Archive for August, 2007
Headed to Toronto
I’ll be headed to the Toronto Film Festival next week and participating in a panel discussion entitled, “Social Networks: Connecting Filmmakers to Audiences.” According to Scott Kirsner, the moderator, our discussion will explore two areas:
- What are the tools, technologies, and strategies that filmmakers/
producers/studios are using to build an audience for their work? - How will the process of building an audience for a film change in
the future?
I’m really looking forward to participating as the other panelists include:
- Corey Marr, Producer, Corey Marr Productions, www.coreymarr.com
- Christine Moore, Content Producer, Myspace, www.myspace.com
- Sandi DuBowski, producer, A Jihad For Love, www.filmsthatchangetheworld.com
- Jason Klein, President and CEO, Special Ops Media, www.specialopsmedia.com
Follow by flickr account or mobile blog for updates…as well as my round-up commentary after the panel on SpoutBlog.
The War Tapes
Finally, after having the DVD since early March, I set time aside to see The War Tapes. I received this DVD as a part of the gift bag for attending TED this year, which my be the reason I haven’t watched it until now. The War Tapes follows three National Guardsmen during their tour of duty in Iraq. Filmmaker Deborah Scranton gave all three video cameras so that they could create a diary of their experiences. Deborah presented a scene during TED and discussed a little bit about what it was like to make the film and it’s impact on the Guardsmen themselves. What results on film is at times poignant, raw and completely honest. I think I held off watching it until now because I knew how “real” it would be – graphic, emotional…everything.
Check out more information on this film at it’s site or on Spout and then watch it.
I moved.
Did I tell everyone this? Perhaps not. I moved from my TypePad account here: http://appliedthinking.typepad.com to a new WordPress account here: http://appliedthinking.wordpress.com. Not the cleanest of processes…perhaps mostly to my own ineptitude around it. You can sill find me at my domain: www.appliedthinking.net and through my Feed Burner feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/appliedthinking.
Why did I leave TypePad after 3 years as a loyal (and sometime evangelizing) customer? Honestly, the biggest piece was due to WordPress’ overall flexibility with their design. I simply love my new four column design and a much simpler administrative interface. However, WordPress certainly has a ton of limitations (as I’m beginning to find out):
- limited ability to post video
- fewer widgets to choose from
- no apparent automation with Technorati for tagging
- …and I am sure there are others that will present themselves over the next few weeks
I think my issues are mostly due to the fact that I am using the .com version of WordPress instead of the .org version…or it could be the fact that I sometimes (oh so wrongfully) fancy myself a design/entry level developer and get in way over my head.
If anyone has some suggestions or recommendations on how to get better use from WordPress.com, please let me know. I’m all ears.
iA Web Trendmap 2007
Interesting map that the fine folks at Information Architects Japan pulled together a few weeks ago. According to them:
In house, we use it as a consulting tool. It has helped us exploring, defining and explaining the Internet strategy and positioning of all of our clients since we first introduced it in January. Each website on the map stands as a (more or less) successful paradigm for an interactive brand, design or business model. In order to position yourself, you need to know your place on this map.
Indeed. You gotta know where you are before you can pick the right direction to go. Don’t know if this is the right map, but it sure is a compelling start.
