How New Platforms, Streaming Media Change the Equation for Indie Filmmakers
Amanda Lin Costa explores the new methods of distributing films and the myriad of strategies that filmmakers use to get their product to the masses.Read More
Internet
How to Pitch Your Film’s Crowdfunding Campaign to Bloggers
Evan Luzi dives in deep with a detailed article on how to make a splash with your project using the power of social media the right way.
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The Internet Goes on Strike over SOPA, Productivity Skyrockets
Now that Occupy Wall Street is dead the interwebs are abuzz with a new protest meme denouncing SOPA. This should not be confused with their decades long protest against soap.Read More
You Can Do Anything!
This Saturday Night Live skit called “You Can Do Anything” offers spot on satire of the YouTube generation. Read More
How To Set Up Your Channel For The New YouTube Design
The folks at ReelSEO share the backend of the new YouTube site including how they organized it to maximize social interaction and drive viewers.Read More
Triumph of the Nerds & Nerds 2.0.1
The 1996 documentary “Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires” and it’s 1998 sequel, “Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet” chronicle the rise of the internet and personal computer along with the visionaries that created them. Read More
10 Tips for Getting More Views on YouTube
ReelSEO takes a look at the 10 best tips from the recently released YouTube Creator’s Playbook including regular posting and full use of tags.
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Netflix spins off DVD division under new brand: Qwickster
CEO Reed Hastings has had a public change of heart. Coming on the heels of a rather controversial price increase, Netflix is spinning off the DVD-by-mail division into a separate entity called “Qwikster” and adding video game options.
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How to Reach a Million Views on YouTube
In this five part series from Nino Film, screenwriter and director Gregor Schmidinger discusses how he got his YouTube film, “The Boy Next Door” to top 1 million views.
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The Future of Story
Jeff Parkin, filmmaker and Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre and Media Arts, Brigham Young University, discusses the power of transmedia stories in reaching wide audiences and his experiences in creating the Webby Award honored webseries, The Book of Jer3miah.Read More
Stuxnet: Anatomy of a Computer Virus
An infographic dissecting the nature and ramifications of Stuxnet, the first weapon made entirely out of code. This was produced by Patrick Clair for Australian TV program HungryBeast on Australia’s ABC1.Read More
Welcome to the blogosphere
All you need to make your mark in the rough-and-tumble online world is a rudimentary grasp of the technology … and some opinion you feel compelled to share with the rest of the world, even if it can get you in trouble. Read More