tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109317392024-03-13T16:33:40.377-07:00Pulp 2.0Pulp is not a medium...it's an extra large.Cunninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07137025404327426886noreply@blogger.comBlogger1915125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10931739.post-46065217371862550682014-07-29T09:55:00.002-07:002014-07-29T09:55:53.132-07:00google-site-verification: google9e3a30146e041609.html<br />
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<br />Cunninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07137025404327426886noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10931739.post-87517519760635007752011-08-30T12:32:00.000-07:002011-08-30T12:33:00.636-07:00It's Been Awhile...I haven't posted on this blog in quite awhile simply because I have been <i>uber-busy</i> with setting up <a href="http://pulp2ohpress.com/">Pulp 2.0 Press</a> and working on a lot of books - some of which have already come out and are available.<br />
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Just to give you a picture of what's in store:<br />
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<b>Terror of Frankenstein</b> - digital edition will be out the beginning of September.<br />
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<b>The Miracle Squad</b> - is being edited and tweaked and files will be sent to the printer for a proof. Look for it at the end of September.<br />
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<b>Frankenstein Lives Again!</b> - is being laid out for print ....<br />
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<b>Scarlet in Gaslight</b> - is being laid out for print... look for it in December right as the new <i>Sherlock Holmes</i> movie comes out.<br />
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<b>Agent 13</b> - is being laid out for print. I'm also considering doing a pulpy photo shoot for it.<br />
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In addition, we have projects that have been slowly gestating such as:<br />
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<b>The E.R.B. Thrillogy</b> - an ebook featuring three Edgar Rice Burroughs novels with all new artwork by <a href="http://douglasklauba.com/">Doug Klauba</a>.<br />
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And a 7 novel compendium of <b>Tom Corbett, Space Cadet</b> novels featuring all-new art by <a href="http://mikefyles.co.uk/">Mike Fyles</a>.<br />
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This is not to forget the fact that we are also putting together collector's editions of <a href="http://bigbangcomics.com/">BIG BANG COMICS</a>.<br />
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In other words - I've been busy, on a learning curve and trying to make a living... sort of.<br />
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<b>So I'm putting out the call for some help:</b><br />
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One of the projects I am assembling is basically a Pulp 2.0 Mediamaker's "Toolbox" - a book that collects all my essays from hell here in the blog, as well as material from the old <i>Pulp 2.0 Electrogram</i>. This book will be designed to be a useful reference and inspiration for the Pulp mediamaker - the filmmakers, cartoonists, designers, writers, screenwriters and others...<br />
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So I need you to send me your feedback on what posts definitely need to be in the book. What resources do you definitely want to see that you aren't getting from other books? I am a different kind of media bastard so I want this to be a different kind of book, one chock full of news you can use.<br />
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I'd also like you to send me any questions you have that need to be answered in this book.Cunninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07137025404327426886noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10931739.post-77983867260384785432010-12-01T07:47:00.000-08:002010-12-01T08:07:00.590-08:00DON'T JUST STAND OUT... STAND TALL FOR SOMETHINGTed Hope has a great little "list-post" outlining <a href="http://trulyfreefilm.hopeforfilm.com/2010/12/ten-ways-to-stand-out-in-this-crazy-film-biz.html">how to stand out in this crazy film biz</a>.<br />
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Of particular interest is item #10 (which in my mind should be item #1 and be beaten into every film student's skull like the Phantom's ring). It reads:<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Don’t look to be discovered. The film industry encourages a plantation or corporate hierarchy way of thinking, which again only benefits the status quo. This is most represented by the old way of bringing a film to market upon completion. The filmmakers who design their projects to take directly to their audiences will demonstrate a forward and practical way of thinking — and one that does not negate a later adoption of old methods (if someone wants to dump a pot of gold on you that is). Abandon the belief that all you have to do is make a good film and the rest will work out — it’s akin to a slave mentality. Why do you need someone to discover you? What you need is to find a way to keep producing new work.</span></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;"><i><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">This is the key to longevity in this business... </span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">If there are <a href="http://www.scriptmag.com/2010/11/09/afm-adventures-day-2/">an estimated 27,000 indie films produced every year</a> and less than 600 get any sort of distribution then don't you think you need to think differently than the other guy? Don't you think you need to make sure your film gets to the right audience instead of leaving it up to the distributor to try and find them? </span></span></span></span><br />
