3.0

credits

Average Course Rating

Film Marketing and Distribution instructs students on what happens to a film after it is completed. In this course, students will devise marketing and distribution plans for one of their own films. Students will work with social media, plan film festival submissions, create a promotional trailer, write loglines, compose synopses, and put together a press kit. Students will be introduced to film budgeting for DIY, independent and Hollywood films. They will learn to create their own budgets for marketing and distribution expenses. Students will be introduced to the growing number of distribution platforms, including theatrical, broadcast, DVD/BluRay, and VOD. The semester will culminate in a public showcase of the students’ promotional materials and marketing/ distributions plans with guest filmmakers.