Strange Distribution
M dot Strange recently made a presentation at Berlin Talent Campus 08 called “Adventures in Self Distribution.” The methods and philosophies he shares here are the framework for a New Media Manifesto, if you ask me. If you’ve been a content creator for a significant length of time, a lot of this probably won’t hit you as particularly profound, but it serves as a nice reminder of what we’ve learned about what works. If you’re new to directing, the info here is a great primer… the essential fundamentals of new media, especially as it relates to animated filmmaking.
FYI, if you don’t know who M dot Strange is, he’s the guy who made “We Are The Strange,” a home-crafted full-length animated feature which made it into Sundance last year. After getting several offers to “go Hollywood” with it, he rejected them all and chose self distribution. Ricky Grove wrote a great review of the We Are The Strange DVD over at Renderosity.
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Very interesting.
Comment by Kate — February 26, 2008 @ 11:55 am
Awesome post Phil. I’m a huge fan of mdot. Ever since I saw his earlier pre-production videos he just totally seemed to ‘get it’ and best of all, wants to ’share it’. He totally embodies the independent spirit. Definitely one to watch.
I also didn’t know about Ricky’s article about the film. I’ll have to check it out!
Ken
Comment by 3dfilmmaker — February 26, 2008 @ 4:00 pm
Great post, Phil. I’d lost track of M dot for a few months. I knew he was in Berlin, but this is really great. His stuff on Youtube is phenomenal. Watch his entire Sundance video diary if you want to know what the festival is really like. I love this guy. And thanks for the plug on my review. You are the best.
-Ricky
Comment by ricky grove — February 29, 2008 @ 12:12 am