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<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 22px;">I'm telling you that you do need to think differently. </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 22px;">I'm telling you that your film probably isn't that special and could do with some "sprucing up." Most likely at the development stage where most productions go wrong. </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 22px;">I'm telling you that if you don't make it better, or if you leave it to the distributor to do then you are leaving money on the table as you walk away. </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 22px;">I'm telling you that you <u>can</u> do it yourself - it's not easy, but the rewards will go to you and your investors first instead of to the middleman. </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 22px;">I'm telling you this because I've worked (am working) for the distributors and production companies. They don't know anything you don't know or can't learn quickly. </span></li>
</ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">But mostly, I am telling you to be passionate about what you do, and stand up for it because it will make all of the difference. It will make all the hard work, the frustration, the lawsuits and the angry phone calls and emails worth it. I speak from hard-fought experience. </span></span></div>Cunninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07137025404327426886noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10931739.post-16075373776434285502010-11-30T20:17:00.000-08:002010-11-30T20:17:59.534-08:00WALKING AROUND DEAD....AND LOOKING FOR A GOOD STORYThere's a lot of controversy brewing regarding Frank Darabont's letting go of his writing staff for the new WALKING DEAD series....<br />
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You can read about that <a href="http://www.deadline.com/2010/11/the-walking-dead-lets-go-of-writers-considers-no-writing-staff-for-season-2/#more-87296">here</a>. Tons of comments to <strike>bury yourself</strike> wade through.<br />
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One of the comments though struck a chord with this pulpster and I think it's important to share with you because it's the formula for making a great first movie or web series, and that's what we deal with here at the old pulp HQ. <br />
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Ladies and gentlemen, I present the independent, homespun wisdom of someone named Mark Georgeff:<br />
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<div class="comment-text serif"><i>"If people’s idea of a quality tv show is how great it is lit and looks, then we might as well shove the original TWILIGHT ZONE down the toilet.</i><br />
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<b>The really great tv shows, like movies, are great stories.</b></i><br />
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<b>What makes a great story is great characters in great scenes.</b></i><br />
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<i>Majority of writers on the original TZ were short fiction writers and playwrights whom creator Rod Serling showed how to re structure their stories to fit 30 minute tv slot. A few act breaks for commercials round its down to actually 20 to 23 minute episodes. </i><br />
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<i>Most were done on a studio sound stage…or exteriors on backlots or in mall towns. Having great-looking visuals or well lit scenes do not make any of those great TZ episodes stand out or stand the test of time. Since they were all in black and white anyway.</i><br />
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<b><i>Majority of them also had a lot of unknown, but talented actors who loved to just act, as opposed to very hyped up and marketable stars.</i></b><br />
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And Serling gave them a shot. </i></b><br />
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<b><i>He had a budget and stuck to it no matter what.</i></b><br />
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Which helped him focus strictly on the story.</i></b><br />
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<i>God knows Serling made it a point for his most powerful stories about the human condition…to be done through subtext. Not overt at all.</i><br />
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<i>Maybe Darabont should take a simple education from Serling…because from what I’ve seen so far…the WD is simply run of the mill. </i><br />
