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From: guest (Rush)
, 122 months, post #321 |
It is a good sign that the actors and production crew seem to hang
out. If it was a stinker of a film one would expect them to not
continue to associate themselves with the film.
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From: guest (guest)
, 122 months, post #322 |
http://www.deviantart.com/art/Sam-the-Movie-Fan-poster-444167303
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From: Tuggy24g
, 122 months, post #323 |
Is that the real movie cover? It said fan made. So not sure?
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From: guest (me)
, 122 months, post #324 |
It saids Fan Made what more info do you need?
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From: Tuggy24g
, 122 months, post #325 |
Interesting
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From: guest (Saint)
, 122 months, post #326 |
Cool!
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From: guest
, 122 months, post #327 |
I know it's early but I'm ready for a teaser trailer.
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From: guest (Saint)
, 122 months, post #328 |
Agreed.
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From: guest (Saint)
, 122 months, post #329 |
Found another instagram account but the guy only took photos of
locations. Disappointed.
There is one classy, candid shot of an actress that I'll share for
curiosity. It's of Marilyn Sokol who is getting examined by Doc
when Sam bursts in.
http://instagram.com/p/jnRavykKss/
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From: guest (aronimink)
, 122 months, post #330 |
I know nothing about the movie business. But, that being said, I'm
more than a little disappointed by the lack of updates by SAM'S
producers.
I greatly appreciate Saint's updates, as many, many of us do. But
c'mon, in this age of social media, why should anyone have to be a
detective and dig hard for upcoming movie updates???
Can't SAM's producers let a few teasers out of the bag? Now and
then? News about how post-production is going? Or release the very
first trailers on Youtube? Or mention possible movie release dates?
Or at least, a few stills from scenes that have made it into the
finished movie?
I would think that, just to build interest in the film, SAM's
producers would want to do stuff like that. Very frustrating...
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From: guest (Saint)
, 121 months, post #331 |
Keep an eye on this Facebook page. They're announcing all the films
that made it into the SOHO International Film Festival. SAM just
might be announced over the next couple of days.
https://www.facebook.com/SohoFilmFest
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From: guest (Saint)
, 121 months, post #332 |
Slim pickin's these days.
Kelsey O'brien was added to IMDB. Here's a pic of her with the
director on location.
http://instagram.com/p/kKMz1csFf5/
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From: guest
, 121 months, post #333 |
If filming wrapped up in early February, shouldn't there be a movie
poster, teaser trailer, or movie stills by say maybe June or July
of this year?
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From: guest (Saint)
, 121 months, post #334 |
There are no rules when you're dealing with an Independent Film.
They're still in "post-production" so promotion is probably the
last thing they'll do. I was hoping they'd be in that SoHo film
fest but I think all the films have been announced. I'm starting to
get impatience.
Yesterday, they did add a new cast member to IMDB (Village Man)and
raise Natalie Knepp to the top of the list but I thought it was so
inconsequential I didn't post it.
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From: kreplach
, 121 months, post #335 |
Saint is right. When it's not a big studio financed film, it does
not automatically get slated for release. They need to find a
distributor, and to that end they will try to get it in a film
festival so it can be seen by audiences. That's an uphill battle
for a niche "genre" film of this kind. They need to send out copies
to the programmers for the various festivals and get accepted.
Getting in a major festival is unlikely. If they get in one or more
festivals and get distribution then there could be some kind of
very limited run in theaters in the US. If that doesn't happen then
they may consider some kind of alternative distribution such as
online streaming or direct to DVD, but they'd still need funding
for those options.
What people are going to have to accept is that even though the
film was made and there is a high degree of interest among the
small minority that visits this sort of website, there is a good
chance this film will never see the light of day. You may never get
to see it.
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From: guest (Saint)
, 121 months, post #336 |
I wouldn't go so far to say it won't see the light of day.
One big thing that's going for this film is that MEL BROOKS is one
of the backers. He's not credited on IMDB but there are a few
tweets that show he's supporting this film. After all, his son
directed it.
It's low budget but the people producing it have experience and had
their films released. Also, it's got some names in it like Stacy
Keach.
There is the possibility that it'll sit on a shelf for a couple of
years before it gets picked up distributed or VOD. I just hope we
see it sooner than later, but I confident we will see it.
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From: guest (rush)
, 121 months, post #337 |
I hate the wait. I honestly feel it will be another couple of
months before we even get a trailer.
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From: guest (aronimink)
, 121 months, post #338 |
Regarding the question of whether SAM will see the light of day,
isn't that a certainty in this digital age? The film is complete,
except for possible post-production work. The producers have
already gone 90% of the way towards making the film available for
purchase.
So isn't it a given that they will spend the last 10% to put the
film in digital format, and make it available for purchase at
Amazon.com? You can get copies of long-forgotten books at Amazon,
NOT because a publisher puts them in hardback or paperback, but
because its so cheap to make the book digitally. Won't the same
thing work in SAM's favor?
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From: kreplach
, 121 months, post #339 |
Maybe. I don't know all the intricacies but that would basically be
self-publishing and it's a low margin option. Film production, like
any investment, is a gamble. At some point if it's not paying off
you would want to cut your losses and get back what you can but
that would be a last resort. If it seems like a direct online
release wouldn't generate much revenue and there is additional cost
required, it would be like throwing good money after bad.
I'm not in the film business, so there is probably someone who can
speak to this better than me. My underlying point is that the
people clamoring for a trailer are jumping the gun by a significant
margin.
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From: guest (thesaint)
, 121 months, post #340 |
"My underlying point is that the people clamoring for a trailer are
jumping the gun by a significant margin."
Possibly. It depends on a lot of factors. Big budget movies set a
release date before they even start shooting and you can almost set
your watch to when you can expect a teaser trailer and a final
trailer. Usually 6 months before release for a teaser and then 2-3
months for a full trailer.
But look at Paradox Alice. There was a trailer in 2011 but the
movie never got distribution until 2013.
I was hoping SAM would be in the SOHO film fest because it's
starting soon, on of the producers of SAM is involved with it and
all the movies in the fest have trailers.
The good news is IMDB says 2014. I know imdb is always subject to
change (and it has) but I feel they are committed to getting this
movie release sometime this year. And it still says
(Post-Production) on the imdb page so until it's updated to
(Completed) don't expect a trailer.
I was told that they would have a rough cut completed by April so
maybe a final cut by May and a trailer soon after?
I wish there were more tweets or updates or even a temporary
webpage. Werewoman is completely stagnant but at least they have a
page and a twitter account that gives updates from time to time.
SAM has nothing official right now and the movie is definitely "in
the can" and most likely finished and getting a musical score and
songs licensed for the soundtrack.
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