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Four Eyed Monsters is the indie feature film that proved the OpenIndie.com method of collecting requests for screenings and then releasing to dozens of theaters around the world can work. So in celebration we are giving out either a green mp3 download of our compilation of music used in the Four Eyed Monsters Project or an actual physical CD mailed to those who live in the united states.
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Filmmaker membership for 1 film for 1 year and a 1 hour consultation via phone/skype or in real life. Customized recommendations will be given on how to best utilize new media to get your film exposed to audiences and make back the return you need to move on to your next project.
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Putting real life into film, podcasting to extend the narrative, captivating social network audiences, Google mapping the audience demand for a theatrical release and digitally distributing to millions of internet viewers around the world. The pioneering efforts of Arin Crumley haven’t gone un-noticed as Indiewire, MovieMaker, The Wall Street Journal, The Spirit Awards, The Sundance Channel, IFC TV, & many others have jumped into the echo chamber further demonstrating all that new media has to offer.
Today The Wall Street Journal lists Arin among the top 20 new media moguls, and applauds the co-creation of the popular independent film and online video series, Four Eyed Monsters. The film won the Sundance Channel Audience Award and was nominated for two spirit awards. Millions of viewers have engaged across multiple mediums with the project from podcasting, to MySpace to YouTube, facebook & twitter. The community around the film has participated in DIY theatrical screenings around the world and the audience has created material that has been put back into the project. The phenomena of Four Eyed Monsters has also attracted deals to air the film on IFC TV and the Super Channel as well as other foreign distribution interest.
Continuing his exploration into new media Arin also co-founder a research and development project called From Here to Awesome which has been uniting filmmakers to create the future models of collaboration, funding, production and distribution. All of this has lead to the development of many new films including one that was just shot out in the desert at burning man and is set for release in 2010. Keep track of all Arin’s projects and ideas on his blog at arincrumley.com
Hi David, apologies for the delay in replying to you we have been terribly busy with the site launch over the last few weeks and as a result this phase did not get the attention it deserved. However, we have just opened filmmaker signup on the site so for $100 per film per year any filmmaker can sign up to add their film. We felt this was a more sustainable way forward. If you're interested please check out http://openindie.com/add-film
Kieran Masterton
OpenIndie Co-Founder
Why is this phase so quiet? Is there going to be a push? Only 10 days left...
Hi Andrew,
Thanks for asking this question, it's something I'm going address in the blog post that gets published when the video for this project is launched. In short, yes, the plan is for the cinema network to be worldwide eventually. Obviously this is very ambitious but the person responsible for bringing cinemas on board will have a remit covering the USA, Canada and Europe. At this stage we're planning for this person be based in the USA, this is primarily a financial decision as our funding dollars go further in the US than they would in Europe. But, believe me when I say that I wouldn't be involved in a project which was US centric only. The plan is firmly that this network of cinemas should be worldwide.
To answer your second point, yes, in some cases indie cinemas are cautious about signing up to something like OpenIndie, that is why we believe that a dedicated member of staff at OpenIndie is needed to build a relationship with these theatres, explain to them how OpenIndie works and offer them the opportunity to try the platform. Arin knows from his experience with Four Eyed Monsters how hard it can be to persuade venues but we both think that is changing an there's an increasing number of venues willing to book films in this way. Recently, I had the opportunity to sit on a panel at Leeds International Film Festival after I spoke one of the later panels was made up of microplex owners and managers. It struck me in that session that gauging demand for a film is one of the most important tools which is missing from these theatres arsenal. Hopefully, OpenIndie can allow them to measure demand more accurately, save money on traditional advertising mediums and maximise bums on seats per screening.
Hope that answers your question, lemme know if there's anything I can clarify :)
Kieran Masterton
OpenIndie Co-Founder
Is this indie cinema network going to include the UK? Kieron, who's your partner on the project, is from the UK but indie cinemas seem to be very closed off to something like OpenIndie in the UK, even in London.