Creative Bubble

How to boot-strap the marketing for an indie film

The Balas Brothers discuss how to boot-strap the marketing for an indie film.

The filmmaker friendly Youtube strategy

The Balas Brothers have a spirited discussion about their various stances on Youtube and creative strategy for filmmakers and creators-alike. Ryan saw early organic success on youtube but grew tired of the platform's desire for volume-content while Alec discovered renewed energy for the creative practice within the context of creating a repeatable subscriber-driven format.

Making a Stoner Comedy instead of going to college

In this episode of The Creative Bubble, Ryan and Alec discuss Alec's first (official?) feature film "Buds". They explore the nature of hobby filmmaking with limited resources as a source of great joy and freedom.

Our Most Profitable Film Ever

In this episode of The Creative Bubble, Alec and Ryan discuss the magic behind making Ryan's no-budge arthouse-erotic indie "Elenore Makes Love"...the most profitable film in their library of films.

Go into the dream

In this episode of The Creative Bubble, Ryan uses a Jungian active imagination exercise to dive into one (or more!) of his dreams, to explore his creative world with all it's beauty and anxiety...arriving at the notion that the experience of being present in the abstract alone is part of his creative process. It's okay not to know.