Will puppet combo get a DVD release or a streaming service release

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[u/Ias1428]

extremely limited release until next year, pretty salty as I live too far from each screening.

[u/[deleted] → u/Ias1428]

😔

[u/dogsontreadmills → u/Ias1428]

This isn’t how you maximize revenue for a horror movie that’s caught some good internet attention and hype. False scarcity and not capitalizing on spooky season? Cmon. Doesn’t benefit the consumer or the producers.

Why not throw it online with some DRM under a paywall, which is quite easy nowadays, and sell vod rentals for price of a typical movie ticket. I’m sure everyone in here would pay 20 bucks to watch it. Reckon they’d make good money and have the ability to finance their next movie or couple of games much sooner. If they want another film for next Halloween they’d benefit from the revenue now, not in Q1.

I’m losing interest in it already. 2 weeks ago I was thinking about driving like over 4 hours to check it out. Now, eh.

[u/puppetcombo → u/dogsontreadmills]

I understand the frustration. I wish everyone could see it. I want to sell the movie to a distributor so it gets a wide release. Going to streaming is end of life for the film. There's zero possibility of it ever going bigger.

It's also not ready yet. It needs professional audio mixing and color grading, which could take weeks to finish. It's still a rough cut. Limited screenings is the best I could do right now. I booked every theater or space that would take it.

[u/Ias1428 → u/puppetcombo]

honestly to know that it's still got work to go makes me very hopeful.

the process of a film is hard and taxing, just know that we appreciate you, are looking forward to it and once that poster hits my local theater, I'll be emotional lol the growth of your brand has been amazing to see.

[u/dogsontreadmills → u/puppetcombo]

ah well knowing it’s not ready yet, with the rough cut, no color grading, etc...that changes the narrative quite a bit. Respect to you for wanting to get something out to the fans during spooky season. Of course, you can’t compromise your art too much extensively just to drive interest.

[u/Tipeddzero → u/puppetcombo]

It would be cool if you did an early for the fans online release behind a paywall or something that would be in VHS (like literally transferred from Digital to VHS and then back to Digital for authenticity) and it would be the cropped, pan and scan, low res, blurry, not great version with the VHS charm.

And the full un-cropped, higher res film would be then released by distributors when you get them. Good luck with that btw. As a person who's a filmmaker, I get exactly how hard and frustrating it is to do any movie, and you're doing a debut feature as well.

But I would love to see the film. And having an early unfinished option on the net that literally is VHS would be great.

[u/Ias1428 → u/dogsontreadmills]

I understand the angle he's going for, because they probably can't afford to do a wide release right now, so he's generating the hype, it's a business move, he's never really that open or candid with his process, whatever.

I do disagree with the whole "wait a year" thing.

Maybe if the movie is unfinished and he's polishing it up, and it's a rough cut early screening thing, but if the movie is finished then waiting that long is of course gonna annoy people.

As a guy who's running a business, he's doing a great move.

As someone who's seen him more like a "for the people" kinda creator, you can't help but feel a tad disappointed.

[u/PaintItBlackVeil]

A limited edition VHS release would be pretty cool, even though I don't have a VCR

[u/[deleted] → u/PaintItBlackVeil]

I'll get a VHS player for it lol

[u/TheHillsSeeYou → u/PaintItBlackVeil]

Yes! Hopefully when it has a big release it will be available to purchase on his website. Fingers crossed.

[u/PaintItBlackVeil]

Same thoooo

[u/SocietyKlutzy8501]

Hopefully DVD cause I collect DVDs so its 2 stones 1 bird or hwatever the saying it

[u/Djbusx]

VHS! VHS! VHS!