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Thank you for putting this together Alex. We just put our first film up with Film Hub. We got licensed to 7 platforms in our first ten days and then it's been a little slow moving. I am praying things pick up. I am hopeful that we can and will list several more projects with Film Hub. -- Candy
@@LooseBills Hi there. No, we have not yet heard from Tubi, but we upgraded to pro recently on Film Hub and only then found out what we can do to better our chances with Tubi. Have a nice night.
@@LooseBills Tubi took a little longer because I didn't initially have chapter breaks. However, I helped a client get their film up and Tubi picked it up pretty quick
ALEX....I SEE YOUR WORLDFEST HOUSTON AWARD HANGING IN UP THE BACKGROUND. GOT A COUPLE MYSELF..CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATIVE UPLOAD! I'M GOING TO GIVE THIS FILMHUB THING A TRY 👍
As I'm about to go through this process soon. This is an awesome video and i'll be bookmarking it and sharing it in the various filmmaking groups i'm in.
Nice video and helpful tutorial! Question here, if you were to make a show and try to submit to film hub would it cost to add each episode on there would they count the episodes as movies or is it only the show they'll count it for? Their new packages seem very greedy so idk if it would be expensive to add a show on there...
I wouldn't think that uploading a series would be any different. The only real cost you are having to pay for is if you want to do any channels yourself that they offer and if you try to make changes are you submit. I don't think the number of episodes or how many movies you upload would change anything.
Watched this video, then I watched "Cashing Out" on Tubi. Thanks for sharing your experience and especially how much money you are making off it. While Hollywood transitions from making superhero movies to spy movies with the same budgets people sometimes just want to see other people's stories. Question: Is this a director's cut? It feels like it. I love the scene where Big Daddy's outside of his home and he looks at his daughter in the window! That's storytelling/directing !!!! I liked that moment for some reason.
We can pretend this is a director's cut haha. I didn't have anyone telling me what to remove, so this version is pretty close to the original script. I appreciate you watching! I enjoy that scene as well. I hope to see more people like me making interesting movies outside of the norm.
@@alexsrednoselac I'm signing up to Filmhub today. I've been on the fence for a minute before making the decision. I have quite a few shorts and two low budget indie features that I sent to film festivals but when they didn't get accepted I didn't have another move. I'm sure there are many people are in the same situation with a bunch of finished project that may need a tweak before uploading to filmhub. I did remenber what happened to distribbr which scared me away from this kind of distro until now. Thanks! Nos Trovia Alex!
Many thanks for your very helpful video. Question: Can the lab who created your files (feature, trailer, closed captions, etc.) upload them to Filmhub for you?
@@alexsrednoselac ok, thanks I got a flash drive and rendered it onto that but now my QuickTime Player won’t play it.. so I’m assuming that file is corrupted
What if my film is already on my youtube channel, would I have to take it down in order for channels to pick it up? Assuming I have uploaded it on film hub for distribution. Other than that, thank you for this detailed video explanation it is if not the only video that breaks it down.
Hi Alex, great vid,. Could you do one covering Davinci export settings for FilmHub? I'm really lost with suitable export settings for my movie. I tried a ProRes plugin (as I'm Windows based) but the smallest file size I could produce was 711GB, which is over the 650GB that Filmhub allows.
Hi! Great video! I have a question less about Filmhub and more about Tubi specifically. Do you know if they are required to use every ad/chapter break provided to them? Or does the number of chapter breaks they use vary? I’m developing a film where the placement of the ad breaks would be very important. So, for example, if I were to provide 8 chapter breaks and they only use 5, it could mess with the experience.
I'm not 100% certain, but I don't see why they wouldn't use the provided chapter breaks. They are going to use whatever metadata is given to them, so that should be whatever you provide.
Great video! Question for you I had a north American distributor that bought the film and used Film Hub only in North America can I use Film Hub myself with the same title and choose other territories?
Did the distributor "buy" or "license" you film? If they flat-out bought the film you can not use it. But if they licensed it for "North America" only then you can use it in other territories. Check you paperwork to see if they licensed it for all territories or not.
I made a music documentary and was hoping to put URLs for the artists in the credits. Do you think that URLS would ok just in the credits at the end? Or is that a hard rule?
