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Smash The Box! 10 Things I Wrote In 2013 I Think You Should Read

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It’s not enough any more to think outside the box. I think we need to smash the box to bits.

We need a total systems reboot of the indie film infrastructure.  And I don’t think we can continue to wait and hope someone else is going to build it for us either.

I have been trying to help however I can help best.  Perhaps these posts can be your guide:

  1. “Say Goodbye To Bizarro World” http://bit.ly/19jleLr
  2. “How Film Biz Realities Should Change How You Make Films” http://bit.ly/1bjk8ix
  3. “Alter Your Creative And Entrepreneurial Practice” http://bit.ly/1as3LmL
  4. Best Practices For A Sustainable Creative Life” http://bit.ly/1fZTkeY
  5. “The Really Good Things In #IndieFilm Biz 2013” http://bit.ly/1ewO8w4
  6. “The Really Bad Things In #IndieFilm Biz 2013” http://bit.ly/18A5DN9
  7. “Five More Qualities Of Better Film” http://bit.ly/1gjyJmd — but you have to make sure to 1st read: “32 Qualities Of Better Film” http://bit.ly/1bwmr6c
  8. “15 Ways To Build A Sustainable Investor Base For Your Fims” http://bit.ly/JKytyB
  9. “I Am No Longer Going To Produce Films For My Living” http://bit.ly/JChOgz
  10. “15 Predictions For The Future Of Film Biz” http://bit.ly/18LXym8
  11. “Distribution Case Study Masterlist” http://bit.ly/1coSzrQ (Inspired by 2012’s Indie Game the Movie’s Case Study of their distributionhttp://www.indiegamethemovie.com/news/2012/10/31/indie-game-the-movie-the-case-study.html ) — but since this is not so much “written” as compiled it doesn’t really count.
  12. Brave Thinkers & Doers 2013 (IndieFilm Division)” And since, unfortunately, I hadn’t published this yet when I wrote this post, I don’t think it violates my list numbering either.  You just will have to wait for next week.

Was there something else I wrote that should be on the list? Please let me know.

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