ABSTRACT

Written for working and aspiring filmmakers, directors, producers and screenwriters, The Marketing Edge for Filmmakers walks through every stage of the marketing process - from concept to post-production - and illustrates how creative decisions at each stage will impact the marketability of a film.

In this book, marketing experts Schwartz and MacDonald welcome you behind the curtain into the inner workings of Marketing department at both the studios and independents. They also track films of different budgets (studio, genre, independent and documentary) through the marketing process, examining how each discipline will approach your film. Featuring interviews with both marketers and filmmakers throughout, an extensive glossary and end-of-chapter exercises, The Marketing Edge for Filmmakers offers a unique introduction to film marketing and a practical guide for understanding the impact of marketing on your film.

part I|77 pages

What You Will Contribute to Marketing

chapter 1|8 pages

Marketing Defined

What You Need to Know

chapter 2|15 pages

So You Have a Movie Idea …

Marketing Starts Here

chapter 3|8 pages

The Screenplay Stage

Every Choice Impacts Marketing

chapter 4|8 pages

Packaging and Casting

Building the Most Marketable Team

chapter 5|21 pages

Financing and the Greenlight Committee

Marketing Moves the Money

chapter 6|5 pages

Pre-production

Planning for the Toolbox

chapter 7|10 pages

Production

When Marketing Begins to Execute

part II|155 pages

Welcome to the Marketing Department

chapter 8|21 pages

Welcome to the Marketing Department

Behind the Curtain

chapter 9|20 pages

Market Research

The Numbers that Rule the Town

chapter 10|8 pages

Creative Advertising – Print

The Campaign in Images

chapter 11|16 pages

Creative Advertising – Audio Visual

The Campaign in Video

chapter 12|25 pages

Publicity

Controlling the Message

chapter 13|17 pages

Social Media and Digital Marketing

Where the Buzz Begins

chapter 14|20 pages

Media Planning and Promotions

Delivering to the Right Audiences

chapter 15|6 pages

Consumer Products and Licensing

Monetizing the Property

chapter 16|20 pages

Distribution, Exhibition and Windows

Finding the Perfect Release Date

part III|40 pages

Know Your Marketing Specialties

chapter 17|7 pages

Marketing for Alternative Distribution

Taking Matters Into Your Own Hands

chapter 18|11 pages

Awards and Festival Marketing

The Art of Winning and Why it Matters

chapter 19|9 pages

Marketing for Animated Movies

Marketing to the Kid in All of Us

chapter 20|5 pages

A Marketing Tale with Pivot

When You Have to Rethink Your Strategy

chapter 21|6 pages

Marketing Trends for the Future

A Look Forward