IFH 023: Crowdfunding Your Indie Film Like a Pro with Emily Best

Please Note: Once you press play it will take a few seconds for the episode to start playing.

Crowdfunding Your Indie Film Like a Pro with Emily Best

Crowdfunding has always been a mystery to me. I never really understood how Filmtrepreneurs could raise $50,000, $100,000 or $1,000,000 to make their films. I tried once with the “if I built they will come” idea but they never came.

When I discovered this week’s guest, Emily Best CEO and founder of the indie film crowdfunding website Seed & Spark, I had to get her on the show. I attempted to squeeze out of her every bit of crowdfunding knowledge I could. We discuss:

• How to create a successful crowdfunding campaign?
• What are the biggest mistakes indie filmmakers make when crowdfunding their film?
• How should indie filmmakers crowdsource (building an audience for you or your film)?
• How do indie filmmakers determine how much to ask for when crowdfunding?
• How do you build a killer crowdfunding page and video?
• What incentives should you give when crowdfunding?
• How do you determine if your film has an audience?

All of these questions on crowdfunding are answered and more. Seriously this podcast is a condensed master class on crowdfunding. I was selflessly asking the questions I wanted the answers to and now you guys benefit as well. Enjoy!

Right-click here to download the MP3 
Download on iTunes Direct
Watch on IFH YouTube Channel

---

LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Seed and Spark
• Emily Best –  Twitter
  
• Crowdfunding for Filmmakers Masterclass – IFH Academy
  

SPONSORS

1. Rise of the Filmtrepreneur®: How to Turn Your Indie Film into a Moneymaking Business
2. Rise of the Filmtrepreneur®: FREE AUDIOBOOK
3. Indie Film Hustle TV (Streaming Real-World Film Education)
4. Rev.com – Closed Caption Your Indie Film ($10 off Your First Order)
5. Alex Ferrari’s Shooting for the Mob (Based on the Incredible True Filmmaking Story)
6. VideoBlocks.com – (IFH Discount SAVE $50)

REAL-WORLD STREAMING FILM EDUCATION

1. Indie Film Hustle TV (Streaming Real-World Film Education)
2. Hollywood Film School: Filmmaking & TV Directing Masterclass
3. Filmmaker in a Box – Learn How to Make an Indie Film – 18 Hours+ of Lessons 
4. Storytelling Blueprint: Hero’s Two Journeys
5. The Dialogue Series: 38 hours of Lessons from Top Hollywood Screenwriters

FILMMAKING RESOURCES

1. Filmtrepreneur® Podcast
2. Bulletproof Screenwriting® Podcast
3. Six Secrets to getting into Film Festivals for FREE!
4. FreeFilmBook.com (Download Your FREE Filmmaking Audio Book)

Action Items:

• Subscribe to the Podcast on iTunes,  Stitcher, Soundcloud or via RSS.

---

If you like this show on crowdfunding then watch:
How to Make a Feature Film for $1000 with Mark Duplass

---

Enjoyed this blog post on crowdfunding like a pro with Emily Best? Please share it in your social networks (Facebook, Twitter, email, etc) by using social media buttons at the side or bottom of the blog. Or post to your blog and anywhere else you feel it would be a good fit. Thanks.

I welcome thoughts and remarks on ANY of the content above in the comments section below…

---