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Category Archives: Independent Film
Are you Mister Jones?
In 1965 Bob Dylan released Ballad of the Thin Man, which contains this memorable three line chorus, “Because something is happening here. But you don’t know what it is. Do you, Mister Jones?” These lines were referenced in an excellent … Continue reading
Posted in Independent Film, Innovation, Internet
Tagged consumers, crowdfunding, digital tools, filmmakers, innovation, social media, technology
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What if you could tip a filmmaker?
At the end of 2011 Louis CK pulled something off that a few years ago would have seemed like an impossible dream. He created a video of his own standup comedy show, put it up on his own site to … Continue reading
Posted in Independent Film, Innovation, Marketing
Tagged digital tools, innovation, internet, social media, technology
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Paul Schrader wants to be your friend
Two months ago, my wife and I were leaving a movie theater when I turned on my smart phone and got the following email message from Facebook. “Paul Schrader wants to be your friend.” Somehow having just come out of … Continue reading
Posted in Independent Film, Innovation, Marketing
Tagged crowdfunding, filmmakers, innovation, Paul Schrader, social media
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What Is The Golden Triangle and Why Should Filmmakers Care?
Much of the most important innovation on the web today occurs within what some call the Golden Triangle. The three sides of this triangle are social, mobile and real time. Though the poster children for this triangle are Facebook, the … Continue reading
Posted in Independent Film, Mobile
Tagged digital tools, filmmakers, independent film, innovation, internet, Mobile, smart phones, social media
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In this digital age, what is a filmmaker?
Isn’t it curious in this age where more moving images get created and distributed digitally that there is this group of people who still call themselves “filmmakers”? It seems a term that is so archaic, so analogue, so yesterday’s news. … Continue reading
Posted in Independent Film
Tagged consumers, digital tools, experiences, filmmakers, internet, media
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Bright Star: Can passion be unlocked on the screen and online?
When a filmmaker creates a movie, she brings many tools to unlock her artistic passion, which she attempts to capture on the screen. These tools; the screenplay, the actors, the physical setting and the cinematography all combine to bring into … Continue reading
Posted in Independent Film
Tagged Bright Star, digital tools, independent film, internet, Jane Campion, social media
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Who is Zoe Keating and why should independent filmmakers care?
Several years ago, I left the movie business and entered the world of the internet and mobile. Since then, independent filmmakers have often asked me about what they should do in this “new media” digital world. As digital innovation has … Continue reading
Posted in Independent Film
Tagged independent film, music, social media, Zoe Keating
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