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by Adam Bowers on November 7, 2011

Hi, everyone. I’ll be doing a little blogging for IFP from now on. A little background on myself: When I lived in Florida, I wrote, directed, produced, edited, and acted in a no-budget comedy called New Low, which played in the inaugural NEXT <=> section at the 2010 Sundance Film …

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Case Study: Buck

by Dan Schoenbrun on October 13, 2011

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Full Panel.  Hear from the team behind one of the year’s top grossing documentaries, Sundance Audience Award winning Buck as they discuss the challenges of their filmmaking process from inception to release.

Julie Goldman, Producer, Motto Pictures
Julie has produced a wide range of award-winning documentaries that have been distributed …

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Finding the Right Composer for Your Project: Easy as 1, 2, 3.

by Jordan Passman on October 11, 2011

1.      Hire a professional, and choose carefully! If you have the budget, call a top agency and hire John Williams…I mean, he really is the best! He did the theme for Star Wars! Unfortunately, for 99.9% of filmmakers today, (and those who aren’t Steven Spielberg) this is not …

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Case Study: Valemont

by Dan Schoenbrun on May 11, 2011

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Valemont’s transmedia experience was created to support the series produced by MTV and Electric Farm Entertainment, and sponsored by Verizon. It included a hub site (ValemontU.com), nine character Twitter accounts, three blogs, a Facebook page and SMS messaging. Transmedia Producer Nina Bargiel will take you through the process …

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Building Aspirational Storyworlds with Jeff Gomez

by Dan Schoenbrun on May 11, 2011

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A generation is rising that has come to expect entertainment content that is “alive,” responsive and fully engaging. But few of us are giving it to them. In this provocative keynote talk, Jeff Gomez, the world’s leading producer of highly successful transmedia franchises, will forward bold ideas on …

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Case Study: NFB Canada Interactive Projects

by Dan Schoenbrun on May 11, 2011

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NFB Canada has become renowned for its portfolio of innovative, interactive documentary stories that explore world topics through an artistic lens. Hugues Sweeney presents a series of the projects featured on their platform
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From the 2011 Cross-Media- Forum

Hugues Sweeney, Sr. Producer, Interactive Production, NFB Canada
After studying …

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Cross-Media Financing

by Dan Schoenbrun on May 11, 2011

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Creating cross-media projects demands a whole new set of collaborators and finance partners from across the media industries. This session examines potential new alliances and partnerships with online networks, multiplatform broadcasters, brands, agencies and other new financiers.

From the 2011 Cross-Media Forum

Moderator

Scott Macaulay, Editor-in-Chief, Filmmaker Magazine
Scott Macaulay …

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Extending Your Story with Andrea Phillips

by Dan Schoenbrun on May 11, 2011

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Moving from single-media to transmedia storytelling requires a new mindset and a new creative process. Andrea Phillips walks you through the possibilities and pitfalls.

From the 2011 Cross-Media Forum
Andrea Phillips, Deus Ex Machinatio
Andrea Phillips is an award-winning transmedia writer and game designer. She has worked on projects like Perplex …

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