Chris Anderson explaining “The Long Tail” i.e. why Hollywood has been interpreted as representing the majority of people’s taste in film, but why the internet proves this isn’t true. Niche markets have a “long tail”.
Filmflashe#1: The New Process of Cinema
June 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Welcome to Filmflashe!
It’s a forum exploring how we can all become more involved in the new process of cinema, which will elevate our enjoyment of films and ensure that the films we want to see get made and distributed.
Since it’s our first day on set, so to speak, here’s an extraordinary paper delivered at the Power To The Pixel Cross Media Film Forum by renowned indie producer, Ted Hope, giving insight into this evolving cinematic process:
Take Back What Has Always Been Yours
Producer Ted Hope addressing the Power To The Pixel Cross Media Film Forum 2009
You can read further insights on Ted’s blog, Hope For Film, and his website Truly Free Film.
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Script ‘Work’ in Central Park
March 28, 2010 By 6 Comment
Sunshine, Central Park and a super writing partner – the ingredients of a productive screenplay development meeting. And I was blessed to have them all in New York City on 18th March as John David Mann and I met to work on the script for the movie of “The Go-Giver”.
It was a long-awaited meeting. John and I have been communicating and collaborating online for many years. It felt more like a reunion than a first meeting. We began our day with coffee and gifts. John presented me with an autographed copy of his and Bob Burg’s new book “Go-Givers Sell More”. I was humbled to see that these two great men had honoured me with an acknowledgement in the book. I’m still overwhelmed by this.
Anyway, it was a beautiful sunny day in New York City. Much too nice to work inside! So we walked up to Central Park and spent most of the day there, batting ideas back and forth about how to best serve the story of “The Go-Giver” through the medium of film.
John David Mann & Fiona Ashe in Central Park
The sunshine – and a saxophonist entertaining the crowds – must have been good for our creativity because we generated lots of interesting ideas for the movie (honestly, we weren’t just working on our tans and eating ice-cream!) It’s too early to publish these ideas yet, but we are very pleased with how the project is developing. Watch this space for further updates!
I’d love to hear how the principles in “The Go-Giver” book are working for you in your lives, so feel free to share your experiences below.
Tribute to Michael Dwyer
January 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
It is with great sadness that I heard of the death of The Irish Times’ film correspondent, Michael Dwyer.
Photo courtesy of The Irish Times
The warm comments posted throughout the blogosphere demonstrate the popularity of his film reviews, which elevated the appreciation of film in Ireland.
Michael was more than a film critic, though. His passion for film motivated him to become actively involved in ensuring that Irish audiences got to see arthouse films through his work with the Federation of Irish Film Societies, the Dublin Film Festival and its successor the Dublin International Film Festival. Through these, he was also instrumental in bringing international filmmakers to Ireland to share their expertise and experience with us.
He was also instrumental in furthering and promoting the careers of Irish filmmakers and he publicly supported political initiatives which strengthened the Irish film industry.
Tributes to him can be posted here
Michael was a man of integrity and influence, of personality and passion. May he rest in peace.
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