Whoa! Just back from the Sundance Film Festival where I was fortunate enough to sit on a panel as a part of the Twitter 140TC Conference. The panel was called Filmmaking in the Age of Twitter: How Affordable, Innovative Tools are Transforming Hollywood . On the panel was yours truly, along with Joeseph Gordon-Levitt (500 Days of Summer and Hesher–new film with, gulp, Natalie Portman), Levar Burton (Star Trek, Roots), and Marcin Teodoru (Circle Films). The panel was moderated by Steve Broback.
The place was packed – standing room only – with lots of good discussion. Thanks to G-Tech and videographer Rob for sending this my way for posting! It’s all their hard work that made this recording possible.
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Thanks for posting, Chase. There's a ton of good info in that discussion for anyone listening to what's going on with art/media. Definitely worth watching…
Excellent coverage, with great ideas, input and vision!
The idea of doing a small production on an iphone in the next six months is exciting–And the idea that the evolution of "media" these days is akin to the transformation music of the late sixties makes A Lot of sense!
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for this chase. i got out of bed when i saw the tweet. loved it!
Hi Chase,
first of all, apologies as this doesn't exactly refer to above panel / discussion:
I'm a young (amateur) photographer, thinking about building my passion into a profession. As an amateur I have tried to be as open as possible about my own evolution as a photographer and try to share every single hint, experience and suggestion I learn in the process. Thinking about becoming a professional, everything tends to become more serious and I start asking myself what dangers I might face. As long as I'm doing this on an amateur level, I don't have to worry about the impression I might make on people visiting my site, checking out my facebook page or following my tweets. If someone reads my blog posts and leaves thinking "what an idiot", I haven't lost nothing more than a potential returning visitor.
Now, you are the perfect example of the possibilities for succesfully marketing your own brand on the internet. Showing people how you jump into and out of helicopters, potential clients get an immediate impression of the level at which you're working.
What I'm asking myself is whether it's wise for me (as a rookie who doesn't have helicopters at his disposal) to continue being that open about myself and my "business". I'd love to hear your opinion on this! Where do you see dangers and pitfalls in this new openness of the WEB 2.0 world? Possibilities to market yourself on the web are endless, but what about the possibilities to commit commercial suicide?! I'm not a big fan of pretending to be something that I'm not and I like to be up front about my strengths as well as my weaknesses. But drawing the line between being upfront & honest and scaring away prospective clients is something that does worry me.
I'd love to hear your thoughts on this, and if anyone else who's reading this would like to chip in, I'd love to hear your thoughts as well!
All the best,
Bruno
Thanks again for a great post Chase. A must for anyone interested in social media (which we all need to be). Explained in a great way (no **** terminology) just straight down the line. Excellent
Thanks for posting Chase!
Indeed, it's amazing how new social media helps u with ur work and connecting with potential clients.
Btw. Great T-shirt!
Regards
Paul
this was great! i can't believe i was at sundance for 6 days and completely missed out on the panel!
on another note, hesher was one of the best films there, imo.
I'm not sure if I agree that the level of art is increasing in this social media age. What is more powerful though is the fact that individuals can create and publish at will. Everyone needs to create and share it's part of the human condition. It's incredibly easy now to have an audience for your art. That is cool.