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<i>No amount of bigger production budgets or simply going to freelancers is going to change this. Just find and / or train good writers. You can always get them a WGA card. </i><br />
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<i>And I love Zombies as much as the next ghoul."</i><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pulp 2.0 - serving all your pulp media guilty pleasures. </div>Cunninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07137025404327426886noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10931739.post-38859234383174497062010-10-27T15:51:00.000-07:002010-10-27T16:14:21.154-07:00The Pulp 2.0 BrandOne of the questions I get asked the most is <i>"What sort of material are you looking to license for Pulp 2.0?'</i> It's certainly a fair question, but sometimes hard to define as I do have eclectic tastes when it comes to my reading, movies, comics and toys. I thought I would take a moment to sit down and try to define my tastes, and give you a clearer insight into the Pulp 2.0 brand.<br />
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Come to find out that it's a good time to <a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2010/10/its-your-universe.html">discuss branding, universes and "presence" on the internet bookshelf. </a><br />
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When I was a snot-nosed brat growing up, one of the best places to visit was downtown Aiken, SC. A short bike ride past the Highland park golf course and voila' you were in the center of a cornucopia of small shops, thrift stores, drug stores, 2 movie theaters (<i>The Rocking Chair</i> and the <i>Mark 1&2</i>), a sporting good store and a newsstand/convenience store. For a ten-year-old kid this was a major component of the pulp paradise that would help define my level of taste (the other being Kmart and Nonesuch Books ).<br />
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Downtown Aiken, SC had, for all intents and purposes been built in the fifties and sixties when the Savannah River Nuclear Facility came online and brought thousands into the sleepy town and the 20th century. Prior to that, the main street was dirt and geared toward not only cars, but horses and carriages. Aiken was known as one of the premier horse training areas in the country with several Kentucky Derby winners to its credit. It was a small town that liked it that way, and did its best to accommodate the great influx of people, money and commerce that a nuclear plant provides.<br />
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So by 1974 or so, I had the good fortune to be able to navigate this sleepy downtown corridor of 50's storefronts and find all sorts of cool things - the kind that delight <i>the mad-pulp-bastard-in-training</i> with a voracious appetite for reading, hobbies and movies - of the <i>fantastique</i> variety. We would get Aurora model kits and Estes rockets from Aiken Sporting Goods. We would devour copies of <b><i>Famous Monsters</i></b>, <b><i>Creepy</i></b>, <b><i>Eerie</i></b> and <b><i>Vampirella</i></b> at the Quick Stop; pick up comics at Hooks Drug store and <b><i>Starlog</i></b> and <b><i>Fangoria</i></b> at Aiken Drugs. Some Saturdays we would go to the Rocking Chair Cinema and see things like <b><i>The Golden Voyage of Sinbad</i></b>, <b><i>Silent Running</i></b>, <b><i>The Planet of the Apes</i></b> movies, <b><i>Godzilla v. Bionic Monster,</i></b> and later more adult fare like <b><i>The Great Texas Dynamite Chase</i></b>, <b><i>Death Race 2000 <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">and yes, even</span></span> Big Bad Mama. </i></b><br />
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<b><i></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">[OMG - <i>Captain Kirk</i> is getting naked with <i>Police Woman</i>! She is so hot!] </span></b><br />
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So this is the stuff I grew up with (though not necessarily grew up on. I went to high school with an emphasis on reading, and because I had such a habit I read <i>everything - including all the literature that's supposed to be good for you</i>). Yes it informed my style, and the style of many of my peers. From those humble beginnings we haunted garage and attic sales and the occasional swap meet looking for these buried treasures...<br />
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And we realized we weren't alone.<br />
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<b>So what does that mean for you creators and our audience?</b><br />
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<b>For established writers</b> it means if you have material that fits the description and has been published before - we want to talk to you to see about possibly licensing your work for new pulp-inspired editions. We want to keep your work in print and looking its best to our audience so that it makes all of us a nice profit. This includes prose as well as graphic novels.<br />
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<b>For artists</b> it means we want to see about licensing art from you for covers and interior illustrations.<br />
