone that know how or can add a link i'll be happy... thanks.
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redsim commented on 31/08/2007 10:50
Hi great article, I'm a newbie who bought a decent panasonic DV camera a few months ago and havent really used it much. This has inspired me to make a mini film.
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Deep commented on 05/01/2007 16:39
Why you didnt included Tripod ? Its damn Important for film making to steady the shots. Isnt it?
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Daniel Hodgkinson commented on 27/12/2006 00:27
Here is a link to a site that has a tutorial to make a cheap improvised steadicam
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~johnny/steadycam/ -
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