As of the time that I write this post, production has finished on 4 Inches of Danny Jefferson. The first film shoot took place on February 7th, 2015, and the final shots were taken on March 7th, 2015. In the span of the month, there were four shooting days, February 7, 24, 25, and March 7. Over 30 gigabytes of h.264 footage was shot with a Canon t3i camera on it's stock lens with custom Magic Lantern firmware to allow for live audio monitoring, paired with a shotgun mic on it's own tripod. Most of the footage has been processed and color corrected in Premiere Pro CS6, with only scene 8 remaining for editing before the film gets a final audio cleanup and is ready for a final render.
Remaining in the main part of the project is the production of a press-kit, as well as the creation of a deliverable film file and DVD. I am currently considering a few options for distribution. The three contenders are:
Free Streaming - The obvious options here are YouTube and Vimeo. While this has it's perks, there is so much content of quality on these sites that it's very easy for things to get lost in the shuffle if they aren't aggressively promoted. This is good for the audience, but not great for the creator.
Free/Premium Download - I'm very curious as to the specifics of a program like BitTorrent Bundle - where audiences can get into a project with a certain amount of material for free, then pay a small fee for a larger amount of material + extras. This is both audience and creator friendly, and the competition is sparse. Premium download for indies is also available from GOG.com, though it seems they may be more selective than BitTorrent Bundle.
VOD/DVD - Thanks to CreateSpace's Amazon ownership, getting put on DVD or Amazon Instant Video is so incredibly simple that it might as well be the same as YouTube. This comes with the added bonus of IMDB crediting, but ultimately that is little more than a piece of resume flair that doesn't impress many people in the film industry. This isn't good for the creator of the media because it's just as hard to find your media as YouTube, and the audience isn't going to be willing to pay for unproven film.
Ultimately, I'm concerned about self-promotion, and I feel that a unique method of distribution, such as BitTorrent, is more likely to draw attention than yet another indie short on YouTube.
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