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<b>For new writers</b> who may have a few credits it's an opportunity to work with us writing novel and graphic projects we've developed - just like the old pulp publishing houses. You'll have the chance to earn money in print as you develop as a writer. You get to work with all of us here and get stuff done.<br />
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<b>You see, I'm setting a goal of licensing 100 titles in the next two years</b>. A pulp library dedicated to bringing back the "<i>buried treasures and guilty pleasures</i>" of yesteryear, as well as developing new pulp properties in the classic mold. A library that draws an audience and is the launching pad for all sorts of media creations: tee shirts, posters, web series, movies, games and toys.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I also found some really cool and humbling quotes about me and my little area of the business that are quite lovely. Thank you all. It gives me the energy to continue my work carving out a recognizable pulp entertainment niche. When the fingers are numb after typing and the eyes are red from staring at designs and fonts all day - and you know the day is only half over it's nice to know you're appreciated in some way shape or form. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Especially when an academic resource website says you're one of the <a href="http://www.bachelorsdegree.org/2010/10/12/60-best-blogs-for-aspiring-screenwriters/">60 Best Blogs</a> out there. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I first came across Bill Cunningham at his website, </span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://d2dvd.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pulp 2.0</span></a></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, a few years ago and was an instant fan. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Our paths crossed several times over social networks and we finally spoke when he announced the formation of </span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://pulp2ohpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pulp 2.0 Press</span></a></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> several months ago. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bill screened my film twice during our long editing process (at the very beginning and very end). Both times he gave absolutely indispensible advice on cuts, music and sound design. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you're making a movie, webserial, short, (or let's face it, ANYTHING you expect people to actually sit through and pay for the privilege to see) you'd be a fool not to consult with him.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is the web home of the Mad Pulp Bastard himself – Bill Cunningham. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Even if you’re not interested in pulp or genre filmmaking, his site is a must read.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> On a daily basis, Bill delves into the business and marketing of film and new media. You should also sign up for his e-mail newsletter where he goes even deeper into these subjects and gives out PDFs of information you won’t find anywhere else.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">So to all of you who make me the mad pulp bastard that I am, thank you. Not just the wonderful people I've quoted above, but the gang of you who actually listen, and are applying the lessons I've learned toward <i><b>your</b></i> heart's desire. That is so profoundly cool and humbling (I've said that twice now - I am officially obnoxious). Thank you.</span><br />
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Of course, we want to do something similar with our books, so I spend a little time in research using the web to peruse old pulps, paperbacks and lobby cards. Then I pull out the pencils and some scrap paper and start sketching a few things out.<br />
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This advertisement will be in the upcoming <a href="http://pulp2ohpress.com/radio-western-adventures-now-in-production/">RADIO WESTERN ADVENTURES</a> available from the Kindle store in October for the low, low price of only $2.99.<br />
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Or follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/madpulpbastard">Twitter</a>.Cunninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07137025404327426886noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10931739.post-1003429018434668542010-09-28T08:26:00.000-07:002010-09-28T08:26:03.498-07:00All Aboard the Piracy BandwagonTimes are tough, but it seems that there is a growing trend amongst indie filmmakers to blame much of their ill times on internet piracy. While the studios have long asserted that the internet and file sharing is to blame for millions in lost revenue we are no seeing a trend amongst indie filmmakers who place blame on internet pirates for their film's lack of success.<br />
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The latest case to crop up comes from <a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-film-pirate-20100928,0,788694.story">the LA Times profile piece on filmmaker Greg Carter</a>.<br />
