When creating a film not only should the cost of production be considered but also the cost of distribution. Elliot Grove wrote, "Booking ad space in newspapers and magazines has become very costly. Add to that the cost of PR and social media assets the cost of a theatrical release starts to look like the budget of a small nation." Much effort must be put into the distribution works and can become very expenisve. One route filmmakers who want to maintain ownership of their films may create a service deal which is to hire a specialist who "takes over" the distribution process. A service deal can help to manage a way to gain more money than spent. Obviously this plan appeals to any filmmaker. The filmmaker should become involved as the reward could be greater and offers a great deal of flexibility. Service deals can take a great deal of stress off of a filmmaker as budgets, scheduling, and release is all planned out for them. Service deals hold an advantage in the film world, CAVU writes, "And because it's a SERVICE DEAL all of the theatrical rights are retained by the filmmaker." Clearly, the idea is to be considered for smaller budgeted productions.
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Service Deals. (n.d.). Retrieved from CAVU Pictures website: http://www.cavupictures.com/serviceDeals.html
10 Film Distribution Basics. (n.d.). Retrieved from Raindance Film Festival website:
http://www.raindance.org/10-film-distribution-basics/
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