Sorry to say there is no "quickly". Ask yourself: where do YOU go to look at trailers for movies
made by filmmakers you don't know, starring actors you've never hear of? That would be the
first place to start. How many other forums do you use to find trailers for movies? Those would
be good place to start, too.

Simply posting your trailer on forums that you haven't been a member of isn't always the best
way to get people interested. It looks like the typical "drive by" posting to the regulars. Check these
forums and the others you posted on. You'll see dozens of people with one post and that's their
trailer or short film. They don't have the time to become a member of any forum community.

Getting the word out on the internet takes a while. You need to plan for the long term, not just
for "quickly". You create a "buzz" in the forums by posting, joining in discussions, offering advice
and asking question as soon as you start shooting. You offer clips as you go to generate interest.
You set up a website as soon as you start production and do a "blog" of sorts. You need to work
to get your fellow (and busy) filmmakers interested. You need to show interest in THIER work, too.

Getting yourself out there in this business, with tens of thousands of people doing the exact
same thing, is a long term prospect. It's difficult to stand out in such a huge group of filmmakers.

Back to my first question: you're a filmmaker, you must have even more interest in the movies of
your peers than they typical movie goer - where do YOU go to look at trailers for movies
made by filmmakers you don't know, starring actors you've never hear of?

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Thanks for your reply. I figured that would be the answer i would get, but you never know. You made some really great points and i appreciate that.

EPFilms -

I responded to another similar post about this issue... Instigator gives some great advice here. Building buzz on the internet is not an overnight deal, it takes some time. I would advise you take both and online and offline approach, utilizing what's known as the ascension model of marketing. Attend film festivals/industry events and pass out flyers, postcards, and business cards inviting people to your blog/website. While at your website they can read more about you and your work. Have a place or link for them to view your work. Make it easy for viewers to subscribe to your blog and stay in touch - that way you can inform them when you have a screening. Don't just ask people to view your film right off the bat, rather, encourage them to take the next step in the relationship building process. You want to focus on building relationships, not buzz. Engaging in conversations in forums like this on is a great start! Good Luck!

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Additionally... Think in terms of your market. For us, horror comedy provided a great, well structured, established outlet for our movie. We also had a bit of controversy and humor in our trailer. Once posted on YouTube, the amount of views went up and up and up. Sites like YouTube are a great place to start.

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certified is right, some people never take the time to actually contribute, they just selflessly promote thier work and then never return. id much rather see a film by, say, RJ, Henry, Clearly, or Certified than that of someone whom ive never had a discussion with.

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If the film is a specific genre you should already be reading up boards on that genre and know who the market is. If that's the case you can probably post a trailer, or link to a trailer, on those boards without too much of a problem.

The problem comes when you suddenly learn you need to market something and google around finding forums and then start posting in a few threads to get it noticed. That sort of drive-by-marketting tends to turn people against your film before they can give it a chance.

RJSchwarz