Avoid any big music, and stick with filmstro, royalty free or music you create yourself or hire someone to create. If you get a copyright strike, it will mean all the channels will likely remove your film, and not allow you to place it back on.
I noticed that you said that a 2 second black screen is necessary before and after but I saw a document that said that a 3 second black screen is necessary. Is the 3 second requirement an older standard. Just trying to make sure before I finalize.
Thanks Paul! Still recovering, but doing really great with that whole process. I've entered BTS photos there, but honestly the poster art is more important. If you have them, great. If not, I don't think it will hurt you.
Bare in mind they also charge streaming services a $15000 a year subscription fee to be on the platform and get indie films. Film makers see none of that.
Yeah, I cancelled my filmhub account last week and took all my titles off it. Just not worth it with the $99 monthly fee as you don't want them managing your titles on Prime Video as they can easily mess up international distribution, which is right now the biggest pull for views in terms of raw #s even though Prime pays garbage third world royalty rates. Better to just place your films on RUclips and Vimeo for free then giving it away for free to these streaming channels that pay pennies every month imo.
If I uploaded the wrong movie file (wrong aspect ratio/resolution) is it best to just do another submission of everything of the same movie even if the other one is licensed or do I need to get old one removed.
The way I uploaded I believe is what’s limiting the platforms it’s on.. the goal was to get on Tubi and has not happened. This film has won several awards at various festivals and so so. Quality wise of the film and everything else it should’ve been smooth and easy to get on there. Licensed back in October. Then I noticed I uploaded the wrong file that capped the film at 1080p and not my actual master file size in full resolution. So definitely want to get that version on there. Just wasn’t sure what happens when you double upload. I’ve contacted support but haven’t heard anything from them. Btw thanks for getting back to me. Appreciate any more insight
@@KevinWelbeck If you are not making a lot now, it may be best to take the film down and start from scratch. It's $99 per platform as opposed to $300 (I think) to take it down. I have not done this, so I'm really speculating on if this is a good strategy or not. But if that's how you feel then this may be the best route. Double uploading may cause more trouble with duplicate IDs. If you are only on a couple platforms then reuploading may be better.
I tried to make an account today but they wouldn't allow me to set a password, it seems like it's set up to where every time I want to log into my account they have to send me a login link to my email adress It seems like this makes it impossible to pay somebody to help with the account management prossess, unless they also have access to the same email address?
@@alexsrednoselac I've heard rumors that Amazon doesn't allow indie films that contain things like nudity or horror violence and gore to be uploaded. I ask because I'm working on a schlocky micro-budget horror movie and I want to know if I should tone down the movie's content or not.
@@retroroy8720 It depends, there's rumors even big budget productions have been censored and rejected by prime video. My advice is edit a "family friendly" pg-13 version for Prime Video and then have a director's cut for film festivals and all other platforms. Anything with gore or nudity likely will get rejected for "prime" SVOD views and be TVOD only especially if it's independent.
My name is Paul, and I live in Tanzania. I am a filmmaker and producer, and for a long time, I have desired to do business in the film industry with you. I have been struggling to reach out to you for a while, but today I decided to write this message to ask about the procedure you use to buy films so that I can also follow suit because I have a film of my own that I want to sell to you."
How many months did it take for you to receive your first payment from tubi thru film hub? And after that first payment were you paid every month after that? Like every month or is it another 3-4 Month wait for each earning?
They payout around 4 months once the payment is reported. But so long as you have something in your account you will be paid out every 30 days. So if you after that initial 4 months you should start receiving something every month. Ex. January numbers will show up in your account in April.
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Thank you very much for taking the time to put this video together and be very transparent. This was extremely helpful
Happy to help!
Thank you for putting this together Alex. We just put our first film up with Film Hub. We got licensed to 7 platforms in our first ten days and then it's been a little slow moving. I am praying things pick up. I am hopeful that we can and will list several more projects with Film Hub. -- Candy
Good luck!
Was Tubi one of those 7 platforms you got on in 10 days?
@@LooseBills Hi there. No, we have not yet heard from Tubi, but we upgraded to pro recently on Film Hub and only then found out what we can do to better our chances with Tubi. Have a nice night.
@@LooseBills Tubi took a little longer because I didn't initially have chapter breaks. However, I helped a client get their film up and Tubi picked it up pretty quick
@alexsrednoselac I have a short film that is like 29 minutes, how many chapters breaks should I use ?
