| Media consolidation is reducing the
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| | and face of the DVD. Ship them your DVD.
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| breadth and depth of the information
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| | In about three weeks it will be for sale.
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| Americans receive about the important
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| issues that confront us as a nation. Hard
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| | to imprint a bunch of your DVDs as used
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| facts, in depth analysis, and first
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| | to be the case. CustomFlix does
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| person accounts about serious matters
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| | DVD-on-Demand, which means they produce
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| like the Iraq War, torture, war
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| | the DVDs when they are ordered. If you
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| profiteering, electronic vote tampering,
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| | order your own DVDs you get them at the
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| health insurance cost increases, medical
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| | base production price (about $7), and the
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| errors & malpractice and a host of other
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| | price goes down if you order many copies.
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| important issues are driven off the
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| | If you set the retail price at $14.95
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| mainstream news by things like the
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| | you'll make $4-$7 when someone buys one.
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| ascension of a new pope or the funeral of
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| a statesmen.
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| | available on Amazon, check out and who
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| Political activists, through years of
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| | do DVD-on-demand as well and have no
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| research, are often better informed than
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| | setup fee at all.
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| the average citizen about one or more
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| | Promote your DVD by telling people about
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| issues, and they are often much better
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| | it at events. You may even want to buy a
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| informed than the average reporter. The
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| | bunch to sell. Let other activists
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| question is, how can political activists
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| | purchase your DVD at a discount.
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| package their data in a format that most
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| | Customflix makes this pretty easy. You
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| American's are willing and able to
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| | just give them a discount code.
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| accept? The answer is by creating
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| | Reach a national audience try keyword
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| independent films that communicate the
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| | advertising through Note that I've
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| compelling facts.
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| | found ads that cost $0.05-$0.25 per
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| Creating a documentary used to be
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| | click-thru do better than those that cost
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| something undertaken only by the media
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| | more.
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| elite. Buying and developing film, using
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| | Post excerpts from your DVD on and Its
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| three cameras at a time, cutting and
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| | free and its a great way to get exposure
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| pasting film strips to create the
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| | for your work. Creating Google ads that
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| finished product ensured that the vast
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| | point at your video on these sites is a
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| majority of documentaries were created by
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| | great way to get the word out about your
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| well funded professionals. All that has
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| | issue, and perhaps sell a few DVDs to
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| changed.
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| | people who want to know more. Just make
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| A political activist needs just a few
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| | sure your video clips show your web
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| tools in order to begin creating and
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| | address.
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| selling documentaries nationally. >
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| | Make sure you get releases for anyone you
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| Here's how:
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| | put on film. You can find the form
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| Acquire a digital video camera for
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| | anywhere on the internet. You should also
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| $300-$600. A mini DV camera is probably
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| | ask people you interview if its OK to use
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| best since it uses small one hour tapes
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| | them in your documentary while the camera
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| that don't cost much. You can pay more
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| | is running. Make sure you tell them the
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| for an HD (high definition) "prosumer"
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| | documentary will be available on Amazon
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| camera, but buy what you can afford.
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| | so they know it will be commercially
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| While you are at the video store, pick up
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| | available. Putting someone on film
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| a good clip-on microphone. You will find
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| | without having their permission is likely
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| getting good sound key to creating a
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| | to get you sued.
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| great documentary.
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| | Will you make a million dollars making
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| Acquire a new MACINTOSH computer with
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| | documentaries?
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| 500-750 GB of storage for $1500-$2400. I
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| | Probably not. I know folks ( who went to
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| say this as a person who teaches people
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| | Fallujah just days after the US stopped
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| how to use PCs day in and day out. New
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| | bombing it and had interviews with the
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| Macintosh computers come with the
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| | inhabitants returning to the ruins.
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| software required to make films. The
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| | Mainstream media is very unlikely to pick
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| free iMOVIE software makes loading the
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| | up your documentary no matter how good it
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| images captured on your DV tapes as easy
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| | is. Keep that in mind while making it and
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| as plugging your camera into the computer
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| | budget accordingly. Not everyone will
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| and clicking capture. You can load
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| | enjoy Michael Moore's (Farenheit 9/11) or
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| multiple tapes, cut and paste segments,
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| | Robert Greenwald's (Iraq for Sale)
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| add sound & music tracks, and burn DVDs.
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| | success.
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| Doing all that on a PC takes longer and
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| | On the other hand, its very likely that a
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| costs more for the same quality. Learning
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| | political activist who is actually
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| to use the software and hardware on a PC
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| | politically active will have no problem
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| takes longer too.
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| | breaking even on most their projects.
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| Set up an account for your DVD at for
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| | Perhaps more important, a tidal wave of
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| $50-$75. CustomFlix is a subsidiary of
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| | documentaries that address the issues
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| Amazon. After you set up an account, fill
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| | people care about is the best remedy for
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| in the blanks about your DVD (including
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| | our nation's extremely consolidated
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| the price), upload some 300 DPI images
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| | media.
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| using their templates to define the cover
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