Tribeca invites filmmakers and experts within the film industry to share their thoughts on film, technology and the future of media.
I think YouTube has done a great job in becoming a mainstream player. I thought the channel strategy was excellent. Even if the channels themselves might not do as well, it’s not about that, it’s really about instigating, stimulating, catalyzing an industry.
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Ynon Kreiz, Maker Studios
The new executive chairman shares his thoughts on the future of Digital Hollywood.
What happens when you take the the top talent of YouTube and pair them together with up-and-coming indie filmmakers? Welcome to Picture Show.
(Source: tribecafilm.com)
Sarah Silverman, Ben Stiller, Michael Cera, And The Rebels Saving Hollywood
Determined not to repeat the mistakes of the music business, a cadre of digital pioneers is rebooting the entertainment industry.
(Source: The Future of YouTube: More Channels in More Places Read more: http)
5 YouTube Channels to Learn Amazing Video Effects
(via Mashable)
We chose content that is reflective of the diversity available on YouTube today.The selection provides a nice representation of the content that our partners are creating for the platform and gets it in front of an audience in a new and unique way.
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YouTube CMO Danielle Tiedt
Are in-flight movies a thing of the past? Original YouTube content is coming to Virgin America.
Know your audience.
(Source: Tech Crunch)
All of those platforms — YouTube and Vimeo — are kind of the way we see filmmaking now… It already has changed everything, but now even more so, young actors and young filmmakers can have something on YouTube and when they go in for a job interview, they have actual credits for their resume.
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Al Madrigal
For more, read Mashable’s coverage of the Reel Works Gala
Using YouTube‘s annotations feature, Australian pop singer Cody Simpson is now the star of a choose-your-own-adventure story with 15 possible outcomes.
Whether or not you like his music, you have to admit: a choose-your-own-ending YouTube movie could open a world of possibilites to up and coming filmmakers.
For more, go to Mashable.
How Maker Studios Is Turning YouTube Cynics Into Believers
“According to ComScore, Maker has an audience of 20.4 million viewers a month, fourth in all of YouTube… By Maker’s own measurement, which includes a network of more than 2,000 affiliated channels, it reaches 130 million people a month.”
‘You’re watching something on YouTube that’s two and a half minutes long and 19 million people have watched it. For whatever reason, it captured their imagination.”
Veteran director Barry Levinson (Rain Man, Diner, Wag the Dog) makes no bones about the sheer force of the digital revolution, as evidenced by the vitality of YouTube.
By Ryan Gielen
How do you generate YouTube views?
There are 48 hours of video is posted to YouTube A MINUTE!! No way your videos are just going to be found on your channel just like that, correct?
By Ryan Gielen
The perfect version of this is a filmmaker who spends the year leading up to her film shoot video blogging about the fundraising process, casting, producing, and any fears, hopes and challenges they face.
