Hi,
Lots of questions. To begin with the web site is still being constructed as we speak, the one on line is the so called beta verison so we hope to have the kinks ironed out soon. Thanks for the notes Mark I will pass them along to our web designer.
Garmtz, in response to your question. I would always encourage people to go out and make a film, if of ocurse they are not in it to score a big hit. The dogma films although shot on DV in fact cost a lot of money and were shot by some of the best in danish cinematography. The heads of the departments were all top professionals and all the films had a major sales agent behind them as well as a distibutor, which is why the films did well. In order to make a film all you really need are a really good script, good actors, DV camera and an apple or an avid. This doesn't mean though that the film will get picked up and sold. there are about 1000 films amde each year in america and only about 200 of these ever get out into theatres or DVD releases. There aren't really any cult distributors per say that are looking for product but if the film is good enough it always has a chance to be picked up for distribution. the key is to have an angle, to do soemthing that no one has ever seen before. Also with DVD's today it always possible to go out and sell your own film online. There is a movie called American Movie, its an american documentary about a filmmaker trying to get his first feature off the ground. Its a great film and a good example of what can be accomplished.
Hi raf, I have indeed had a calibration done to my TV (thank you Frank) and it was fantastic. As far as your question goes as a producer we have very little control about what happens afterwards. To a degree we can control the material that goes onto a DVD but in the end its the distribution companies that make those decisions usually based on cost. An example of this is the TV series Twin Peaks, the first season was released but not the second. this was because the studio that owned the rights was in the process of being sold and the first didn't do well enough as they felt that the costs involved with preparing the DVD (mastering etc..) far outway the potential profits they would make from releasing it.
From Lisa's books we are mostly deeling with her novels, like the Bay of Silence which is one of the film's that we are coming out with first. In this case the script was written by another writer who is an actress and will also act in the film. She does have carte balnche but she works with a very gifted script editor and her goal is to make the best possible films, she wants to make films that perform well at the box office. Once the films are made though they have to go through the usual channles, we have to find co-producer that want to make the film with us, so i wouldn't really call it shoving it down people's throats as if they don't like the script they won't collaborate with us.
Right now Radiant is only concerned with making our own films and doing some financial packaging for other interesting films that are brought to us. we have no plans as of yet to enter the distribution market as here in Holland it is a market that is flouded and heavly controlled by A-Film. Its just not worth it yet. the DVD gold mine period is coming to an end.
hope this helps guys and keep those questiosn coming and i'll keep the answers flowing.
j
