A company like the one that does the DVD would do it this way because they have their own distribution. But they probably prefer to license to a distributor in the US. If you read around the Facebook page, Netfix, IMDB you'll find the DVD has been on sale for some time all over Europe. When you are one person trying to do it the budget way then yes the one offs make sense but when you have a stable of titles like the German company it's bigger fish to fry. ;-)
On 09/20/2011 01:52 PM, whynotnow7 wrote: > If you do it this way, you'd still have to provide your own distribution and > payment processing, marketing, etc. I guess it depends on the potential > market -- If it's huge, set up shop, otherwise I'd go with someone handling > distro and payment. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu<noozguru@...> wrote: >> Those are "one offs". A few years back it was easy to find duplication >> machines at a good price (sub $500). People did their own duplication. >> However most publishers go for "pressings" which require a glass master >> and cost far less per copy. Here's a Bay Area company that does that >> and also Bluray discs: >> http://www.sfvideo.com/ >> >> This will give an idea of the COG involved in publishing videos. >> >> On 09/20/2011 10:22 AM, whynotnow7 wrote: >>> Agreed that the audience is a specialized one. Perhaps a good model would >>> be to go with a publishing and distribution company, similar to the one I >>> use for my music. That way, once someone decides they want to see the film, >>> they have access to a link for purchase or streaming. I googled an outfit, >>> www.createspace.com, but looks like they are just getting started. >>> >>> Actually I am shocked that Vaj, out of dedication and spite, has not >>> purchased thousands of copies to freely distribute to further his jihad >>> against Maharishi. >>> >>> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu<noozguru@> wrote: >>>> This is what happens when you don't have your distribution together. >>>> The US is a big market and probably the best channel to promote the DVD >>>> is through political sites where people express concerns about cults, >>>> etc. I don't know how well it would go over at holistic expos but that >>>> is another possibility. Many people don't want to "buy" though and >>>> would prefer to just rent the DVD or see it streaming. We don't know >>>> the back story but the little company could be terrified that the TMO >>>> might come after them in the US. But that would also be bad publicity >>>> for the TMO and picked up by news sites that do stories on things like >>>> Scientology. >>>> >>>> On 09/20/2011 08:06 AM, whynotnow7 wrote: >>>>> Nice - Vaj encourages his "Bash Maharishi" view by stealing from those >>>>> who agree with him. >>>>> >>>>> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex >>>>> Stanley"<j_alexander_stanley@> wrote: >>>>>> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wgm4u"<anitaoaks4u@> wrote: >>>>>>> I had my sister order it on Netflix, but I doubt they have it, >>>>>>> and you can't find a pirated copy anywhere. >>>>>> Vaj's post, >>>>>> >>>>>> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/289864 >>>>>> >>>>>> contains a link to a pirated copy via BitTorrent. >>>>>> >>> > >
