Any video companies want to help me sell my first video?

[XLiveGamer]

Hey there all! I have been on the site as a lurker for years but try to have some fun in my hometown and found a girl that is 20 and super ticklish! I started out playful but then brought up getting a little more intense (tied down, blindfolded) she was unsure but since she doesnt have a lot of money I described this place and how people buy good videos all the time! She told me if I could find someone to buy she would let me tickle her for an hour which will be more than enough to break her several times haha. So my question to all of you is will any company out there host the video for me if they like it and help me sell it out there? I will gladly give a cut of the money for your trouble I just don't know much about it and if someone reputable will help I think I can make a killer video with this girl but its more about extra cash then her being one of us. PM me if anyone has advice or can help me make this happen! Think it will be a good one, solid hour of tickle torture hehe

 

[Phineas]

Sell it yourself.

There's nothing stopping you from setting up a Clips4Sale account and posting your own material. It's how 99% of the producers here do it, after all.

 

[BellybTickler]

 

[The Last Laugh]

There's nothing stopping you from setting up a Clips4Sale account and posting your own material. It's how 99% of the producers here do it, after all.

Actually, I believe C4S has a policy that for a new store to be activated one must upload at least 10 unique clips. So if he has only one clip he can't get started. It is possible, however, to split a video into several clips, in which case each clip is considered unique, as well as the full-length version. But this does mean that he'd have to split the full video into at least 9 shorter scenes. Offering clips in different formats (WMV, MOV, MP4, etc.) doesn't count. Of course, he could always produce a few more clips so he can have enough to open a store.

In any case, I don't know if selling one's work through someone else is a good move. Personally, I wouldn't be comfortable with it, nor would I be comfortable selling another person's material. I much prefer to be in control of how my clips are handled, and I want all the clips on my store to be my own.

Also, if the OP has to pay the vendor a cut he might find that he's not left with very much in the end. Indeed, C4S already keeps 40% of the profits.

 

[XLiveGamer]

Well as I said I don't know much about it, doesn't hurt to ask, people here usually seem happy to help eachother out. No worries I will find a way

 

[Libertine]

Make sure you educate yourself about signed model releases so you don't get sued if the girl changes her mind years from now. Also the proper way to prepare and keep files showing that your models are of age.

 

[mabus]

Make sure you educate yourself about signed model releases so you don't get sued if the girl changes her mind years from now. Also the proper way to prepare and keep files showing that your models are of age.

Agreed - get all the legal stuff out the way...then sell it on clips4sale!

Make a few more clips, different variations (basically, just put her in a few outfits, socks, bare feet, pantyhose feet) and/or different positions, instead of one hour of the same situation,
and sell away!

Now, think of a cool name for your store, and off you go! (There are very, very amateurish stores on clips4sale, and some really professional ones. If the guy tickling his
wife, in one clip, with no lights on....can manage to get a store started...I mean, come on! You can certainly do it too!)

 

[Phineas]

Actually, I believe C4S has a policy that for a new store to be activated one must upload at least 10 unique clips. So if he has only one clip he can't get started. Of course, he could always produce a few more clips so he can have enough to open a store.

Well, he did say he wanted to make an hour-long video. My assumption was that you can't post a video of that length (or that people wouldn't want to buy it if their pricing is per minute, AFAIK), so breaking it up into smaller bits would be a good idea. Plus...

Also, if the OP has to pay the vendor a cut he might find that he's not left with very much in the end. Indeed, C4S already keeps 40% of the profits.

This was my other thought. C4S takes a cut, the vendor takes a cut, what does he have left? Bupkis.

 

[turtleboy]

Well, he did say he wanted to make an hour-long video. My assumption was that you can't post a video of that length (or that people wouldn't want to buy it if their pricing is per minute, AFAIK), so breaking it up into smaller bits would be a good idea. Plus...



This was my other thought. C4S takes a cut, the vendor takes a cut, what does he have left? Bupkis.

This is true - although C4S does allow you to discount longer clips more significantly, an hour long clip would still be very hard to sell. If broken into 10 scenes or clips of 6 mins each, you would have enough to launch a store and at that length, you'd be more likely to pick up some sales as well. To echo what was said above, I don't think many existing store owners/producers would be interested as people are always having to make time to edit and release their own stuff, and the money made from selling a few extra clips wouldn't justify all the time and complication of dividing any sales income (for you or for them). You'd definitely be better to do it yourself and it really isn't difficult if you have the clips in the first place.