How Distribution in Film Works - Film Distributors Explained [Stages of Filmmaking, Ep 6]

[@kjh23gk]

I never had any desire to make a film and I still don't, but this series has been such a fascinating insight into how films are made. I appreciate all the hard work that goes into them even more now. Thank you for the education!

[@StudioBinder]

It's a ton of hard work and we're glad we can share our appreciation for the craft.

[@theonlymegumegu]

same! it's a very interesting peek behind the curtain

[@synechdoche]

Who needs film school when you have StudioBinder?

[@StudioBinder]

That's very flattering. Thanks for watching.

[@BigCraigDeon]

and I went to film school I agree top notch information!!!!

[@shadyrrastubbs6978]

@@BigCraigDeonlet’s connect! 😮

[@classiccreepmusic1189]

I am a product manager for an independent film distributor so my department would even be a small chapter of its own between licensing and delivery. The journey of a movie from the first creative idea to being on someones random Netflix watchlist is so long and I am always amazed how many people are involved. I just love experiencing this industry.

[@StudioBinder]

Thanks for the comment. We also learned a lot about how many hoops a film needs to jump through doing this series. It's crazy!

[@meiji_apollo]

I wonder how many people are involved in making a single Studiobinder video! So well-made every time

[@StudioBinder]

Only a handful, we're a tight unit!

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[@StudioBinder]

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[@edrismatu3662]

The business side of the creative world is such an amazing part of the art. 🤗

[@StudioBinder]

It really is!

[@ResizeFilms]

Securing distribution on major streaming platforms like Netflix or Amazon Prime is challenging for small production companies and indie filmmakers, but it’s not impossible. For us, having a distributor on board early is crucial in this competitive landscape, and we’re doing all we can to ensure our documentary film finds its home.

[@StudioBinder]

Good luck! Keep us posted.

[@solertia33]

For a film to make it through all of these stages, it really is a miracle.

[@StudioBinder]

A miracle indeed!

[@eumeis]

It is a delight every time the vid starts and it is THIS narrator. Dude, you are BY FARRRRR, the best ever narrator, maybe the absolute only on a par with david attenborough. I wish i could narrate more like you. Any chance you could suggest practice materials for improvement? Or even make a vid about it?

[@StudioBinder]

We love him!

[@kjh23gk]

I agree! He reminds me of Peter Jones, the voice of The Book in the original radio series of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".

[@johnyossarian9059]

It's not a robo narrator? Really? Why does he sound quite unnatural to me?

[@dukewilliam3660]

Ai

[@rayancedrichaddad1197]

It's a complete audiovisual encyclopedia about the Distribution process in Filmmaking. Very Useful and Inspiring video. Thousand Thanks StudioBinder. Keep going. Best Continuation to come for you.💯💯💯

[@StudioBinder]

Thanks a million!

[@kumahstudios]

We just started learning on distribution but here comes Studio Binder to save the day.😃😃

[@StudioBinder]

That's great! It's always a good time to learn about distribution.

[@djshaneomac573]

I take notes on every video i watch. 1 video a day. I am learning the ins and outs. I am also applying some of these strategies to negotiate deals with places for me to DJ like how to negotiate my split with them overtime, who controls rights to filmed media, where it can be released. Alos i learned how to budget market and to research the place to see how we will write out the terms. And lastly to be strategic with dates not to rival an in town celebrity for atandees. I have 3 pages of notes. Thanks.

[@StudioBinder]

We're happy to help! Thanks for watching.

[@freddyjosereginomontalvo4667]

Seeing this channel gives me memories about my sister and me as a childs seeing the behind the scenes of our favorite movies with our mother and father. Very good times Thanks for the awesome videos as always say 🌍🌟🔥

[@StudioBinder]

You're very welcome!

[@Can-99.9]

Thanks always wondered how they distributed films, waited for you guys to make a video on it. Your videos are like the film school of youtube!

[@StudioBinder]

We try! Thanks for watching.

