Lionshare on DVD Talk, plus contest info
I recently was the guest on Cody Clarke’s DVD Talk to promote the movie. Check it out.
To enter a contest to win a free copy of The Lionshare signed by Josh Bernhard and Cody Clarke, send an email with a minimum of 100 words, on any subject, to dvd@lionsharemovie.com with the subject DVD Contest. Talk about anything you like as long as it’s at least 100 words. Entry deadline is March 15. The winning essay will be read on the next episode of DVD Talk with Cody Clarke.
The Lionshare DVD is on sale now!
The time has finally come. The much talked about, much asked for DVD is now available for purchase via PayPal. Check out the DVD page for a full rundown of the special features and how to purchase via PayPal. It’s only $15.
Friend Me
Some time ago we acquired our ‘vanity url’ for our Facebook fan page. In keeping with the themes of connectivity in the movie as well as the digital grassroots-ness philosophy behind the making of the film, I’ve been trying to create a strong ‘brand’ presence by registering a ‘lionsharemovie’ account on as many social networking sites as possible. This includes sites for which networking is not its primary function, which is the reasoning behind featuring our Flickr and YouTube accounts on the ‘Stills’ and ‘Clips’ pages of the site rather than hosting them on our own server.
Anyway, I just wanted a reason to post this nifty badge for our Facebook page:
Also, the DVD should be available for purchase by this time next week.
Another mention from TCWReviews
Clifford of TCWReviews.com made a new update today to tout the movie again and to spread the word about the upcoming DVD release. Check out the full story here on his website.
How to watch ‘The Lionshare’, pre-DVD release
The DVD is almost finished, I promise. I’m expecting to have it for sale the beginning of August. Until then, there are two and a half ways to watch it:
The movie rests here in its entirety, in HD quality. It’s ad-supported, so if you get the urge, feel free to click on one. So far it’s netted us a whole $0.24.
The movie is split up into eight parts on YouTube, also in HD quality.
The same videos as YouTube are being posted here on Vimeo HD at the rate of one per week due to their HD upload restrictions. As of today, the first three of eight parts are up (hence the half).
If you watch on any of these sites, please leave a rating and/or a comment!
Once the DVD is out, we’re going to be organzing more local screenings in the New York area, plus wherever else we can get it shown. For now, the only firm screening date will be part of the NewFilmmakers series at The Anthology Film Archives on Wednesday, September 1. For more details, click on the ’screenings’ tab above.
Oh right, the press kit
For reasons I can’t quite figure out, until tonight I had neglected to put together a press kit to send out with the movie. Straightforward enough, just some basic information, stills, etc, all packaged together in .pdf form for easy reference to anyone be they film festival judges or reviewers.
I’m going to be adding to it, things like cast/crew bios, and a longer, more detailed synopsis, among other things. I’ll post it soon, right now I’m having some server issues.
And I know I keep saying this, but the DVD will be dropping very soon. Promise. Tell all your friends to hold their breath.
The Lionshare wins an Indie, plus DVD news
I was notified the other day by mail that The Lionshare has won an award from The Indie Fest. Very cool to win an award for something we all worked so hard on. The coolest part to me, though, is now I get to plaster this little logo to the left on everything in sight. When you win something you tape it to your face, or something like that. This also comes just in time for the DVD packaging, which I am about to begin designing. Speaking of the DVD…
I’ve been chugging along on getting the DVD finished. I’ve been working to make sure that there’s as much extra content on the disc as possible so that people will really get something special when they buy it. I recorded a commentary track last week over a few glasses of wine, and aside from realizing that I smack my lips way too often, I think it came out pretty good. Commentary tracks are one of my favorite features on DVDs, and I’ve listened to my fair share, so I was very excited about getting the chance to record my own and I wanted it to be a good one. Though I have to say I think it owes a lot, in tone and style, to Ronald D. Moore’s podcast commentaries for Battlestar Galactica. So thanks, Ron. (Did I ever mention that he mentioned me, by name, in one of those podcasts? Apparently I started a trend of gifting him scotch and cigarettes.)
But anyway, yeah, all I have left are the chapter sub-menus, finishing the subtitles, and designing the packaging. One of the cool features, I think, is a short featurette about BitTorrent and the future of media that I culled from the free footage made available by the makers of Steal This Film. Here’s that, also available in HD if you follow to the YouTube page:
