Spiritual Dvd Movies

Spiritual Dvd Movies

	Music for Native Americans - O.S.T. List Price: $11.94 Sale Price: $5.81
	Commissioned to come up with a soundtrack for the 1994 Turner Network Television special The Native Americans, Robbie Robertson delivered some of his most haunting and evocative work to date. Combining the sleek atmospherics of 1991's Storyville with traditional tribal chanting and instrumentation, Music for the Native Americans often manages to sound both contemporary and timeless...

The Illuminated Chakras - A Visionary Voyage into Your Inner World
List Price: $19.95
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The Illuminated Chakras is a breathtaking 28 minute open-eyed journey through the seven chakras, offering a visual and musical experience of each level of consciousness. Innovative animation of great beauty by 3D artist Alex Wayne works synergistically with a magnificent original soundtrack by Robin Silver to bring the viewer directly to a subjective experience of each of these important power centers...

	The Color Purple [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] List Price: $19.98 Sale Price: $14.48
	Quincy Jones, The Color Purple Soundtrack

	Spirit - A Journey in Dance, Drums and Song [VHS] List Price: $24.95 Sale Price: $41.99
	Weaving Native American mythology, music, dance, and rituals into a stage presentation augmented for television and home video, Spirit: A Journey in Dance, Drums, and Song suggests a New World counterpart to Riverdance, aimed at the same audience that made Bill Whelan's Celtic extravaganza a programming staple for PBS fund drives and a perennial seller in music and home video...

	Out on a Limb [VHS] List Price: $39.98 Sale Price: $60.00

	Resurrection [VHS] List Price: $9.95 Sale Price: $25.00
	Released at a time when psychic auras, near-death experiences, and Kirlian photography were all the rage among early New Age proponents, Resurrection achieves a spiritual depth rarely found in Hollywood movies...

	Marilyn Monroe I believe everything happens for a reason - Vinyl Wall Words Lettering Decal Sticker Quote Sale Price: $23.99
	Qty: 1 Wall Art Vinyl Decal Size: 22.5 inches in length x 28 inches in height COLOR: BLACK Image is not of actual scale. Please view the size above for actual size. Please be sure to make certain you purchase a QUALITY VINYL WALL ART DECAL...

	Flywheel (Director's Cut) List Price: $14.99 Sale Price: $6.94
	Flywheel is the first film from the creators of Facing the Giants and Fireproof. Used car salesman Jay Austin (writer/director Alex Kendrick) swindles his customers and teaches his assistant salesmen to do the same--but despite the profits, something gnaws at him...

	Jesus of Nazareth List Price: $19.98 Sale Price: $8.00
	Originally made for TV in 1977, this in-depth (six hours plus) version of Jesus' life is so thorough that the first hour is devoted solely to the story of his birth. The film doesn't skimp on some of the other landmark events of this famous story either...

	Peaceful Warrior (Widescreen) List Price: $19.98 Sale Price: $9.58
	Rising gymnast Dan Millman (Scott Mechlowicz, EuroTrip) has everything a college male could want: physical prowess, good grades, a chance at Olympic gold, and a parade of attractive girls eager to sleep with him...

Today's Filmmakers Use DVD on Demand Authoring Technology

If you are interested in being a filmmaker, it is important to know that it is very difficult to get your movie out to a potential audience, unless you're discovered at a film festival. There is one exception. A new trend called DVD on demand production is helping independent filmmakers get their films out. What's more, the future predicts that giving consumers choices for more content on a DVD is where the business is heading, making on demand technology even more attractive.

Many filmmakers participate in film festivals, which can be very exciting, social and educational events dedicated to the craft of film and cinema. There are creative film festivals in Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Wyoming and Alaska that focus on cinematic interests and also attract a diverse array of films.

But there are also companies dedicated to helping filmmakers find their own audiences. They provide acquisition, marketing and distribution services to filmmakers, distributors, and film festivals. For example, one company has more than 2 million audience members sharing their opinions. They have created the world's largest focus group for independent films.

They provide filmmakers with the tools they need to figure out who their fans are, communicate with them effectively, build buzz for screenings and sell DVDs. Partnerships with distributors provide titles access to worldwide audiences and economic opportunity.

However, by and large, these kinds of companies rely on on demand technology for DVD fulfillment packaging. If there is a need for 100 films duplicated and shipped out immediately, these days, thanks to on demand technology, the job can be turned around in one day.

All of this helps us fulfill what is known as a self serve distribution platform which offers better economics to filmmakers than anything else in the industry. Now filmmakers are able to pocket much more of their profits than with film distribution.

Nobody has to lay out money in advance to replicate and produce 500 DVDs. On the other hand, if the film takes off and is selling like crazy, and is proven, it may be time to transition over to cd duplication and packaging, and warehousing of thousands of DVDs.

"We wanted to change things and make it much easier for great films, regardless of their initial commercial potential, to get a chance to develop and grow an audience," said Joe Boutros, a product manager at B-side Entertainment.

With over thousands of independent films in competition worldwide, some of the key festivals include the Anchorage International Film Festival, Anchorage, Alaska; Big Sky Documentary film festival in Big Sky, Montana; the Forest Film Festival in Portland, Oregon; the Sun Valley Spiritual Film Festival in Sun Valley Idaho; or in Wyoming, there's the Jackson Hole Film Festival.

About the Author

Kristin Gabriel is the marketing communications director for Acutrack, Inc. The company enables customers to create, publish and deliver custom content for DVD and CD distribution worldwide. Acutrack's proprietary On to produce and ship custom packaged CDs or DVDs one at a time. Ideal for customers who are selling downloadable content and are not sure how many units to produce, On Demand takes care of inventory, packaging and fulfillment.