[@TrouvatkiDePercusion]

I almost feel obligated to support these guys through whatever means (Patreon, SubscribeStar, or whatever). I can't believe this channel is free. This is amazing!

[@StudioBinder]

Thanks for the support! We'll keep making videos if you keep watching!

[@aliabbasrajani2499]

Before clicking the play button, I hit the like button because I know I am gonna anyway love the video in the end. Studio under supremacy 👏

[@daniellatteo_thefilmmaker]

Amazing guys!... In less than 30 minutes you were able to give us some precious tools to tread the bumpy road of distribution. Unbelievable!!

[@robertobuatti7226]

I remember when Jurassic Park was first released in theaters in 1993 it played at the theaters for a couple of months and that's not the only movie, back then movies used to play longer at theaters, now they just rush films out so fast out of theaters and that could potentially hurt the movie financially as audiences might not know that that particular movie is playing and might miss out, streaming cannot be as successful because not everyone will have that particular streaming service but if the movie played solely in theaters without subscribing to any streaming service it can be watched by a wider audience and therefore it do better at the Box Office but streaming it's way too divided.

[@StudioBinder]

The business has certainly changed. Home Alone played in theaters from Nov. 1990 to June 1991. That would never happen today.

[@robertobuatti7226]

@@StudioBinder Yes definitely, such a different time and a wonderful time back then, I loved how movies would play for longer periods in which you could watch them multiple times at the theaters through their longer theatrical windows as I did with many movies especially Jurassic Park.

[@Chill_Mode_JD]

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[@StudioBinder]

Haha. Happy to be of service!

[@trevorb.miller6385]

I would love to see a video about home media and how much directors are involved in design and special features.

[@aliabbasrajani2499]

Loved the series, binged watched in one day.

[@cinema-q]

Thank u so much for doing this series. It is a god send! 😩🙏🏾

[@StudioBinder]

You're very welcome! We're a little sad it's over but we had a blast making it.

[@SomewhatAbnormal]

I’ve decided to concentrate my efforts on rocket science. It just seems much easier than filmmaking.

[@matildastanford7019]

Got that right. Distributors and their subsequent lawyers seem to be justifying their existence on the payroll while putting in very little of the work. 10 to 50% is a massive cut of a films overall budget. Bit like how badly record labels screw over musicians. Producing and directing is one thing but this is too much. Which planet you want to go to first?

[@SomewhatAbnormal]

@@matildastanford7019well, I'm not sure if Pluto is still a planet? I think there's been a lot of back and forth, so I think someone should go out there and check it out.

[@TheUnholyPosole]

... subsequently, Film is definitely on the way out. The next era in "movies" will be influencers utilizing AI and collaborations.

[@SomewhatAbnormal]

@@TheUnholyPosoleas someone who is close to film (I'm a DP, sound designer, actor, and my wife is a member of two different film unions), I don't feel this is a completely accurate statement. There will be changes to the industry in the coming years as studios figure out how they can eek out maximum profits while paying as little as possible to everyone involved. It looks like this is going to be a combination of moving productions abroad, and relying more on CGI to avoid location shoots. I don't see "influencers utilizing AI" as a replacement for the film industry. If you believe this, then you don't quite understand the money behind the industry. You're suggesting that a trillion dollar industry is just going to pack it in and allow an influencer to take over - that's not gonna happen. There will be more independent filmmakers using platforms like KZbin to distribute movies, no doubt. There will be changes in the traditional methods of movie making, no doubt. But what you won't see is a gaggle of influencers dominating the industry with over the counter AI tools.

[@StudioBinder]

It just might be!

[@peterkalyabe7553]

I can't thank you enough for these top-notch, well researched assets. DISTRIBUTION.

[@StudioBinder]

You're welcome! This whole series was a beast in terms of research.

[@vocabilities]

Thank you once again!

[@biniyamgetu9146]

Love u and tnx from Ethiopia 🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹

[@StudioBinder]

Right back at ya!

[@CiseEntertainment]

This was great information 👏🏾

[@justaguywholikesmovies90]

This is invaluable info for people like me who don't have any connections with industry people. Thanks.

