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The Oscars are Coming, the Oscars are Coming!

February 20, 2019 by Deb

Love movies, do ya? Well then ya gotta love the Oscars! In prep for the Academy Awards on Sunday, are you seeking out and watching the nominated films? Well, how about some different kind of prep this year to add depth to your Oscar experience this year…   1. Read the Oscar-nominated screenplays. You can […]

Filed Under: FILM, Fun, Industry News Tagged With: awards, free, scriptwriting

Up for a Mini-Seminar at DM Youth Expo (Sat. Feb. 9)?

February 4, 2019 by Deb

The Digital Media Academy (DMA) is holding its Digital Media Youth Expo again this February and I’m thrilled to participate again – this year at the MWP and Biz Books booth. More than 800 students and their families attend to learn about the numerous educational and employment opportunities available in the Digital Media and Film […]

Filed Under: About Deb Patz, FILM, INDUSTRY, Industry News, Skills Development Tagged With: career choices, pm101, writeshootedit

Ciné-surfer: Stephen Fellows’ Blog & All Kinds of Stats

July 15, 2017 by Deb

There’s something about stats… and Stephen Fellows manages to collect and examine a huge variety of data related tot the film industry on a weekly basis. Take this one for example: How Many Shots Are in the Average Movie Sure, we expect action to have the most, and it’s probably no surprise that documentary has […]

Filed Under: Ciné Surfer, FILM, Industry News Tagged With: research

Who’s on Which Platform Nowadays? (the answer)

September 22, 2016 by Deb

Here it is… the order of who spends the most time on which site: Platform (Year Launched) Millennials Gen-Z Facebook (2004) 2 3 YouTube (2005) 1 1 Twitter (2006) 5 5 Instagram (2010) 3 2 Snapchat (2011) 4 4 There is more detailed data on this info in CMF’s 2016 Mid-Year Trend Report. So… surprising? […]

Filed Under: FILM, Industry News Tagged With: social media

Who’s on Which Platform Nowadays?

September 8, 2016 by Deb

With school starting again for Millennials and Gen-Z, can you guess which social demographic spends the most time on which site? Platform (Year Launched) Millennials Gen-Z Facebook (2004) ? ? YouTube (2005) ? ? Twitter (2006) ? ? Instagram (2010) ? ? Snapchat (2011) ? ? I’ll share the info next blog, or you can […]

Filed Under: FILM, Industry News Tagged With: social media

Film Awards Calendar

February 28, 2014 by Deb 1 Comment

With the Oscars upon us, we appear to be in the heart of award season. How about a step back to an annual look at film awards? Mid-January Hollywood Film Press Awards (Golden Globes) – USA Producers Guild of America Awards – USA Late January Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards – USA Australian Academy of […]

Filed Under: Industry News, Management Tagged With: awards

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