what’s going on ya’ll. this post is geared toward indie filmmakers. I was showed this new site called IndieRoad that lets you submit your film, which is then screened by their professionals and posted, if approved, on their site. people can watch the film for $.80, $1, or $2 based on the length.

haven’t heard much about it at all. can anyone say if it’s a site worth using? sounds like a good way to make some money and recognition from your film rather than just posting it on youtube. here’s the site and their link on youtube.

http://www.indieroad.net
http://www.youtube.com/indieroad

I’m not a filmmaker, nor have I bought any movies from IndieRoad, but I wrote up a blog article about them from a consumer standpoint:

http://www.badlit.com/?p=1075

They sent me a press release to try to get a buzz going on the ‘net. (I was one of a few.) I like the concept of the site and I like that they have “experimental” and “horror” genres, but I had to question their “panel of experts” and their purchasing scenario. Particularly, who are the “experts” and what are their tastes exactly; plus, I didn’t like having to leave my credit card info on their servers. So, I didn’t sign up and can’t report on the quality of their downloads.

I’ve had better luck buying movies from bside.com, where you pay as you go.