Your students will go behind closed doors to learn how the sales end of the industry works.  Our video crews havd thoroughly documented the experience at the American Film Market and the Sundance Film Festival so students can experience the behind-thescenes deal making and marketing efforts of indie and studio films.

Students will learn from the VP of Distribution of Lucas Film how to navigate the sometimes-tricky waters of domestic and foreign distribution. Learn how to market a movie at a film festival and ultimately get the best deal possible. Students will learn from Hollywood’s top producers and distributors as they walk them into the heart of the Hollywood sales machine to arm them with the knowledge to be the smartest person sitting at the negotiating table.

The contributors to this class are Paramount Pictures studio executives and Hollywood marketing producers who reveal the techniques they’ve learned throughout their careers.

In addition to the lessons, this class also contains a number of other resources, including:

• Hundreds of test questions - Simply use the FilmSkills Test Manager to mix and match questions from each lesson to create unlimited, fully-customizable tests.
   
• Projects and Exercises - Choose from nearly a dozen projects that can be assigned, submitted, and graded... all inside FilmSkills.
   
• Downloads and Web Links - Many lessons contain a wealth of samples, downloadable files, and examples students can apply to their own projects.

In addition, this FilmSkills Class includes a suite of classroom management tools, including:

• Integrated Class Calendar – Sync classroom events, lessons, tests, and projects with all the students in this class.
   
• Discussion Forums – Create group discussions, direct message individual students in this class, and post announcements to the entire class.
   
• Upload your own files and weblinks – Customize this class with your own materials and web links.
   
• Track student progress  – Built in video tracking lets you see who is watching the videos, and who isn't.
   
• Class and Student GradeBooks – Track student attendance and participation, test and project results, and add external grades with ease.

The FilmSkills Marketing and Distribution Class is an engaging, video-based series that fully replaces the textbook by engaging students with expert advice and interactivity.