ALEX....I SEE YOUR WORLDFEST HOUSTON AWARD HANGING IN UP THE BACKGROUND.
GOT A COUPLE MYSELF..CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATIVE
UPLOAD! I'M GOING TO GIVE THIS FILMHUB THING A TRY 👍
Good eye! Congrats to you as well and good luck!
@@alexsrednoselac Thanks brotha
As I'm about to go through this process soon. This is an awesome video and i'll be bookmarking it and sharing it in the various filmmaking groups i'm in.
Thanks a lot! Good luck with everuthing
GOOOOODNESS! Just successfully submitted. That was soooo difficult, but I learned a lot.
Excellent information. Thank you
Another filmmaker who loves Blanton's! Yay. Thanks for the video.
Haha thanks a lot!
I truly appreciate all the info that you have provided. it is very helpful.
Thank you for saying that!
Thanks Alex! Really helpful info.
Thanks a lot!
Nice video and helpful tutorial! Question here, if you were to make a show and try to submit to film hub would it cost to add each episode on there would they count the episodes as movies or is it only the show they'll count it for? Their new packages seem very greedy so idk if it would be expensive to add a show on there...
I wouldn't think that uploading a series would be any different. The only real cost you are having to pay for is if you want to do any channels yourself that they offer and if you try to make changes are you submit. I don't think the number of episodes or how many movies you upload would change anything.
Thanks it's really Helpful
Hey Alex, should a start and end date be entered for Avails on Filmhub or does it not really matter. TIA!
Thanks for the in-depth video Much appreciated
Thanks for watching!
Watched this video, then I watched "Cashing Out" on Tubi. Thanks for sharing your experience and especially how much money you are making off it. While Hollywood transitions from making superhero movies to spy movies with the same budgets people sometimes just want to see other people's stories. Question: Is this a director's cut? It feels like it. I love the scene where Big Daddy's outside of his home and he looks at his daughter in the window! That's storytelling/directing !!!! I liked that moment for some reason.
We can pretend this is a director's cut haha. I didn't have anyone telling me what to remove, so this version is pretty close to the original script. I appreciate you watching! I enjoy that scene as well. I hope to see more people like me making interesting movies outside of the norm.
@@alexsrednoselac I'm signing up to Filmhub today. I've been on the fence for a minute before making the decision. I have quite a few shorts and two low budget indie features that I sent to film festivals but when they didn't get accepted I didn't have another move. I'm sure there are many people are in the same situation with a bunch of finished project that may need a tweak before uploading to filmhub. I did remenber what happened to distribbr which scared me away from this kind of distro until now. Thanks! Nos Trovia Alex!
Thank you so much for the info. I just submitted a short.
Good luck!
@@alexsrednoselac I'll let you know how it goes!
THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION 💪🏽👍🔥
Again a fantastic informative video alex 😊
Thanks a lot!
Bravo 👏🏿 Great video!!!
Many thanks for your very helpful video. Question: Can the lab who created your files (feature, trailer, closed captions, etc.) upload them to Filmhub for you?
You'd have to give them access to your FH account
Would they except QuickTime h264? Id like to render in ProRes but it seems my laptop doesn’t have the space for it but I did render an h264 file
They don’t recommend it but they will accept. If it fails you’ll need to increase the bitrate higher. Low res files can fail qc
@@alexsrednoselac ok, thanks I got a flash drive and rendered it onto that but now my QuickTime Player won’t play it.. so I’m assuming that file is corrupted
is it a problem if my film is already on youtube?
No
Hi. Where is the artwork training video?
15 Things You Didn't Know About Selling Your Film on Filmhub
ruclips.net/video/fT1utaK1tB4/видео.html
I did mean to also ask about E&O Insurance, any recommended film friendly insurance for that?
I don’t personally know of any.
What if my film is already on my youtube channel, would I have to take it down in order for channels to pick it up? Assuming I have uploaded it on film hub for distribution.
Other than that, thank you for this detailed video explanation it is if not the only video that breaks it down.
So long as it's not on a channel or platform they offer you should be okay
@@alexsrednoselac Thank you
How much do you charge for SRT file? Is Rev easy to use?
Rev is very easy to use.
