Ep 94 How to raise finance & get distribution for your indie film by cold calling with Nathan VonMinden director of The Challenger Disaster

Published: Feb. 5, 2019, 12:15 a.m.

b'Giles Alderson sits down with director and writer Nathan VonMinden to chat how he made his indie film The Challenger Disaster by raising finance and getting distribution himself .\\nThey chat about how scary and wonderful it is to see your film on a big screen and how you can\'t hide the flaws when it\'s up there for all to see.\\nThere are no set rules for filmmakers, you find your own path but you have to become a business person and how he phoned around and cold called people to raise the finance to make and distribute the film.\\nHow shooting dialogue scenes is hard and you are never as good as your dailies or as bad as your first cut and how it takes a team to make a film.\\nThis is a truly inspirational talk about how you can make your indie film happen and all props to Nathan for doing so.\\nWATCH the TRAILER for The Challenger Disaster here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvv2-7iOD_8\\nBUY/RENT/WATCH The Challenger Disaster here https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07M7D8RJ3/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_dp_p8ntCbJ6N0D5A\\nFOLLOW Nathan on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/nvonminden\\nWebsite here: http://www.nathanvonminden.com/\\nLINKS\\nThe Filmmakers WEBINAR - Join host Giles Alderson on 13th Feb online as he goes into detail on how he made his films and what it was like on set as a producer/director and screenwriter. Learn how to get you film made with an exclusive deep dive into how you can make you feature film. Q&A afterwards Full details and tickets here: http://bit.ly/2TfZ1vT\\nLINK for The 2nd MAKE YOUR FILM event\\xa0http://bit.ly/2sRiasH\\xa0Join filmmakers Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir and soon to be announced guests speakers at the new #MakeYourFilm event in London on 5th March. Early bird discounts available\\nRAINDANCE: Calling all actors! Our friends at Raindance are offering you a\\xa0chance to experience what it is like on a film set at their Saturday Screen Acting School Masterclass.\\xa0This brand new course is designed to bring actors and non-actors up-to-speed with the skills and techniques needed to successfully work as a screen actor,\\xa0while giving\\xa0you the experience of what it is like to work in front of a camera. Book early to get 30% off with our exclusive Filmmaker\'s Podcast discount RDPODCAST20." Booking link:\\xa0http://bit.ly/RDScreenActing\\nGREENLIT - The NEW crowdfunding platform 50% off the Crowdfunding masterclass .As part of our support for filmmakers, they\\u2019re offering subsidised training for filmmakers on the subject of crowdfunding. The introductory course runs over two sessions, a week apart. Check the site for the next one. link http://bit.ly/2AIdWI9\\nBUZZFEED FAV PODCASTS LINK Please do us a favour and recommend us to Buzzfeed. Link http://bit.ly/2srIEAP\\nWATCH World of Darkness https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07BS35KQ2?pf_rd_p=855cdcfd-05d9-474f-b84d-8286a3530ba1&pf_rd_r=G5Q5NNQZR9PRZNQ4ME5D\\nWATCH Fanged Up https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fanged-Up-Daniel-OReilly/dp/B07F83JN6G/ref=sr_1_1?s=instant-video&ie=UTF8&qid=1542670909&sr=1-1&keywords=fanged\\nFollow US on Twitter @filmmakerspod\\xa0@Food4ThoughtDoc @gilesalderson\\xa0@35mmdop @Cjamesdirect @dan710ths @FangedUpFilm @thedaremovie \\nPart of the www.podfixnetwork.com\\n\\nHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'