[@StudioBinder]

Our pleasure!

[@lorenzbuhler6114]

Thai Series has been so helpful. Thank you so much.

[@StudioBinder]

Happy to hear that! It was a labor of love on our end.

[@esignsmedia]

Imagine your film makes $100. A distributor might take 20%, leaving you with $80. Then, the platform where people watch your film (like Amazon) takes another 50%, so now you're down to $40. If you had a theatrical release, the cinema might take at least 50% of ticket sales right off the bat. Distributors also have costs they pass onto you, like marketing or taking your film to festivals. They might charge you $20,000 for this and take that money out of YOUR share of the profits before giving you anything. This means you effectively start $20,000 in the hole! It's important to understand all of these potential costs and deductions so you can negotiate the best possible deal and have realistic expectations about potential earnings.

[@jesaiahobogbaimhe2904]

If you guys haven't already done so, can you do a video about the concepts explored in 'Tenet', and its structure in general? Thanks

[@arshanifeb]

Love this series. I'll be back when the subtitle available.

[@StudioBinder]

Sorry about that, they've been added.

[@arshanifeb]

​@@StudioBinder Thank you sm.

[@lindamalote1719]

Thank you for filling in the gaps in my knowledge

[@StudioBinder]

Glad it was helpful! And there's more coming so stay tuned.

[@atima_samuel]

Top content 📽

[@StudioBinder]

We try! Thanks for watching.

[@henryhallock9754]

You guys should do a video about the different avenues you can take to get into the film industry and the pros and cons of each! 🙏

[@StudioBinder]

Interesting idea! Might be tough since there are so many but it's an important topic for sure.

[@henryhallock9754]

@@StudioBinder Thats true you probably couldn’t cover everything but even covering some stuff would be awesome!

[@thcarneiro]

Great series. Thanks a lot.

[@alexlandherr]

One thing about home media releases (DVD & Blu-Ray) that I think could be done different since most playback equipment seems to support it is to not do a “pull down” to 23.976-ish fps and keep the fps at 24 exactly. And yes; most people won’t notice the difference but why perform a conversion step that’s not needed and any add extra post-production time?

[@Max_Koval_LDS]

Hello, That's very interesting! Do you have something similar, but focused on TV series instead of films? I'm particularly interested in the marketing aspects.

[@urinbaevazizbek]

I love ur content please don't stop posting videos ❤

[@StudioBinder]

We love making them and there's so much more cool stuff coming soon!

[@urinbaevazizbek]

@@StudioBinder Glad to hear! :)

[@mariamadonna3748]

Always amazing. Thank you.

[@StudioBinder]

Our pleasure!

[@The99PercentMoviebyCherie]

Thank you. I needed this video!

[@StudioBinder]

Happy to hear that!

[@InfamousStar1]

Great video! Well detailed.

[@StudioBinder]

Thanks. Glad you liked it!

[@deviandrianto]

good topic, like this video

[@StudioBinder]

Thanks for watching!

[@giuseppebonelli]

there are some point that is not clear to me about the process of distribution of a movie let's take a practical example: 1 I have a new film production and distribution company or just distribution, but I don't have any films to distribute yet because my company Is young, how make myself known to theaters? 2 How a movie arrive on the theatre? Taking into account that only in USA there are hundreds of theaters and it seems rather difficult to contact them all one by one, if I want distribute the movie in all world all is more difficult. How usually a distributor done? 3 A distributor always screens all the films it deals with in the same sales?

[@puppiepoppy]

The narrator is the Sir David Attenborough version of KZbin filmmaking videos! 🥰🤩🤩🤩

[@DarkNetwork]

Very helpful first comment too !!!!

[@StudioBinder]

You're welcome!

[@warriorclassmedia]

F@ck yeah 👍🏻💯. Love this channel

[@StudioBinder]

Right back at ya!

[@youthawake]

Great content. By the way, I have a small question do you own the copyrights to the footage used in the videos ?

[@StudioBinder]

No, but we can use it for educational purposes. Thanks for the compliment!

