Ms. Mod,
I checked out the interview and promotional site you linked on the front page of Mr. King's website. This leads me to a question.
The article states that "A Good Marriage" will be available in theaters and on VOD on October 3. Assuming that is accurate -- i.e., a day-and-date release -- can you speak a bit about the business model behind this project?
I was wondering if this is an experiment King is doing to see if there are alternative ways for him to expose his work to the celluloid industry. I'm not an expert, but from what I've read about the topic, I assume this is a very low-budget film that focuses on story and that, because it might not appeal to a mass audience, the VOD component may allow the film to maximize its return on investment. I almost get the impression that, if this succeeds, King may try to do more of this type of thing, maybe open up his own production company. Perhaps this is a way for King to keep more of the cash flow generated by the film, as well.
If you have any more information -- budget, King's profit-participation structure, how the film was financed, etc. -- please pass that along. Or, if you catch any articles on this subject, please link them. I'm sure I'm not the only one to notice this.
I hope it works out, because King's statement in the article rings true -- works that aren't too short or long do tend, for almost obvious reasons, to best suit themselves for translation to screen. Would love to see King adapt more of his stuff with such a model, and to perhaps write original stuff as well. I think, in particular, he should attempt to compete with the low-budget films of nowadays, the "Last Exorcisms," "Paranormal Activities," the "Dark Skies," etc. He would do well in that arena.
Maybe even a King expert like Bev Vincent might want to look into this...
I checked out the interview and promotional site you linked on the front page of Mr. King's website. This leads me to a question.
The article states that "A Good Marriage" will be available in theaters and on VOD on October 3. Assuming that is accurate -- i.e., a day-and-date release -- can you speak a bit about the business model behind this project?
I was wondering if this is an experiment King is doing to see if there are alternative ways for him to expose his work to the celluloid industry. I'm not an expert, but from what I've read about the topic, I assume this is a very low-budget film that focuses on story and that, because it might not appeal to a mass audience, the VOD component may allow the film to maximize its return on investment. I almost get the impression that, if this succeeds, King may try to do more of this type of thing, maybe open up his own production company. Perhaps this is a way for King to keep more of the cash flow generated by the film, as well.
If you have any more information -- budget, King's profit-participation structure, how the film was financed, etc. -- please pass that along. Or, if you catch any articles on this subject, please link them. I'm sure I'm not the only one to notice this.
I hope it works out, because King's statement in the article rings true -- works that aren't too short or long do tend, for almost obvious reasons, to best suit themselves for translation to screen. Would love to see King adapt more of his stuff with such a model, and to perhaps write original stuff as well. I think, in particular, he should attempt to compete with the low-budget films of nowadays, the "Last Exorcisms," "Paranormal Activities," the "Dark Skies," etc. He would do well in that arena.
Maybe even a King expert like Bev Vincent might want to look into this...