Shooting People » From The Hip http://shootingpeople.org/blog Shooting People : Independent Filmmakers Network Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:09:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Why We Heart The Vimeo Festival + Awards http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2012/02/why-we-heart-the-vimeo-festival-awards/ http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2012/02/why-we-heart-the-vimeo-festival-awards/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:53:33 +0000 ingrid http://shootingpeople.org/blog/?p=3294 ...]]> I attended the Vimeo Festival + Awards in 2010 and was blown away by how fun and creative the whole experience was. We did a Digital Bootcamp workshop and the packed audience was fantastic, asking really great questions. The film curation was top-notch and they had a bunch of really fantastic speakers including Reggie Watts, Morgan Spurlock and King of DSLR Philip Bloom. During the festival Seeper did a really jaw-dropping projection mapping onto the IAC building where most of the festivities took place. Check it out.

This year looks like it’s going to be equally awesome, if not more so. You still have a chance of getting your film shown if you act fast – the deadline is February 20th. Judges include Shooting People patrons Edgar Wright and Lucy Walker. Enter your film and see you there!

]]> http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2012/02/why-we-heart-the-vimeo-festival-awards/feed/ 0 The power of curation, or thank goodness for Brain Pickings http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2012/01/the-power-of-curation-or-thank-goodness-for-brain-pickings/ http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2012/01/the-power-of-curation-or-thank-goodness-for-brain-pickings/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:07:28 +0000 ingrid http://shootingpeople.org/blog/category/fromthehip/?p=1606 ...]]> I love Maria Popova’s site, Brain Pickings. It’s an endless source of interesting ideas. She has also helpfully provided an online bookshelf so you can explore all the amazing books she consumes so voraciously. She often posts videos and cool stuff about the history of film, for example this post on Grierson: A Documentary About the Filmmaker Who Coined “Documentary.” Basically, I’m urging you to subscribe to the blog and follow her on Twitter without further ado.

“Brain Pickings is a human-powered discovery engine for interestingness, culling and curating cross-disciplinary curiosity-quenchers, and separating the signal from the noise to bring you things you didn’t know you were interested in until you are.”

 

]]> http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2012/01/the-power-of-curation-or-thank-goodness-for-brain-pickings/feed/ 0 Somebody has a lot of time on their hands! http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2012/01/somebody-has-a-lot-of-time-on-their-hands/ http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2012/01/somebody-has-a-lot-of-time-on-their-hands/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:53:18 +0000 ingrid http://shootingpeople.org/blog/category/fromthehip/?p=1604

Hello from ant1mat3rie on Vimeo.

]]> http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2012/01/somebody-has-a-lot-of-time-on-their-hands/feed/ 0 Summify – a handy summary of your social media http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2012/01/summify-a-handy-summary-of-your-social-media/ http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2012/01/summify-a-handy-summary-of-your-social-media/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:37:55 +0000 ingrid http://shootingpeople.org/blog/category/fromthehip/?p=1599 ...]]> If you feel rather overwhelmed by the barrage of social media information coming at you every day but don’t want to miss any good stories I highly recommend Summify. It sends stories by email – you decide how many and how often – and it always sends me interesting stuff I might otherwise have missed. Of course this does depend on how good/relevant your social media feeds are in the first place which is yet another thing to think about (as if you needed more work to do) but it’s definitely worth exploring. There’s also an iPhone app (of course!)

]]> http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2012/01/summify-a-handy-summary-of-your-social-media/feed/ 1 Social Media Explained http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2012/01/social-media-explained/ http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2012/01/social-media-explained/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:19:45 +0000 ingrid http://shootingpeople.org/blog/category/fromthehip/?p=1593 Well this certainly clears things up! I think I can just give people this sheet of paper from now on and stop doing my Digital Bootcamp workshops altogether. Not sure where this originally came from so I can’t credit it but congratulations to whomever did it!

 

]]> http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2012/01/social-media-explained/feed/ 0 Kevin Curtis is a Dead Man – poking fun at British films http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2012/01/kevin-curtis-is-a-dead-man-poking-fun-at-british-films/ http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2012/01/kevin-curtis-is-a-dead-man-poking-fun-at-british-films/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:10:41 +0000 ingrid http://shootingpeople.org/blog/category/fromthehip/?p=1589 ...]]> You have to admit that this fake trailer is right on the money about certain British film tropes. “Is this film going to batter audiences over the head with a message of social injustice?”

Meanwhile I’m waiting with bated breath for the results of Lord Smith’s review of UK government film policy on Monday. I do hope it is more nuanced than Cameron’s simplistic demand that the film industry should support “commercially successful pictures.” As Ben Blaine pointed out, this comment reminded him of the Crystal Maze “when those players not taking part in a challenge would shout redundant advice like “TRY REALLY HARD!” or “JUST GET THE CRYSTAL!!”

This video is NSFW by the way.

]]> http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2012/01/kevin-curtis-is-a-dead-man-poking-fun-at-british-films/feed/ 0 Lina Srivastava on Transmedia Activism, Culture and Context http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2011/12/lina-srivastava-on-transmedia-activism-culture-and-context/ http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2011/12/lina-srivastava-on-transmedia-activism-culture-and-context/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:47:10 +0000 ingrid http://shootingpeople.org/blog/category/fromthehip/?p=1587

]]> http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2011/12/lina-srivastava-on-transmedia-activism-culture-and-context/feed/ 0 The Night Before Christmas – Drunk History Style! http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2011/12/the-night-before-christmas-drunk-history-style/ http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2011/12/the-night-before-christmas-drunk-history-style/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:43:24 +0000 ingrid http://shootingpeople.org/blog/category/fromthehip/?p=1584

]]> http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2011/12/the-night-before-christmas-drunk-history-style/feed/ 0 Things aren’t always… http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2011/12/things-arent-always/ http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2011/12/things-arent-always/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:27:51 +0000 ingrid http://shootingpeople.org/blog/category/fromthehip/?p=1577

Does anyone know what this is from? It reminds me of one of Douglas Rushkoff’s maxims: You may always choose “none of the above.”

]]> http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2011/12/things-arent-always/feed/ 0 Klynt – new tool for editing interactive stories http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2011/12/klynt-new-tool-for-editing-interactive-stories/ http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2011/12/klynt-new-tool-for-editing-interactive-stories/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:57:40 +0000 ingrid http://shootingpeople.org/blog/category/fromthehip/?p=672 I have been waiting in vain to find some time to try Klynt out so I’m just going to post the info here so YOU can all try it.

Give it a go and let us know how it is.

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