[@XanderLeoShiller]

Entertainment lawyers are such an underrated careers in showbusiness that not only do they earn $$$ but theyre needed by everyone and can get themselves a great position in the business.. like the lawyer who cuts or a producers horses head so Johnny Fontaine could get the part in the picture lol but they really are dealing with offers that are hard to refuse.

[@JunebugPresents]

You have to get the licensing rights for brands or buildings appearing in the film, but how is that done? Does the filmmaker have to pay Ben & Jerry's to have their brand flash in the background? She didn't explain how this works exactly. I always wondered.

[@StudioBinder]

Good question. Check out this interview we did with Producer Alex Saks. She explains how product placement works. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ip6Wkppqa7-eftEsi=vZetf1Y0BRjh-B9u

[@tavishmankash1888]

omg hi have a gr8 day!!

[@TheUnholyPosole]

Imma have a gr9 day

[@StudioBinder]

You too!

[@ChristopherZenges]

We need the second studioBinder in French

[@Raymond.Butler]

How much of movie making and exhibition is payed in the rears? So much has to be payed on the barrel head. There are scheduled pay dates and quantities through the project time start to bank. How much is payed after everything is in motion and earning?

[@StudioBinder]

Every distribution/exhibition contract is different but we cover some of the more common "splits" in the video.

[@Rebecca-qg8pb]

Nice video I am into animated movies, does this also work for that

[@sh8k867]

@Studiobinder an open film university online ❤ Can you also explain a topic called "Continuity Note" (editor's note from the shooting) ... please.🙏

[@StudioBinder]

Thanks for that! I'm sure we'll get to that topic eventually. Continuity usually refers to keeping everything consistent between shots, especially since scenes are typically shot out of order.

[@a-plusvisualszambia]

Thanks ☺

[@RohanKumaar]

Please make a video on doing research for a film😊

[@StudioBinder]

Do you mean researching for historical accuracy before making a film? Or do you mean researching a film academically for analysis?

[@RohanKumaar]

@@StudioBinder Research the story of your script before writing

[@samykingson5427]

great series ,i have video series idea it is about star system in the golden age of hollywood there is good book about the subject (star machine ).

[@StudioBinder]

That would be a great series!

[@bollywoodfightactionreacti9189]

Superb ❤

[@StudioBinder]

Thanks 🤗

[@christophercranmer3962]

You guys should do a video on bottle films

[@StudioBinder]

Interesting! We'll add it to the list.

[@davidkmec4335]

Thanks for video again, but please get subtitle for more enjoy whit this video

[@StudioBinder]

Sorry about that, they've been added.

[@RedDirtMotion]

It also feels so impossible. I was rejected from every fest and with only oddball online doc marketplaces to submit to i feared id be paying a bunch more money only for it to end up on the most obscure streaming platform in existence. For example, i know someone whose doc is only viewable on United Airlines flights?? I just ended up uploading on KZbin. I wont make more than a few bucks back of $15k but at least anyone can just go watch it. Thats a luxury previous generations did not have. Unfortunately the inherent stigma is that it simply becomes a "youtube video" instead of a documentary because the platform is considered amateur.

[@HarskyMusic]

could you do a film of Foley or sound.

[@chadjones1266]

Thanks again

[@DanCreaMundos]

I wouldn't say this is the final step, that would be some market research to see how well is the film working and see if it's worth a sequel 😂

[@StudioBinder]

Very true. Then the WHOLE process starts over again!

[@MwayiComfort]

We would like to see the man behind the voice 😊😊😊one day

[@StudioBinder]

Not a bad idea!

[@L-A-M-E-nergy]

I would take all this with a grain of salt… the model for distribution of film content is going to shift dramatically over the next 2-5 years!

[@ajjulucky5339]

I want to make a short flim ..But money is not sufficient to do a short flim nd no one supporting to do a short flim ... How to approach a producer for produce money for short flims ??.. I have one another doubt about music ??? How we choose bgm and Music .. Can u Explain in your studio binder ???

