Hey filmmakers and film lovers alike,

My name is Sean and I’m here to promote a new website called Eyesoda. It’s a way for filmmakers to distribute their films and, likewise, for film lovers to view them.

It’s a fairly simple process, actually. With the help of the Eyesoda team, a filmmaker uploads his or her film and we set a price. From there, we develop a marketing plan for each film to give it the most exposure. The distribution agreement is non-exclusive, with a 50/50 split on revenue. On the flip side, viewers choose which movies they want to view, purchase e-tickets for those movies that remain valid for a month, and get to enjoy those films within that month whenever they please.

Now that the site is in its beta stage, our biggest concern is finding some members. We’re constantly trying to combat the notorious little bugs and errors that plague start-up social networking sites, and while our efforts may suffice in our presently infantile community, we really need a base of constant users that can test the maximum tolerance at which our community can optimally operate at.

That’s why we are offering all members of Eyesoda the chance to participate in the “Networker Challenge”, which awards a prize to the three members that get the most friends to join in August. The top three prizes are $500 for first place, $300 for second place, and a cool $200 for third. Don’t hestitate! This particular promotion ends on August 31, 2008. For more details on this contest and for information on upcoming contests, visit http://www.eyesoda.com/page/10

Of course, that’s the cliff notes version of it all. If you want to know more, visit the website and watch the three films titled “EyeDream”, “EyeCandy”, and “EyeWelcomeYou” (http://www.eyesoda.com/).

This community is developing even quicker than I had anticipated and we’re acquiring more indie films, filmmakers, and film lovers daily. However, with your help, we’re hoping that those numbers will skyrocket in the upcoming months.

I know that this is a really new way of approaching the film watching experience and particularly the indie film watching experience, so I’m ready for any and all questions that anyone may have. However, Kneko, the founder of Eyesoda, wants to make the experience as personal as possible and will also gladly respond to whatever questions or concerns you have.

I’ll check this topic for any kinds of questions and comments, but if you’d like, you can e-mail me, too.
sea...@eyesoda.com – to contact me
knek...@eyesoda.com – to contact the founder herself, Kneko
Until the next post,

Sean Dominguez
Eyesoda Production Assistant