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<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Greg Carter spent the last three years scraping together $250,000 to write, direct and produce "A Gangland Love Story," a gritty, urban retelling of "Romeo and Juliet."</span></blockquote><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Since its </span><a class="taxInlineTagLink" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/services-shopping/dvds-movies/dvds-T50009001.topic" id="T50009001" title="DVDs"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">DVD</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"> release in July, audiences have embraced it: More than 60,000 viewers have watched the movie on the Internet, giving the independent filmmaker a coveted public following.</span></blockquote><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Unfortunately, winning an audience has come at a steep price. The viewers of Carter's film watched if from pirate movie sites and never paid for it. Carter figures the unauthorized viewing has cost him as much as $100,000 in lost revenue, dashing hope that he'll ever see a profit.</span></blockquote><br />
Now on the surface this seems pretty straight forward: Piracy = Bad. However if the film community is to make sense of the next decade of entertainment media and engaging the audience we MUST dig deeper than that and get to the roots. We can't assume anything. <br />
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[Full disclosure. I have met and discussed business with Greg Carter many years ago when I was with York Entertainment. I admire his business savvy and entrepreneurism, and have no axe to grind here. I have also done work for Maverick Entertainment as a freelancer]<br />
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1. I would like to know how he arrives at the $100,000 estimate he says he's lost to piracy.<br />
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2. I would like to know where the movie has been sold. Has the # of downloads of the movie ever been used as a marketing sell point?<br />
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3. Beyond this article, Greg has never had an interview with the LA Times for one of his movies. What is the value of this article toward people looking for the movie now that they've read about it? <br />
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4. What has he done to reach out to all of the people who watched his movie to see if they would be willing to pay money for a DVD of it? Has he attempted to sell the soundtrack to the movie as an ancillary product?<br />
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5. What is the line item budget of the picture? I ask this because budget is often used as a press ploy in these articles. I want to look at the actual ROI for this film.<br />
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6. Has he done any events to promote the film and tie it to the urban audience?<br />
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Piracy IS going to happen, but we need to analyze these stories <b>very closely</b> to determine the truth of whether or not piracy was a factor in the film's profit or loss. This is tricky business and there's too many unclear assertions in this article without any actual facts being presented.Cunninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07137025404327426886noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10931739.post-71173216496949681262010-09-27T08:32:00.000-07:002010-09-27T08:32:51.015-07:00Be a Hero: It's Really Easy<div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 36px;">MARK WAID &<br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Help support The Hero Initiative<br />
by using your Ralphs & Food4Less, and Cala/Bell rewards card<br />
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Comic fans, its your turn to help comic creators!</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Monday, September 27, 2010 - </b>Mark Waid and The Hero Initiative want comic fans to rise up and be a hero! If you live in California, Nevada, Illinois, and Indiana, sign up your Ralphs, Food4Less, Cala Foods or Bell Markets rewards card with the “Community Contributions” program and the next time you shop using your rewards card you'll be helping comic book creators in need of emergency medical aid, financial support, and other necessities. It's never been easier to be a hero!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As part of the “Community Contributions” program, Ralphs, Food4Less, Cala Foods and Bell Markets will make a donation to The Hero Initiative every time you shop with your rewards card. Not only are you saving money but you're saving lives.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here's how you too can become a hero!:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
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</span><blockquote style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">1) Log onto your <a href="http://www.ralphs.com/" style="color: #4263ab;" target="_blank">www.ralphs.com</a> and sign into your rewards account. If you don't have a Ralphs.com account sign up, it's free and it saves you cash!<br />
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2) After signing in, click on the following link: <a href="http://boom-studios.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9d17c9217240226bbc79d6750&id=b459410792&e=fd93901ae9" style="color: #2976c9; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><br />
