Desert Island Films - has anyone dealt with them before?

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Desert Island Films - has anyone dealt with them before?

Post by misteranalog » Thu Aug 29, 2013 3:56 pm

I was browsing the Desert Island Films web site, desertislandfilms.com, and had a few questions.

(1) The pricing guide states "Contact Us to negotiate the exact price for the package of films you’re interested
in. " Given that their prices are stated, exactly what is it that they want to negotiate?

(2) I do not see any sort of online order from along the lines of what you see on Amazon.
I prefer to do things on paper or on a computer screen I can print out.
Is calling them on the phone the only way to order?

(3) If anyone has ordered from them, what was your final outcome?

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Re: Desert Island Films - has anyone dealt with them before?

Post by silentmovies742 » Thu Aug 29, 2013 4:48 pm

From what I gather these are suppliers of public domain titles to TV channels, businesses and not to the general public - as can be seen by their list of satisfied customers on the front page of their website (History Channel etc).

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Re: Desert Island Films - has anyone dealt with them before?

Post by silentfilm » Thu Aug 29, 2013 5:02 pm

Yes, they do not supply films to consumers, but to TV stations and cable channels. Their catalog is a good way to check to see if a film is public domain.

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