DIY list #9
* PROJECT
Nerdcore Rising is a fun glimpse into the world of the nerd hi-hop movement. Negin Farsad’s doc follows the trials and tribulations of MC Frontalot as he embarks on his first national tour; complete with strange opening acts, missing gear, and a single groupie that follows them from the Florida panhandle to New Orleans.
WHY: An entertaining look at a subculture that has legions of dedicated fans. What’s interesting about the self funded flick is the strong following the film has created by identifying its audience and turning to them to help spread the word.
*TOOLS
Friendfeed - for those looking to find an easy way to aggregate their social feeds into a single outlet - Friendfeed might be for you. One of a number of services that is offering to help make discovery easier. Keep up-to-date with your friends and share links, music, photos, blog entries, and video.
WHY: Lifestreaming is an interesting emerging trend that promises to ease discovery. Friendfeed is a simple services that allows for a wide variety of feed importing so you can snag blog, youTube, flickr, twitter, and bookmark feeds.
* SITES
indiegogo - an interesting crowdsourced funding site that enables filmmakers to raise money for their projects. Filmmakers create pitches and provide a variety of perks that allow contributors behind the scenes of the process. Interested parties can make a contribution to a project to help support it.
WHY: Since the site’s launch in mid January three projects have raised 10k in contributions. And some filmmakers are even using the site to raise money to promote and distribute an existing project.
*WEB 2.0
Plugoo is a service that allows you to bring IM to a site or blog. By embedding the chat client you can easily communicate with visitors to your site or blog in real-time.
WHY: For those looking to extend a personal touch to a project it is a simple and free way to engage your audience. The only downside is a conversation limit of five people. Other solutions like meebo rooms allow for more participants to a chat but have become the target of IM spam.
* TOOLS
Sprout Builder is a service that lets you construct robust widgets within minutes. You can add video, audio, photos, news feeds, and bookmarks. The interface enables you to construct a flash based widget that can be embedded in a blog, social networking profile and / or site.
WHY: Widgets are a good way to help promote a project and to keep audiences update. But since widgets can be embedded within sites your audience can help to amplify your reach.
* SUBMISSION DEADLINE - MARCH 31st
FROM HERE TO AWESOME, is a discovery and distribution festival that enables filmmakers to reach global audiences while retaining their rights. Filmmakers will have a variety of distribution opportunities at their disposal with a direct return of revenue to them. The festival will showcase 10 shorts, 10 features and 10 virtual panels.
WHY: DOES NOT charge any submission fees or sales fees. Offers filmmakers a variety direct distribution outlets such as; theaters, living rooms, online outlets, mobile and live events. All transactions are handled directly by the filmmaker and the outlet. For more information visit FROM HERE TO AWESOME
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