@@alexsrednoselac thank you
Hi Alex, great vid,. Could you do one covering Davinci export settings for FilmHub? I'm really lost with suitable export settings for my movie. I tried a ProRes plugin (as I'm Windows based) but the smallest file size I could produce was 711GB, which is over the 650GB that Filmhub allows.
Is this with ProRes hq? You could try 422.
Great information. Thanks
Hi! Great video! I have a question less about Filmhub and more about Tubi specifically. Do you know if they are required to use every ad/chapter break provided to them? Or does the number of chapter breaks they use vary? I’m developing a film where the placement of the ad breaks would be very important. So, for example, if I were to provide 8 chapter breaks and they only use 5, it could mess with the experience.
I'm not 100% certain, but I don't see why they wouldn't use the provided chapter breaks. They are going to use whatever metadata is given to them, so that should be whatever you provide.
Do you think a film with "film damage" type of effects would fail QC?
No
Great video! Question for you I had a north American distributor that bought the film and used Film Hub only in North America can I use Film Hub myself with the same title and choose other territories?
That's going to depend on if your distributor allows it, but you can set the territories yourself.
Did the distributor "buy" or "license" you film? If they flat-out bought the film you can not use it. But if they licensed it for "North America" only then you can use it in other territories. Check you paperwork to see if they licensed it for all territories or not.
@@sadtruth2014 They paid for the license for "North America" only.
Can we upload documentaries about horror and mysterious events here? And how many minutes does it need to be at least?
Yes and 2 minutes
I made a music documentary and was hoping to put URLs for the artists in the credits. Do you think that URLS would ok just in the credits at the end? Or is that a hard rule?
My gut says no. You may want to contact them to confirm.
How does a person become a client of yours if they create a film and want your help to submit it to filmhub?
Send me an email with details. Email is in the bio.
Thank you
I have a movie with a couple big songs in it. Have you ever negotiated music licenses for filmhub where you don't know where they'll pitch your movie?
I have not. That’s a bit niche so you’ll want to contact them directly.
Avoid any big music, and stick with filmstro, royalty free or music you create yourself or hire someone to create. If you get a copyright strike, it will mean all the channels will likely remove your film, and not allow you to place it back on.
I noticed that you said that a 2 second black screen is necessary before and after but I saw a document that said that a 3 second black screen is necessary. Is the 3 second requirement an older standard. Just trying to make sure before I finalize.
2 seconds according to their website help.filmhub.com/articles/2663770-video-audio-requirements
Hope your ❤ is doing better bro. Do you know anything specific about the “other images” section? Does it matter & what is it for ?
Thanks Paul! Still recovering, but doing really great with that whole process.
I've entered BTS photos there, but honestly the poster art is more important. If you have them, great. If not, I don't think it will hurt you.
This is a wonderful video.
Thanks a lot!
One question when you are doing 422HQ or DNXHR do you render out in 4K resolution or HD resolution?
They recommend 4k but either is fine.
@@alexsrednoselac thank you!
Thanks for your review about Film Hub !
Will this work for short films?
Yes but they need to be over two minutes minimum
Fantastic video, I didn’t see your email could you tell me how much you charge to help clients submit to film hub
Appreciate it! Unfortunately that’s not something I offer at this time.
I am having problems with the artwork and the frame speed. Can you help me?
Shoot me an email. Linked in my bio.
Hey Alex. Thanks for the video. So, is it correct that Filmhub has only generated a total of just under $3,500 for you in that 12 month period then?
Looks like it. But keep in mind that I’m doing zero marketing for my movie right now.
@@alexsrednoselac Appreciate the reply, Alex. Thanks
I'm struggling with the Chapter Breaks.
I’ve got a whole video on these The Number One Hack For Making More Money On Filmhub: Chapter Breaks
ruclips.net/video/xaf3okMAz9Y/видео.html
Bare in mind they also charge streaming services a $15000 a year subscription fee to be on the platform and get indie films. Film makers see none of that.
Yeah, I cancelled my filmhub account last week and took all my titles off it. Just not worth it with the $99 monthly fee as you don't want them managing your titles on Prime Video as they can easily mess up international distribution, which is right now the biggest pull for views in terms of raw #s even though Prime pays garbage third world royalty rates. Better to just place your films on RUclips and Vimeo for free then giving it away for free to these streaming channels that pay pennies every month imo.
