It’s not just Tumblr — most social networks don’t understand original content
Inspired by our Future of Film conversation between Deadspin’s Will Leitch and Slate’s Dana Stevens, Criticwire polls the critics in their weekly survey: “Should critics tweet after screenings?”
Dana Stevens (Slate) and Will Leitch (Deadspin) discuss how social media buzz influences their choices of movies to review at our Future of Film event (Everyone’s a Critic: Film Criticism in the Age of Twitter) on January 17th, 2013.
Stay tuned for more excerpts from this conversation.
In this first clip from our Future of Film conversation exploring film criticism and social media, Deadspin’s Will Leitch and Slate’s Dana Stevens talk about their first impressions of Twitter, and explain why they decided to start Tweeting.
Social Media Today reports on the rising influence of social media on the film industry.
Twitter Feeds to Follow at Sundance 2013: Narrative Filmmakers →
Even if you’re not heading to Park City, you can still keep up with all the latest happenings at Sundance. Get news about your most anticipated movies…straight from the narrative filmmakers themselves!
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Resurrecting Abe Lincoln’s Bodyguard (Via Twitter)
By Brad Cook
What happens when a 19th century bodyguard is sent 150 years into the future to help with an indie film’s marketing campaign? He holsters his gun and sits down at the keyboard: meet Ward Hill Lamon.
Top 10 Twitter Tips for Filmmakers →
Festival guru Thom Powers share 10 Twitter tips for filmmakers. Read, learn and tweet!
Filmmakers: Find Your Digital Mindset!
By Sheri Candler
Editor’s Note: It is hard to fundamentally change how you think. However, if you want to understand and take advantage of the digital world—that is exactly what you must do. Sheri Candler tackles this problem and lays out the path to help us find our digital mindset.
I was recently interviewed for a blog and was asked about using social media for marketing a film. It really got me thinking about that question.
Is this all most filmmakers see social media being used for? As just one big promotional effort only to be used when they are looking to sell something?
