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  1. SXSW 2012: Make a BTS Web Series and Survive

    Join the filmmakers of Rising from Ashes, the subjects of BTS, for a discussion on the power of a behind the scenes web series to support your film. What happens when you stop marketing and use the medium to inspire and educate?

    Zacuto Films presents “BTS” a new web series that goes behind-the-scenes to document the making of a film. In this ""Documentary About Making Documentaries,” the Zacuto Films production team travels to Rwanda to follow Director T.C. Johnstone, Producer Greg Kwedar and their entire film crew during the last 18-days of filming “Rising From Ashes: a film about Rwandan’s first national cycling team.” The new webisodic series “bts” produced by Steve Weiss, Jens Bogehegn, Scott Lynch and Greg Kwedar captures the moments, the misses and what it really takes to put a film together. “There’s intense logistics,” says Kwedar. “There are motorcycles, follow-vehicles, helicopters and camera guys riding backwards on motorcycles.” BTS: making two separate films, on one location.

    http://schedule.sxsw.com/2012/events/event_FP990310

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  2. SXSW 2012: In The Cloud: Your Film in a Post-Ownership World

    We are in the early stages of a massive paradigm shift that will forever change people’s attitudes towards “consuming” film and TV. With shelves of books, video and music reincarnated in the Cloud, opportunities for indies are rapidly changing. A $10 gross profit on a DVD is now a nickel for a stream. The proliferation of digital platforms—with Microsoft, Amazon, Google and Netflix leading the charge—calls for nimbleness, flexibility and DIY savvy. These skills are old-hat to the indie producer. And as we know, connecting social media between your film and its audience is key. New Video moderates a panel of filmmakers and technology experts who will share their vision of the future, critical insights on new trends, and concrete strategies for survival in a post-ownership world. Specializing in indie, documentary and art house films, New Video distributes across streaming, downloading and cable VOD platforms and hard goods to a broad spectrum of stores and platforms.

    http://schedule.sxsw.com/2012/events/event_FP10401

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  3. SXSW 2012: Multiplatform Storytelling: Frontline War Stories

    While the academics preach of the wonders and promise and “mechanics” of “transmedia” storytelling, there are pioneering producers on the ground really doing it. There are good days and bad. There is money and there is not. And then there are the fans. What does it take to pull off successful multiplatform storytelling?

    We are at the birth of a new industry, an inflection point, much like the history of film or radio or television or even the Internet where technology gives rise to a new means to tell stories. It is a time before the “institutionalization” of the multiplatform industry. And just like the history of film or TV the early pioneers are stepping out now and taking a lot of arrows. They are experimenting, learning what works and establishing best practices. They are master storytellers using and in some cases inventing new tools. They have failed and they have succeeded. And these are their stories.

    http://schedule.sxsw.com/2012/events/event_FP990226

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  4. SXSW 2012: Times Are a’Changin: Digital Storytelling Today

    The greatest filmmakers of the 20th Century long maintained that there was nothing comparable to watching an epic story told on a screen that enveloped our frame of vision..but they didn’t have smartphones, tablets or PC’s.

    As our consumption habits have adopted the same frenetic pace of our lives, a new breed of storyteller has emerged to match those habits. They don’t exist only in Hollywood—or in Austin, they exist in every corner of every town. Their stories are framed on an iPhone screen, through the viewfinder of a DSLR or on tablets. Content creators and distributors now have a duty to combine a story that might be viewed on any manner of screens.

    This panel will tackle the role of digital storytellers in this new digital age—from the everyday individual with a web cam, to the biggest stars in Hollywood, to the brands that are underwriting much of this new wave of content. We’ll also examine how major media companies are participating in this brave new world.

    http://schedule.sxsw.com/2012/events/event_FP990312

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  5. Indie Vault Podcast – Episodio #14

    Assieme a Paolo Tajé (BloodyMonkey) e Federico Fasce (Urustar) parliamo di game design, pratico e teorico, in questo nuovo episodio del podcast di Indie Vault.

    http://www.indievault.it/2012/02/04/indie-vault-podcast-episodio-14/

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  6. Folge 516: Humble Indie Bundle V

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  7. SXSW 2012: DSLR Gear: Film Production in a Carry-On (Or Two)

    The Bui Brothers have traveled around the world shooting on DSLRs for the last three years, starting with the Nikon D90 (the first video-capable DSLR) then quickly moving on to shoot the first US nation-wide TV commercial on the 5D mark II. They have used these cameras in video production since they were released and have evolved their gear bags to contain the best and most efficient DSLR gear. This workshop will cover all of the DSLR gear and accessories that they use on location shoots. They travel light, even with local shoots and will talk about all of the necessary gear for shooting efficiently…even things that don’t fit in the carry-on but will make your shoot go smoother and easier.

    http://schedule.sxsw.com/2012/events/event_FP990251

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  8. SXSW 2012: Coppola vs Kittens: Pro Filmmaking’s Online Future

    While the market for professionally crafted online films grows daily, the budgets to create them don’t. In this new media landscape, how do production companies continue to produce great work and still run a profitable operation? Much has been discussed about providing amateur filmmakers online voices, but here we flip the script and discuss how professional filmmakers can make the economics of online filmmaking work for them. From Vice to Vimeo, meet four folks cracking the code on how to deliver online films worth watching.

    http://schedule.sxsw.com/2012/events/event_FP13967

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  9. SXSW 2012: Empowering Filmmakers: Marketing/Distribution Keys

    Increasingly, filmmakers are becoming directly involved in the distribution and marketing of their own films. Veteran marketing strategist, Marc Schiller, and distribution specialist, Richard Abramowitz, will share their unique experiences working with directors and producers on the release of their films. The session will highlight their experiences and techniques collaborating on such films as the Academy Award nominated film, Exit Through The Gift Shop and the box office hit, Senna. The discussion will present specific tips and strategies that filmmakers can employ during the distribution and marketing process to increase success in the box office and digital release.

    http://schedule.sxsw.com/2012/events/event_FP100014

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  10. SXSW 2012: Screw the Big Screen, We Have the Web!

    As the battle between web and TV grows vicious, interactive and multi-platform videos are born. Platforms like XBOX Live and the impending Google TV will transform tv and ads into something we’ve never before experienced. Unfortunately, there is more competition for the attention of those eyes than you can shake a stick at. Hear from Emergent Order creative director, John Papola, about the art of web video and what it takes grab attention online and go viral. John has created videos that have driven millions of views online and some that haven’t, so he knows what works and what doesn’t. Hear about the science side from successful web video entrepreneur, Jen Grogono. Jen’s latest venture, uStudio, provides a platform for distributing video on an ever expanding number of channels and sites across the web and tracking important metrics across channels to show where you are hitting it and where you are falling flat.

    http://schedule.sxsw.com/2012/events/event_FP990303

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