https://customer.ralphs.com/<wbr></wbr>ManageCommunityRewardsStep1.<wbr></wbr>aspx</a><br />
or if that doesn't work try the second link blow:<br />
<a href="http://boom-studios.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9d17c9217240226bbc79d6750&id=1380d4d4a5&e=fd93901ae9" style="color: #2976c9; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">https://customer.ralphs.com/<wbr></wbr>ManageCommunityRewardsStep3.<wbr></wbr>aspx</a><br />
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3) Fill out the information form including The Hero Initiative NPO# and corporate name:<br />
NPO#: 80680<br />
Corporate Name: A Commitment To Our Roots.<br />
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4) Start shopping!</span></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If you've already signed up but it's been more than a year, sign up again! Every Sept 1st “Community Contributions” are reset which means if you're not sure your purchasing power is helping The Hero Initiative, now's the time to find out!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So tell your family, friends, comic shop acquaintances, Mark Waid is looking for heroes! Sign up those rewards cards and shop at your local Ralphs, Food4Less, Cala Foods and/or Bell Markets to help The Hero Initiative and uphold a tradition of generosity towards comic creators in need of medical, financial, and moral support.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">To find your local Ralphs use the Ralphs Store Locator<br />
(<a href="http://boom-studios.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9d17c9217240226bbc79d6750&id=1bdb9f5bc7&e=fd93901ae9" style="color: #2976c9; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">http://services.ralphs.com/<wbr></wbr>StoreLocator/<wbr></wbr>StoreLocatorAdvanced.aspx</a>)<br />
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To find your local Food4Less use the Food4Less Store Locator<br />
(<a href="http://boom-studios.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9d17c9217240226bbc79d6750&id=7f3d39b1ce&e=fd93901ae9" style="color: #2976c9; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">http://services.food4less.<wbr></wbr>com/StoreLocator/<wbr></wbr>StoreLocatorAdvanced.aspx</a>)<br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>About The Hero Initiative</b><br />
The Hero Initiative (<a href="http://boom-studios.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9d17c9217240226bbc79d6750&id=886a691f9e&e=fd93901ae9" style="color: #2976c9; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">http://www.heroinitiative.org</a><wbr></wbr>) is the first-ever federally chartered not-for-profit corporation dedicated strictly to helping comic book creators in need. Hero creates a financial safety net for yesterdays' creators who may need emergency medical aid, financial support for essentials of life, and an avenue back into paying work.</span></span></span>Cunninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07137025404327426886noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10931739.post-51678265750589803192010-09-20T19:20:00.000-07:002010-09-20T19:20:10.749-07:00Killer Covers: "Pulp Covers... were Designed to Sell!"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://thebryanhillproject.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/blondedress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://thebryanhillproject.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/blondedress.jpg" width="206" /></a></div><a href="http://killercoversoftheweek.blogspot.com/2010/09/more-lurid-better.html">Killer Covers</a> pulls a great quote from the UK's Independent newspaper regarding a recent auction of pulp fiction art:<br />
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<blockquote style="border-bottom-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); border-left-style: dotted; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); border-right-style: dotted; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); border-top-style: dotted; border-top-width: 0px; color: #880064; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.75em; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 15px;">It’s a peculiar discipline, pulp. The purpose--back in the smoky, inter-war days when the cheaply produced magazines would line the news-stands--was always practical. Pulp covers, like the airbrushed supermodels who replaced them, were designed to sell. There was no whimsical expression of artistic impulse; no desire to appeal to a higher plane. Illustrations had to catch the eye of the passing customer, and that was all. Competition was fierce and covers had to be striking. They featured grotesque creatures of the night, outlandish specimens from outer space, and--almost always--a scantily clad damsel in distress.<br />
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“The appeal lies in the lack of subtlety,” [Heritage Auctions vice-president Ed] Jaster explains. “It is the art of the masses. It exists outside the conventional artistic boundaries, yet it elicits this visceral reaction. The women are beautiful, the men are handsome. There’s sex appeal, danger, good and evil.”</blockquote><div>and of course, this gem: </div><div><br />