[@Ayogenius67]

THANKS

[@StudioBinder]

You're welcome!

[@radiantlight2361]

How can I get my indie film to Netflix,?

[@sergeantlee7594]

This channel is crazy

[@StudioBinder]

We can neither confirm nor deny our level of sanity.

[@marwanel-aghoury8822]

First of all, thanks a lot for your brilliant videos. You have my respect as one of the pioneering filmmaking channels 👌 But I have a point, and please correct me if I'm wrong 🙌 Regarding the point of R rating limiting the total gross of a movie , what I feel on many occasions specifically nowadays, that R rated movies are the thing, people in general ,not just theartically speaking, love R rated and tend to watch it more than family friendly movies because they are more spicy. So what I am saying and sorry for all of that talking !😅🙌, that the R rated movies may gain as much if not more than family-friendly movies, but from digital release on platforms and viralling on the social media, which could increase the popularity of the movie, therefore increase the total gross 🙌 So wouldn't that make the R rated Movies gain at least as much as what the family-friendly gains from better distribution in theaters? For example: I watched a movie with my family at the theater and walked away and that's it, opposing to the R rated ones that people may revisit and talk about more than family-friendly ones 🙌 So isn't that supposed to make things even for R rated movies total gross in the long run?

[@kingdarius6459]

Please, what's the best way to write a character with multiple personalities. Like mental disorder?

[@esajackjack3032]

Wow 😮😮

[@whoisclassic]

If you're not subscribed to this channel I wonder what you're learning about films

[@TheUnholyPosole]

....I'm learning that politics and business control film, not creativity and demand.

[@whoisclassic]

@@TheUnholyPosole well you have a point but the truth is Politics and business controls everything but without your creativity, it gets even harder. Creativity is your natural bragging right

[@StudioBinder]

Thanks for that! But there are plenty of resources out there that we learn from ourselves.

[@whoisclassic]

@@StudioBinder yes a lot, but you guys do amazing job in working extensively on your chosen topics

[@TinLeadHammer]

I see way too many mentions of A24 in recent StudioBinder productions.

[@StudioBinder]

We're big fans!

[@joelanthonyalvarado6947]

Why use the the arc light in Hollywood as your thumbnail?! 😭

[@TheUnholyPosole]

... it's just stock image.

[@StudioBinder]

We love the Cinerama Dome and were definitely sad when it closed during the pandemic. But it looks like it might be coming back next year!

[@joelanthonyalvarado6947]

@@StudioBinder 🙏

[@Robert-Rojas]

I just made a short film…..tell me what you guys think????

[@themightyflog]

Cultures find films and prey on folks who make a film, tell them they will distribute it, lie and cheat them and may or may not distribute it.

[@jyz9152]

太棒了

[@trailerrecreator]

Next can you do a video about how to make an effective death?

[@StudioBinder]

Hmm, intriguing. Do you mean a realistic-looking death or maybe how to maximize the emotions in a death scene?

[@trailerrecreator]

@@StudioBinder Yes, I would be to maximise the emotions.

[@upy3032]

Publisher vs Distributor

[@imnbmusic]

someday . really someday

[@StudioBinder]

Someday indeed!

[@adibshirazi]

👌👌

[@StudioBinder]

Thanks!

[@user-raj2425]

Please give subtitles

[@StudioBinder]

Sorry about that, they've been added.

[@bgmi-vishant4358]

Add subtitles please.

[@StudioBinder]

Sorry about that, they've been added.

[@abn3r507]

Damn

[@SIBIRIAKcom]

pretty much like the music industry.

[@StudioBinder]

That's true. Lots of overlap there.

[@rb5078]

Sounds exhausting.

[@JHOROKAAK]

first comment.

[@StudioBinder]

Comment champion!

[@gdubaz]

So is the narration done by an AI version of Patrick Stewart?

[@StudioBinder]

Nope, just a flesh and blood Englishman who happens to have a fantastic voice!

[@Epic_C]

The pandemic ruined so much. It was all about control.

[@kirillbach6298]

Thanks