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NBC News profiled Curry Barker, the YouTuber-turned-filmmaker who directed the horror hit Obsession: This quote from him stood out to me: “We’re finally getting to the point where people are like, OK, fine, I’ll put my film on YouTube. Versus when I was in film school, that was kind of like a last resort. People didn’t want to put their stuff on YouTube. They wanted to go the festival route. I was like, screw it. You know, just put it on YouTube and see what happens.” This reinforces a point I’ve returned to again and again in my newsletter: YouTube is essentially becoming a training ground for the next generation of Hollywood filmmakers. Many start out making short films and comedy sketches, formats that let them quickly experiment, refine their craft, and learn the fundamentals while simultaneously building their personal brands. For now, they’re still mostly selling their feature-length films to traditional Hollywood studios, but it’s only a matter of time before they become more comfortable with direct distribution. In fact, the YouTuber Markiplier already proved this model out after he pulled in over $50 million in theatrical ticket sales for his film Iron Lung. nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-…

hi tech twitter last year, we made a movie this year, we're telling your story

A breakdown of how our film made $78,502 in the box office: -The cut the theaters take -What hidden costs pop up -How much we bring home after it all

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On Jan 23, our movie will be in 500 theaters across the world Goal: $1M box office. Problem: we’re trying to do it with a $0 marketing budget. The plan? Give away a % of box office to anyone crazy enough to join our team for the next 5 weeks… Dm me if this gets you excited.

Landoooooooooo 🏆 What a season @F1 …. bravo!

Our movie premiered in 3 theaters last week & 2,000 people showed up. It was incredible. But we're not done yet.. We wanted to see how far this movie could go.. The first test? Play the movie without anyone from our team, cast, or crew being there. The answer? This Friday, our movie is playing in 30 theaters across the country: Albuquerque, NM Atlanta, GA Austin, TX Plano, TX Charlotte, NC Chicago, IL Dallas, TX Denver, CO Eugene, OR Fort Wayne, IN Houston, TX Katy, TX Las Vegas, NV Miami, FL Nashville, TN New York, NY Orlando, FL Philadelphia, PA Portland, OR Richmond, VA Salt Lake City, UT San Antonio, TX San Francisco, CA Redwood City, CA Tiburon, CA Seattle, WA Toronto, ON (nov 15) Brandywine, MD Washington, DC Enjoy the show. Twosleepypeople.com

Creators are quietly building the future of cinema... @americanbaron_ , a TikToker with over 5M followers -- wrote, directed, and starred in his first feature film: "Two Sleepy People" - Made in less than 100 days - Produced for under $100K And It's going directly to his audience in theaters this November. The official trailer is out now: (lmk what you think, my girlfriend and I edited this in 24 hours)

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