</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Perhaps, though, it's no wonder that pulp art is having a moment in the spotlight. So steeped in romance are its origins – the fakery, the freight trains, the fast-and-loose nature of the stories it decorated – that it is surprising it hasn't happened sooner. And the artists aren't without their claim to history; Frank R Paul, for instance, is frequently credited with the first illustrated depiction of both a space station and flying saucer, a seminal pop-cultural symbol if ever there was one.</span></i></span>Cunninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07137025404327426886noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10931739.post-2247681166124350662010-09-18T15:56:00.000-07:002010-09-19T08:53:15.247-07:00Pulp 2.0 Design for Return of the OriginalsI am friends with Mike Bullock, the writer of the upcoming BLACK BAT series for Moonstone Books. As Mike has been out and about the internet stumping for his book which you can read about <a href="http://www.firstcomicsnews.com/?p=11093">here</a>, those of us over at the Pulp Factory Yahoo Group have been discussing how to market pulp stories and concepts to today's audience -- specifically at the comic shop.<br />
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The conclusion is that you have to take every opportunity you can to get your work seen by the right eyes and that means thinking outside the box of just your usual suspects.<br />
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Well since I was getting ready to tackle some new design work - I thought it would be good to do some quick design "sketches" as a warmup to the really heavy lifting I'm going to be doing. Mike had a flyer for Moonstone's <a href="http://moonstonebooks.com/shop/category.aspx?catid=115">RETURN OF THE ORIGINALS</a> and I asked him if I could get an image from him to play around with... he graciously agreed. So after a couple hours I <i>fan-ficced</i> their flyer.<br />
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And here's the result:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can add it to your desktop if you want. Maybe it will remind you to ask your local comic shop retailer you want to take a look at these comics. [Take the hint and just order the books] </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I kept it simple and widescreen - because of course, I like it like that - and made the color palette something that would play against the deep blue of the original art. Red, yellow and blue is an excellent color combination. Just ask Superman. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It sort of reminds me of one of those newspaper box inserts you see in the big cities (which might be a really cool way to sell newspaper sized comics that have tons of big ads in them!) or an old serial lobby card (which might be a cool way to sell more comics - a cool serial adventure!). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In any case it was fun and a good warmup for the pulp to come. </div>Cunninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07137025404327426886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10931739.post-36829768554297818272010-09-18T09:24:00.000-07:002010-09-18T09:24:47.982-07:00Jonny Quest Documentary Pt. 16: The Music of Hoyt CurtainFor those of you tracking this documentary - I was searching for information on composer Hoyt Curtain, and I stumbled onto this entire affair. What a treasure trove of actiony-goodness! This part of the documentary includes actual recordings of the sessions that provided us with the pulse-pounding themes found in so many of those H-B shows.<br />
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Please note Doug Wildey's philosophy in incorporating science into the show.Cunninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07137025404327426886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10931739.post-30075238482086880692010-09-15T11:15:00.000-07:002010-09-15T11:15:10.944-07:00Jonny Quest Documentary Pt. 14 : Dr. Benton Quest<object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/x_mIjXQZbz4?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/x_mIjXQZbz4?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Cunninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07137025404327426886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10931739.post-86199344822054268572010-09-14T09:18:00.000-07:002010-09-14T09:18:08.397-07:00Jonny Quest Documentary Pt. 12 & 13 Secrets About the Show<object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YSXzyhKF_Nk?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YSXzyhKF_Nk?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">The writers of Jonny Quest:</span></b><br />
