Enric... There is a complete myspace film side. Most of the discussion on this thread relates to the base myspace side. Recently MySpace released a part of the site specifically devoted to filmmakers as they did earlier for musicians/promoters. It's actually great. You can network with other filmmakers and actors etc. There is a filmmaker forum on there as well with some interesting discussions, a filmmaker search if you're looking for people in certain areas, names etc. You can also have videos etc. on your page much like the music side has jukeboxes on theirs so that bands can share their music.
Someone mentioned that they would stick with traditional websites. My view is why not have both. If you are a filmmaker, one of the things that is imperative outside of making great work is to brand oneself and one's company. MySpace Film is a great avenue to do that or be a part of that for you. I really think that a lot of people in this discussion aren't aware that there is a specific side to Myspace that is filmmaker specific. It really is worth taking a look at. It's not just "teenagers". It holds some very impressive indie filmmakers, festivals, etc. It was officially unveilled this year at the Sundance Festival and they are committed to giving filmmakers a community to share ideas and network within. I can say that I have noticed a marked increase in visit to my website with traffic directed from my MySpace Film page. This alone has value to me. It has also directed a large amount of visitors to my vlog as well. In the number of a few thousand extra visitors this month alone. Like I said, this to me has value and if this is a free service that you can use as an advertising avenue for a filmmaker and his production company, how can you argue with it as being a great thing? I have also used it to supplement my casting call on mandy.com and that has been great as well. Within this part of myspace, there are other groups/forums to join where filmmakers talk about filmmaking on all aspects from editing/cinematography/directing/festival submissions etc. Okay so that's my schpiel and I'm sticking to it. Remember, I'm not talking about the regular MySpace side, I'm talking about the MySpace Film side which looks similar but is very different. Lynn Lane Coal Rive Pictures www.CoalRiverPictures email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] vlog: "Docmaker on the Go" www.docmaker.blogspot.com coming soon: vlogumentarian.com --- In [email protected], "Enric" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Which Film groups and/or forums do you recommend, Lynn? > > -- Enric > -======- > http://www.cirne.com > > --- In [email protected], "filmmaker_lynn" <lynnlane@> > wrote: > > > > I was curious if any of you guys were on there? It's a great place > > actually to network and meet other people in the indie film world. > > Another online community waiting for you...haha. > > > > If you are, look me up: myspace.com/lynnlane > > > > Best, > > > > Lynn Lane > > Coal River Pictures > > www.CoalRiverPictures.com > > email: lynnlane@ > > > > vlog: > > Docmaker on the Go > > www.domaker.blogspot.com > > > > coming soon: > > www.vlogumentarian.com > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
