Originally Posted by kane

I won't argue that they the major Hollywood players control most of the main distribution networks, but there are plenty of other options. Kevin Smith recently did what they call 4 walling for his last movie. He personally took it from town to town and did screenings then held Q&A sessions after the movie. He rented out independently owned theaters and cut all the middle men out of the deal.

A person could do that, then sell their DVD on their website and Amazon as well as other places and they potentially could get pay per view options and even license it to cable/TV.

It isn't an ideal situation, but it could be done and if it is done correctly a person potentially could make more than if they just starred in a movie someone else owned.