My tv show got licensed on filmhub as how do I add more episodes on season one? Can't find how to upload more episodes
You are probably going to have to contact them to open it back up. They are also likely going to charge you for it. Be prepared for that.
@alexsrednoselac I'll just leave that one episode that got licensed and wait till the others are done and redo it as series with seasons
If I uploaded the wrong movie file (wrong aspect ratio/resolution) is it best to just do another submission of everything of the same movie even if the other one is licensed or do I need to get old one removed.
If it doesn't bother you, don't fix what isn't broken. You don't want to double upload. It's going to cost you no matter what.
The way I uploaded I believe is what’s limiting the platforms it’s on.. the goal was to get on Tubi and has not happened. This film has won several awards at various festivals and so so. Quality wise of the film and everything else it should’ve been smooth and easy to get on there. Licensed back in October. Then I noticed I uploaded the wrong file that capped the film at 1080p and not my actual master file size in full resolution. So definitely want to get that version on there. Just wasn’t sure what happens when you double upload. I’ve contacted support but haven’t heard anything from them.
Btw thanks for getting back to me. Appreciate any more insight
@@KevinWelbeck If you are not making a lot now, it may be best to take the film down and start from scratch. It's $99 per platform as opposed to $300 (I think) to take it down. I have not done this, so I'm really speculating on if this is a good strategy or not. But if that's how you feel then this may be the best route. Double uploading may cause more trouble with duplicate IDs. If you are only on a couple platforms then reuploading may be better.
I tried to make an account today but they wouldn't allow me to set a password, it seems like it's set up to where every time I want to log into my account they have to send me a login link to my email adress
It seems like this makes it impossible to pay somebody to help with the account management prossess, unless they also have access to the same email address?
Correct. I've had to setup email addresses that are shared.
Does Amazon censor movies that independent filmmakers upload to the platform themselves?
What do you mean by censor?
@@alexsrednoselac I've heard rumors that Amazon doesn't allow indie films that contain things like nudity or horror violence and gore to be uploaded. I ask because I'm working on a schlocky micro-budget horror movie and I want to know if I should tone down the movie's content or not.
Every platform has rules around this so it’s not really a question I can answer. You will need to read their restrictions and make wise choices.
@@alexsrednoselac Understood. I'm going to do some more research then. Thank you for your help though.
@@retroroy8720 It depends, there's rumors even big budget productions have been censored and rejected by prime video. My advice is edit a "family friendly" pg-13 version for Prime Video and then have a director's cut for film festivals and all other platforms. Anything with gore or nudity likely will get rejected for "prime" SVOD views and be TVOD only especially if it's independent.
Does anyone here have film hub audio video checklist pdf?
In the description
80/20 split with no recoup is as good as it gets.
My name is Paul, and I live in Tanzania. I am a filmmaker and producer, and for a long time, I have desired to do business in the film industry with you. I have been struggling to reach out to you for a while, but today I decided to write this message to ask about the procedure you use to buy films so that I can also follow suit because I have a film of my own that I want to sell to you."
Thanks but I don’t buy films. Good luck.
@@alexsrednoselac lol
Another great video, thank you :) Where can I watch your film Cashing Out? I am in the UK, do you have a link? Cheers
Thanks! There’s a link in the description for Tubi and it’s on my RUclips channel as well.
@@alexsrednoselac ❤
Spero che mi aiuti questo video, voglio pubblicare il mio film lungometraggio. Grazie del tuo tempo.
Segui le istruzioni e dovrebbe funzionare. Grazie per la visione!
How many months did it take for you to receive your first payment from tubi thru film hub? And after that first payment were you paid every month after that? Like every month or is it another 3-4 Month wait for each earning?
They payout around 4 months once the payment is reported. But so long as you have something in your account you will be paid out every 30 days. So if you after that initial 4 months you should start receiving something every month. Ex. January numbers will show up in your account in April.
Thank you for that answer bro 😎 you the man!!!!!
@@FilmMakerJimmieG happy to help!
Free means someone is paying for it. the issue is people become entitled
Hi Alex. Is there an email to contact you? This is great work and I have some questions. B Harrison Smith
I saw you contacted me but for everyone else’s reference it’s always in my description or bio.
@@alexsrednoselac Thank you. Emailing you now.
Thank you so much. This was very helpful. I have a movie I wanna upload. How can I go about making you do this for me. Also, what's your email
Thanks a lot!