if it sells really well on itunes will you think about doing a sequel?
I don't think so, it would have to sell really well on itunes to change my mind. I still owe a lot of money on this production and the business really doesn't work without industry support. I know the sled manufactures have no interest in supporting independent media and without their financial muscle and marketing muscle its too overwhelming to undertake everything from pre-production to sales on your own. I would have hoped Fourcast might have risen above and gained critical mass on its own but there is no mechanism in this industry to allow for that.
This industry is f&*%ed, its next to impossible to get a manufacture to respond to a request yet alone have that response be positive. It makes one wonder if they are really THAT clueless or if they've rationalized that nothing anyone does makes any difference or maybe they just want to drive all the good people out of the industry.....I don't know. We can't even get dealers to give us cost on machines. It costs enough money making films, nor less paying for snowmobiling.
I think the snowmobile industry is going to be barely treading water for years to come. I live in the youth capital of recreation for the entire world that also offers the best snowmobiling and I haven't seen any new faces in our area for a couple years now. I spoke with several dealers over this last week and they are dead slow, not a good sign for this time of year especially with such an epic winter being forecasted. None of the manufacturers have any interest in sponsoring Kalle Johansson or Cody Borchers, these guys definitely have the potential to influence costumers. It blows my mind, its like a record label that produces CDs but has no artists.
I watched every other sport create incentive for it's core participants, from riders to photographers to filmers, and that modus d'operendi has helped the sports grow. I don't understand how the OEs expect people to empty their wallets in pursuit of besting themselves and pushing the sport with the only outcome being their own financial ruin, there is no incentive for young people to push themselves in this sport, there is nothing to dream for.........except your own satisfaction but that only goes so far when you're bankrupt.
I given copies of Fourcast to pro athletes from other sports and its the same broken record; "I had no idea snowmobiles were so versatile", when core people don't know this.....it really shows a failure in communication.
I can't think of any justification to help the OEs when they wont help us or themselves, but obviously I don't "get it" and neither do they.
I've given up, I can't make this work. Sorry.
