Easily create a Film Video on Demand from your Film Management dashboard, and manage it from your Film VOD dashboard.
Looking to manage your non-Film Video on Demand? Find out how
1. How to Create your Film Video On Demand (VOD)
You can create your Film Video on Demand during or after you onboard your Film from the Video on Demand section of Film Onboarding/Management.
It's as easy as completing these steps on your Film Management > Video on Demand dashboard:
- Set Price - How much will it cost to rent your VOD?
- Add a Start date - When can your audience start renting your VOD?
- Add an End date - When is the last date your audience can rent your VOD?
- Add a VOD Cover Photo - Add a high resolution cover image in 16:9 aspect ratio to showcase your Film on GATHR Movies TV app(s). Learn more
After you save your settings, your VOD will be published.
2. How to Manage Your Film Video on Demand (VOD)
Once you save your settings, you will be able to access your Film Video on Demand from these places on your dashboard:
1. Films tab
- Navigate to your Film Management dashboard -> Video on Demand tab -> Advanced Settings
2. Video on Demand tab
- Select your target Film VOD.
3. Configure your Film Video on Demand
Most of your settings will be auto-filled for you, since they are taken directly from your Film's metadata, which you entered during Film Onboarding.
You can edit any of these fields to customize your Film VOD.*
General Settings
- VOD Title: Defaults to your Film title - customizable.
- Video URL*: Defaults to your Film URL - must be updated directly on Film Management.
- Add a trailer: Defaults to your Film's trailer URL - customizable.
- Description: Defaults to your Film's description - customizable.
- Add an Optional Note: Include any optional notes, such as a thank-you message or access instructions for your Film VOD.
- Start Date and Time: Specify the Film Film VOD's start date and time.
- End Date and Time (Optional): If applicable, set the end date and time for your Film VOD.
*Your Video URL uses your Film's URL. To update your Film URL, navigate to your Film Management dashboard, and head to the Film Playback Settings section.
Pricing
Set a price for your Film VOD.
If your Film has Pay It Forward Ticketing enabled, you can also enable Pay It Forward Ticketing for your Film Video on Demand.
Simply toggle on the setting and save your changes.
Learn more about Pay It Forward Ticketing
Video Access
Configure how long purchasers have to watch your Film VOD and how many hours they'll have to finish watching after they first press "play."
- Rental Period: After purchase, how many days do renters have to start watching your Film VOD?
- Rental Duration: After renters press "play," how many hours do they have before access to the Film VOD expires?
- Allow indefinite access: Set Rental Period and Rental Duration to no limit - renters can watch indefinitely.
- Hide from your profile page: Your Film VOD will not appear in searches, though you will be able to share the direct link to generate transactions.
Enable pre-orders and increase your Film VOD revenue and build hype by enabling pre-orders for your content. This way, your community can purchase your future content from your VOD page. They'll receive a confirmation at the time of purchase, and again when your VOD is available for viewing.Allow Pre-Orders
Products
Add products to your Film Video on Demand checkout, creating multiple revenue opportunities to complement your Film Video on Demand.
Custom Questions (optional)
Learn more about your purchasers by adding up to four custom questions to the checkout experience. Choose from multiple question types and decide whether each should be optional or required.
Accept Charity donations (optional)
Encourage viewers to support a 501(c)(3) nonprofit of your choice during checkout.
Communications
Reach viewers at the moment of greatest impact with an automatic follow-up email sent right after they finish watching. Include a custom message and link to encourage donations or other actions.
Advanced Settings
- Add a payout method to receive your Film VOD payouts.
- Add a Custom Button to your Film VOD watch page to redirect to the external page of your choice.
- Country Restrictions ("Geo-blocking")
- Set approved (whitelisted) countries where your Film VOD can be transacted.
- Set restricted (blacklisted) countries where your Film VOD may not be transacted.
- Add a Custom Pre-Roll Video that plays before your Video on Demand content begins. Simply provide a Vimeo URL, and ensure your video's privacy settings are set to Public, Unlisted, or Hide from Vimeo. Make sure to allow embedding on gathr.com in your Vimeo settings. Please note: custom (non-Vimeo) URLs are not supported.