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Written for working and aspiring filmmakers, directors, producers and screenwriters, The Marketing Edge for Filmmakers walks through every stage of the marketing process-from idea to post-production-and illustrates how creative decisions at each stage will impact the marketability of a film.
List of contents
Prologue: In a Research Screening, No One Can Hear You Scream
Part One: What You Will Contribute to Marketing
Chapter 1: Marketing Defined
Chapter 2: So you have a movie idea…
Chapter 3: The Screenplay Stage
Chapter 4: Packaging and Casting
Chapter 5: Financing and Green Light
Chapter 6: Pre-Production
Chapter 7: Production
Part Two: Welcome to the Marketing Department
Chapter 8: Welcome to the Marketing Department
Chapter 9: Market Research
Chapter 10: Creative Advertising: Part 1: Print
Chapter 10: Creative Advertising: Part 2: Audio Visual
Chapter 11: Publicity
Chapter 12: Social Media and Digital Marketing
Chapter 13: Media Planning and Promotions
Chapter 14: Consumer Products and Licensing
Chapter 15: Distribution, Exhibition and Windows
Part Three: Know Your Marketing Specialties
Chapter 17: Marketing for Alternative Distribution
Chapter 18: Awards and Festival Marketing
Chapter 19: Marketing for Animated Movies
Chapter 20: A Marketing Tale with Pivot
Chapter 21: Marketing Trends for the Future
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About the author
Russell Schwartz is Associate Professor at the Dodge College of Film and Media in Chapman University where he is the lead marketing professor in the Creative Producing Program. He is also Co-Principal of Pandemic Marketing which provides strategic consulting to the motion picture industry. Recently he was President of Worldwide Marketing for Relativity Media and was formally President of Marketing at New Line Cinema, where he created and managed the marketing campaigns for over 70 films, including the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Wedding Crashers, Elf, Hairspray and The Notebook.
Kate MacDonald is a studio marketing executive based in Los Angeles. She is the Vice President of Marketing and Production at Paramount Pictures. During her career, Kate has worked on a variety of both large and more targeted films such as Wedding Crashers, the Saw horror franchise, World War Z, the Star Trek franchise, Wolf of Wall Street and The Big Short.
Summary
Written for working and aspiring filmmakers, directors, producers and screenwriters, The Marketing Edge for Filmmakers walks through every stage of the marketing process—from idea to post-production—and illustrates how creative decisions at each stage will impact the marketability of a film.
