David Rosen Consultants

Just How Healthy Is Independent Film Distribution?

Norman Dallura — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 02:06:04 +0000

Check out my latest column in Filmmaker magazine –

Just How Healthy Is Independent Film Distribution?

2012 was deceptively good year for indies, capturing 42% of North America’s $10.8 billion in box office ticket sales. What’s wrong with this picture? Read more.

Opportunities for Indies?

Norman Dallura — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 02:05:31 +0000

Traditional broadcast and cable television is in free fall. More and more viewers are turning to alternative viewing options offered through “broadband” services facilitated by the Internet. What does this mean for indies? Read more.

Republicans Rev Up Conservative Cinema

Norman Dallura — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 02:04:50 +0000

The 2012 Academy Award winning documentary film winner was “Searching for Sugar Man,” directed by Malik Bendjelloul and produced by Simon Chinn. Released in July 2012, it took in $3,536,058 in box office sales. Guess which “indie” doc made almost ten times what Sugar Man grossed but was not nominated for an Academy Award? Read more.

YouTube’s Aggressive Move into Original Content

Norman Dallura — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 02:04:21 +0000

Google’s YouTube is now into its second round of a long-term plan to remake the “original content” landscape. In the process, it is challenging the established broadcast and cable networks through its own Internet-based TV programming service. Read more.

“Filmmaker” magazine

drconsult — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:33:40 +0000

David contributes a monthly blog, “Media Current,” to Filmmaker magazine.

Education

drconsult — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 19:09:47 +0000

Education

MA, American/Labor Studies, Rutgers University
BA in Philosophy-Sociology (honors), City College of New York

Proposals – Non-Profit

drconsult — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 01:35:38 +0000

Proposals – nonprofit “pitch” documents:

Hispanic Information & Telecommunications Network (New York) — “Immigration 411: A Companion Book to the Weekly Television Series for Spanish-Speaking Americans on Immigration, Naturalization & Citizenship” (book proposal)
Hispanic Information & Telecommunications Network (New York) – “College Admissions 411: A Companion Book to the Weekly Television Series for Spanish-Speaking Americans on the College Admissions Process” (book proposal)
Digital Independence, a forum on creativity, technology and democracy — Ford and Rockefeller Foundations, Rockefeller Brothers Fund and others, 2002-2005

Associates

drconsult — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 01:24:56 +0000

Associates

David Rosen Consultants works with a group of associates in complementary fields on an as-needed basis. Associates include:

Davoli Law — a NYC and LA transactional entertainment attorney whose projects include the film adaptation of Stephen King’s “Bag of Bones,” the “Reykjavik,” the Reagan/Gorbachev biopic produced by Ridley and Tony Scott and the international TV series, “The Drivers,” also with Ridley and Tony Scott.
Dallura Web Design — a web design firm specializing in creating customized and targeted web sites for small businesses. We create sites based on the personality and individual needs of you, the client. We also create individualized sites using the popular and powerful WordPress Blog and Content Management System (CMS), such as used for this site. Visit us at Dallura Web Design for examples of our work.
Peter Hamilton Consultants – Peter Hamilton is founder of documentarytelevision.com, the leading resource for unscripted, factual & lifestyle programming.
Media Research Associates, Inc. — founded by Dr. Sanford Rosenberg, offers state-of-the-art consulting, evaluation and research services, employing current insights from Media Psychology. Our methods of in-depth analysis provide the foundation for making decisions that are crucial to production, development, marketing, branding and investment. Our knowledge-based research system and expertise enables us to provide our clients a thorough assessment of any media project’s ability to tell its story and emotionally engage an audience.

Professional Experience

drconsult — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 01:18:59 +0000

Professional experience

2007-present: David Rosen Consultants
Business development & marketing services.
2005-2008: ComCam International
West Chester, PA — Vice President, Corporate Development; wireless video service provider; IPO in Q-3 2009.
1993-1999, 2002-2005: Praxis Media
San Francisco, CA — Co-Founder & Managing Director; consulting firm.
1999-2002: AVS/MuSE Technologies
Albuquerque, NM and Boston, MA — Vice President, Marketing & Business Development; CAD and online software tools supplier; IPO Q-2 2002.
1989-1992: Commodore International
New York, USA and Frankfurt, Germany — Director, International Marketing; launched first CD-ROM system.

Publications

drconsult — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 01:17:58 +0000

Publications

Sex Scandal America: Politics & the Ritual of Public Shaming (Key)
Off-Hollywood: The Making & Marketing of Independent Films (Grove Press), expanded from a study originally commissioned by the Sundance Institute and the Independent Feature Project
Contributor to AlterNet, CounterPunch, Filmmaker Magazine, MediaChannel, FilmInFocus, Harvard-Neiman Watchdog, Hollywood Reporter, San Francisco Focus and Red Herring online, Z Magazine, Brooklyn Rail, Sexuality and Culture, Eureka Street (Australia) and Counterpoint (India).