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 […]
Up for a Mini-Seminar at DM Youth Expo (Sat. Feb. 9)?
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 […]
Ciné-surfer: Stephen Fellows’ Blog & All Kinds of Stats
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 […]
Who’s on Which Platform Nowadays? (the answer)
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? […]
Who’s on Which Platform Nowadays?
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 […]
Film Awards Calendar
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 […]