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Fragments from The Conversation 2010 (March 27, New York)
Written by David Tames on March 28, 2010
Filed Under Business, Copyright, Distribution, Events & Screenings, Front Page, New Media, Web
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On Saturday I attended the “The Conversation” at Columbia University, a conference focused on “Social Media, Distribution, and the Future of Film.” Related material can be found by searching on the #convonyc hash tag. Here are my notes, not everything here is a faithful...  Continue Reading...

Things self-distributing documentary filmmakers can do to integrate social media into their distribution efforts
Written by David Tames on October 22, 2009
Filed Under Business, Distribution, Documentary, Sticky
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Here are some things you can do to integrate a social media component in your distribution effort. 1. Get your own web site with integrated blogging functionality if you don’t already have one. If your current site does not have a blog, add one. The easy way to get started is to get a...  Continue Reading...

Making Media Now 2009: the premiere New England independent film conference
Written by David Tames on April 21, 2009
Filed Under Business, Events & Screenings, Filmmaking, New Media
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Making Media Now 2009 is a full-day conference that will take place on Friday, June 5, 2009 at Bentley University. The event will bring together filmmakers from all over New England with national industry experts for lectures, workshops, and panels confronting the most daunting challenges facing...  Continue Reading...

Four books covering Internet and Web
Written by David Tames on October 14, 2008
Filed Under Business, Featured, MassArtDMI, New Media, The Media, Web
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If I had to pick four relatively current books that will help readers develop a better understanding of the World Wide Web, I would suggest the following books. It was hard to narrow down the list to four, but sometimes less is more. This particular list stems from a recent conversation with...  Continue Reading...

DIY Days Boston, October 4, 2008 (conference notes, part 3)
Written by David Tames on October 13, 2008
Filed Under Business, Distribution, Events & Screenings, Filmmaking, The Media
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This post concludes my coverage of DIY Days, a conference held in Boston at MassArt on October 4, 2008. Please visit part one and part two if you’ve not already read them. Do keep in mind these notes do not necessarily represent the views of the various speakers at the conference, sometimes...  Continue Reading...

DIY Days Boston, October 4, 2008 (conference notes, part 2)
Written by David Tames on October 9, 2008
Filed Under Business, Distribution, Events & Screenings, Filmmaking, Final Cut Pro
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This post continues my coverage of the DIY Days conference in Boston which I began in a previous post. Please keep in mind these are my notes and do not necessarily represent the views of the various speakers at the conference, sometimes it includes my own parenthetical thoughts, which are...  Continue Reading...

DIY Days Boston, October 4, 2008 (conference notes)
Written by David Tames on October 4, 2008
Filed Under Business, Events & Screenings, Featured, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, The Media
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The DIY Days Boston conference was held at MassArt on October 4, 2008. The conference drew a full-house of both seasoned and emerging filmmakers and media artists who came to learn about online tools, techniques, and strategies for building and sustating their audience. DIY Days follows an...  Continue Reading...

Scott Kirsner: Inventing the Movies
Written by David Tames on September 27, 2008
Filed Under Business, Hollywood, Interviews, Video
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In this video I interview journalist and author Scott Kirsner about his new book, Inventing the Movies: The Epic Battle between Innovation and the Status Quo in Hollywood. The interview covers an example from the book and takeaways for innovators in any field. Scott blogs about the movie industry...  Continue Reading...

DIY DAYS coming to Boston October 4, 2008
Written by David Tames on September 13, 2008
Filed Under Art, Business, Distribution, Events & Screenings, Filmmaking, New Media, Web
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The DIY DAYS conference will be held in Boston on Saturday, October 4th at MassArt, along with screening of From Here to Awesome films the night before, also at MassArt. This traveling conference, recently held in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York, explores how independent filmmakers...  Continue Reading...

The future of independent film: audience aggregation
Written by David Tames on August 13, 2008
Filed Under Business, Distribution, Filmmaking
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In a recent article, “When the Audience Takes Control,” Lance Weiler suggests independent filmmakers should work on creating their own fan base. He writes, “the future of independent film is not in content aggregation, which is quickly becoming commoditized, but in audience...  Continue Reading...

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