Jun 09
28
The Plus Side of File Sharing
We have mentioned independent film producers before.
However, very few have publicly experimented with File
sharing and then shared the results.
Today, I found the accidental exception from November 2007.
To Whom It May Concern:
My name is Eric D. Wilkinson and I am the producer of a small
independent film called “Jerome Bixby’s The Man From Earth” (our
review).
I am sending you this email after realizing that our website has had
nearly 23,000 hits in the last 12 days, much of it coming from your website. In
addition, our trailer, both on the www.manfromearth.com
site and other sites like YouTube, MySpace and AOL has been watched nearly
20,000 times AND what’s most impressive is our ranking on IMDb went from being
the 11,235th most popular movie, to the 5th most popular movie in 2 weeks (we
are also the #1 independent film on IMDb & the #1 science fiction film on
IMDb). How did this all happen? Two words: Torrent / File Sharing sites (well,
four words and a slash).
More specifically, RLSLOG.net. Our
independent movie had next to no advertising budget and very little going
for it until somebody ripped one of the DVD screeners and put the movie
online for all to download. After that happened, people were watching it
and started posting mostly all positive reviews on IMDb, Amazon and other
places. Most of the feedback from everyone who has downloaded “The Man From
Earth” has been overwhelmingly positive. People like our movie and are
talking about it, all thanks to piracy on the net!
Am I upset… surprisingly no. Thanks to everyone who has downloaded this
torrrent and watched the film, our awareness level is through the roof. For
that I say, “THANK YOU”!
What you guys have done here is nothing short of amazing. In the future,
I will not complain about file sharing. YOU HAVE HELPED PUT THIS LITTLE MOVIE
ON THE MAP!!!! When I make my next picture, I just may upload the movie on the
net myself!
So there it is, one lone brave voice who is not scared into
submission, coming forward and telling the truth about how his movie became a
success.
And here it is for all of you that missed the Foxtel rendition.
Those with an ED2K client know what to do…
The.Man.From.Earth.2007.PROPER.DVDRip.XviD-DOMiNO.sharingfreelive.net.avi
Reference:
Unless you are not operating from a behind a filtered
internet connection in which case: