the impact of digitalisation on film marketing
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TheImpactoftheDigitalisationonFilmMarketing
MATHIASNOSCHISSCREEN.BRUSSELS1DECEMBER2015
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MathiasNoschis
• CareerstartinindependentfilminSwitzerlandandtheSouthCaucasus
• InternaMonalexperienceinadverMsing,PRandsocialmedia• Todayworkingwithindependentproducersandtutoringfortrainingprogrammesandworkshops
• Clients:Fox,Warner,EFA,UniversCiné,UndertheMilkyWay+indies
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Filmandsocialmedia-alovestory?
• FilmfansareacMveandvocal• Audiencestendtosharetheirfilmexperiencewithfriends• Filmsproducealotofaudiovisualmaterial
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…butlovecomeswithnewchallenges
• BRANDING-Understandingwhattopromoteandlearninganewlanguage
• TIMING-Occupyingthewholelifecycle
• ROLES-Definingeveryone’sroleinthemarkeMngprocess
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Branding
Challenge1
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Branding,really?
• Socialnetworksworkbestforbrandbuilding• Inthefilmindustry,mostbrandsaren’tclientfacing• Everyfilmisaprototype• Directorandcastareo]enthestrongest“brands”
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Learninganewlanguage
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Timing
Challenge2
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Traditionalfilmmarketing
Audience
Pre-production Production Festivals Release
Pre-production Production Festivals Releases
Public
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Filmmarketingintheageofsocialmedia
Pre-production Production Festivals Release
FansAudience
ViralGuerilla
SocialMedia
PublicRelations
CreativePartnerships
Pre-production Production Festivals Releases
FansAudience
Crowdfunding
PR
AdverMsing
Partnership
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Practicalimplications
• MarkeMngbudgetspreadoverthewholelifecycle• Keydecisionstobemadeearly(Mtle,posiMoning,targetaudience)• Visualmaterial(logo,keyimage,filmsMlls)requiredfromthestart
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TheFutureofTomorrow
PolishEnglish-languagedocumentaryexploringthetopicoflifeextension.• Socialmediapresence9monthsbeforeproducMonand20monthsbeforefesMvalrelease
• 20%ofdevelopmentbudgetformarkeMng
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Roles
Challenge3
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Whyismarketingshiftingfromdistributorstowardsproducers?
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Multiplicationofdistributionchannelsandstrategies
• MulMplicaMonoffesMvals• Theatricalseenasa“lossleader”• OpportuniMestobreakdistribuMonwindows• DevelopmentofVOD• Crowdfunding
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Whichroleforthedirector?
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Definingtheroleofthedirector
• UsersexpecttobuildadirectrelaMonshipwiththedirector• Forindies,thedirectoriso]enthestrongest“brand”• Filmshaveashorterlifecyclethandirectors
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Threenewchallenges
• BRANDING-Understandingwhattopromoteandlearninganewlanguage
• TIMING-Occupyingthewholelifecycle
• ROLES-Definingeveryone’sroleinthemarkeMngprocess
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Conclusions
• Producers,distributorsanddirectorsshouldworkhand-in-hand• Publicfundingschemesmustadapttonewrulesandnewbudgets• Directors,actorsandotherelementsmustbemeasuredthroughtheir“socialvalue”
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