PT.2 How to market yourself & your film for commercial success with Hasraf HaZ Dulull

Video Talks Podcast: Episode 07
This is the second part of the interview with director Hasraf 'HaZ' Dulull.
Listen to Episode 06 for Part 1 of the interview.

HaZ used every trick in the ‘thinking outside the box’ book to go from compositor to eventual movie director. 

In Part #2 he talks about how the right sales companies can really help you decide on what film to make, how to reach out to industry contacts, his own online course on filmmaking and how filmmaking is changing with the latest gaming tech.

He also explains the process behind making Battlesuit – his recent animated pilot.

The interview is split into two parts so it’s more easily digestible. There were so many nuggets of gold from HaZ that it felt wrong to cut it down.

You'll learn...

How HaZ built an audience online

Why you should bring sound design and music into the process early

How independent film sales companies can help you define your next film subject

How to shape your movie into a commercially viable film

How he created his fly-on-the-wall online course with behind the scenes and b-roll footage

The best bit of advice he’s ever been given

How to finish a project

How to clear you mind so you can see things in a fresh light.

Why you can’t always fix it in post

Why you should always have a plan – whether a meeting or a film shoot.

How to get through an animation block

How HaZ made an animated film using gaming tech Unreal Engine

Why virtual production is the major buzzword of the moment

How reaching out to podcasts and filmmaking websites can accelerate you marketing

Jump to...

01:36 Reaching out to sales companies

05:25 Shaping your movie commercially

08:31 Finding sales companies

11:06 Scrub Forward Round (quick fire questions)

Video Nasty - worst habits you see

VR / AR / Mixed 'R'?

Techniques + software

Play Pause Stop

Secret animation tip

17:55 Haz explains the origins behind his filmmaking course

24:19 Recent pilot Battlesuit created in Unreal Engine

32:10 Latest unreleased project in development

34:34 Virtual production and the future of film

37:46 Haz's vision for his future career