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How to Burn to DVD
A New Era for Independent Film
In the last few years, local musicians have had a lot of success using digital media as a distribution mechanism. We wanted to try the same thing for movies.
Project Shoestring™ is a state-of-the-art independent film distribution platform. Owned and operated by St. Louis filmmakers, it's designed to help low-budget production groups sell digital copies of their films without compromising on quality.
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High Quality
Many digital distributors cut corners. We use genuine DVD quality.
Reasonable
We agree, digital things should be cheaper than hard copies.
Compatible
Watch your movies any way you want. We're DRM free.
Does it really work?
Yes. Most people can finish downloading our 111 minute film within 2 or 3 hours over a mediocre cable connection. The file we sell is identical to the version we screen in theaters.
Hey, I made a feature film. Can I distribute using the Shoestring platform?
Definitely, we'd love to have other filmmakers use our technology. Send me an email.
What's the status for the project?
We've learned a lot from this experiment. Until we decide where to go with it, further development is on hold.