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<object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7_ffpeHcqNo?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7_ffpeHcqNo?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Cunninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07137025404327426886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10931739.post-55964822474476454832010-09-07T14:09:00.000-07:002010-09-07T14:09:43.121-07:00Jonny Quest Documentary Pt. 6 - The Show Gets In Big Trouble<object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IFDYukVkasc?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IFDYukVkasc?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Cunninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07137025404327426886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10931739.post-48453998784195779762010-09-07T10:52:00.000-07:002010-09-07T10:52:09.140-07:00Sean Phillips Brings The Pulp<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEcHsRAb3Jf-8YicA9QLPojDTi4jbC3TiuC1uBOdlK_EoZtmuy_imKthdGVolnvUYVEjn0Cc18grsCX9QUTRGEuiMMdC4BXEyum3BA1Kp9UuAAqzqKbnA9oDWfqOzfDQAEkcrY/s1600/incognito_2_1a_cvr_distressed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEcHsRAb3Jf-8YicA9QLPojDTi4jbC3TiuC1uBOdlK_EoZtmuy_imKthdGVolnvUYVEjn0Cc18grsCX9QUTRGEuiMMdC4BXEyum3BA1Kp9UuAAqzqKbnA9oDWfqOzfDQAEkcrY/s400/incognito_2_1a_cvr_distressed.jpg" width="262" /></a></div>From <a href="http://surebeatsworking.blogspot.com/2010/09/incognito-variant-cover.html">his second series of INCOGNITO</a>...Cunninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07137025404327426886noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10931739.post-75698254471034921072010-09-07T10:19:00.000-07:002010-09-07T10:19:00.819-07:00BROTHER BLOOD - ON SALE IN KINDLE STORE!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0tl8-cwMpCX65jyTJQMcOaNOFp0cNhaU6nJ960Kw57VLwpRT5fnr2hC3MqwxpP70U_ka6ZubayISVCimhc5QkjKiC47x6yUbwpTnuZhi5UJmO0ewegPK50zjorMjda2wy6F8j/s1600/26814_336361357771_316374832771_3594392_7500365_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0tl8-cwMpCX65jyTJQMcOaNOFp0cNhaU6nJ960Kw57VLwpRT5fnr2hC3MqwxpP70U_ka6ZubayISVCimhc5QkjKiC47x6yUbwpTnuZhi5UJmO0ewegPK50zjorMjda2wy6F8j/s400/26814_336361357771_316374832771_3594392_7500365_n.jpg" width="255" /></a></div>If you've been checking into the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pulp2ohpress">Pulp 2.0 press Facebook page</a>, or <a href="http://bishsbeat.blogspot.com/2010/09/brother-blood-kindle-edition.html">Bish's Beat</a> then you know that BROTHER BLOOD is on sale at Amazon's Kindle Store <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Brother-Blood-ebook/dp/B0041KL61W/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1283551820&sr=1-16">here</a>.<br />
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If you haven't checked in to either place, then you are certainly missing out because there have been a few discussions back and forth. Pulp 2.0 superfan Bobby Craig even posted on the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=122742051107733">Out Of Print Books Reborn Facebook Group.</a><br />
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Since we discuss all things pulp media here at the Pulp 2.0 HQ, the topic has come up:<br />
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<b>What difference does a digital book make anyway? </b><br />
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From my <i>writer-publisher</i> perspective it makes a great deal of difference.<br />
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-- Thanks to the opportunities afforded us from digital distribution we can get more books to you faster so you can enjoy them.<br />
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-- Thanks to digital distribution I don't have to wait for a print proof.<br />
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-- Thanks to digital distribution money gets to the author, artist and me faster and at a greater percentage than print.<br />
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-- Thanks to digital distribution books are cheaper for you the consumer. In the case of <b><i>Brother Blood</i></b> the $2.99 cost is for 350 pages. THAT'S LESS THAN A PENNY PER PAGE!<br />
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-- Thanks to digital distribution our print editions are now elevated to the position they have always deserved - collectible <i>objects d' pulp</i>. They are book editions jam-packed with extras you won't get anywhere else: pictures, articles, notes, essays and design that takes the pulp aesthetic seriously.<br />
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-- Thanks to digital distribution <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Brother-Blood/dp/B0041KL61W/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&m=A3TVV12T0I6NSM&s=digital-text&qid=1283879156&sr=1-14">I now sell worldwide</a>.<br />
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So yes, digital does make a huge difference in our business plan. So much so that you will be seeing more of them followed by their print counterparts. To put it in comic book terms: digital is our 'floppy' and print is our trade paperback.<br />
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Oh, and speaking of <a href="http://www.challengersoftheunknown.com/TwAv02.jpg">comics</a>.... and of course, <a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3035/3249273728_f37ed044ee_o.gif">comics</a>.<br />
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And let's not forget <a href="http://pulp2ohpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/radio-western-adventures1.jpg">westerns</a>.<br />
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Gee, it's all pulp to me!Cunninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07137025404327426886noreply@blogger.com0