Filmbucks concept and facebook
What is Filmbucks? Filmbucks is a website, patented voting system, video player and e-commerce system for the production of films using facebook pages. Today Internet users exceed 91 million and 8 out of 10 are members of at least one on-line social network. The increased trend is to support niche markets through these networks and the independent film community is a market that can benefit from a network focused on simplifying the film production and promotion process. With Filmbucks, filmmakers upload and edit storyboards and trailers of film concepts. Fans browse the database and vote “like” or “skip” similar to Pandora’s on-line radio. Concepts that appeal to the specific viewer are pushed creating an awareness of films that peak their interest. The most exciting aspect of Filmbucks is the contest. Filmmakers can enter the film contest when they upload a concept. The ten concepts that generate the most positive views advance to a semi-final round. Fans vote for the concept with the most promise in becoming a film. The top three move on to the final round where fans become producers. FILMBUCKS are votes. One vote costs one FILMBUCK which equals $1. The one with the most FILMBUCKS wins the pool and is produced. Final productions are streamed on a page called “Social Theatre”, and producers receive monetary benefits from the sales of online streaming. Once the filmmaker has the capital needed to produce the film, Filmbucks’ social network is used to build the film staff. With an e-commerce system similar to that of E-bay filmmakers place bids on services. The filmmaker negotiates directly with the talent eliminating the need for an agent. FILMBUCKS generated from the contest are applied towards the services. Filmmakers interact directly with their audience using Filmbucks. Updates on the production of the film and requests for feedback from fans are capabilities. Fans vote on decisions like acting, direction, music, art, and so on. The trend of going direct to fans has been proven on Facebook. PTSD, a film about post traumatic stress, currently has 1,500 fans and receive production updates and give feedback to the filmmaker. Who can use Filmbucks? Aspiring filmmakers, the independent film community, and film fans. This is a market of approximately 40 million with the potential to grow to 172 million. Independent film fans are a market of 2 million according to ticket sales, but there are on average 172 million film fans in the US. The current trend for film goers has been towards independent film due to a lack of quality box office films over the past few years. Is there a demand for a Filmbucks voting system? Openfilm, Filmnet, Indiegogo, Makenfilms, Animoto, Vimeo, Revver, and Trailerwars can benefit from our voting system. These websites attracted over 52 million visitors in 2009 but do not offer the opportunity to realize a film from concept to production WHILE engaging the film audience on a social and economic level AND streamlining inefficiencies in fundraising and recruiting talent.
http://www.facebook.com/PTSDmovie
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=77042190920&ref=mf#!/ironboundmovie?ref=ts
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