What Indie Filmmakers Can Learn From YouTubers Who Went Theatrical

For years, indie filmmakers and YouTubers felt like two different worlds.

Film festivals on one side. Online creators on the other.

But not anymore.

Some YouTubers are now releasing movies in theaters. And a few of them are making serious money.

So what can indie filmmakers learn from them?

Build the Audience Before You Release

When Markiplier released Iron Lung, he didn’t need to “find” viewers.