This article was written by Patty Fantasia.

“Being fairly new to the filmmaking scene and living in Las Vegas, as opposed to L.A. or New York, I must say that I find social media to be an effective and inexpensive networking tool.  I launched Filmmakers Notebook in July and with the exception of conferences and seminars I attended in Los Angeles and the people I’ve become acquainted with locally, I really didn’t know anyone in the film world.

When you’re starting out,  this severely limits your ability to find colleagues to collaborate or share ideas with.  I’ve found that social media, particularly Twitter and Facebook , have helped to fill this gap.”

Read the rest of this article from Filmmakers Notebook.

The Ten Commandments of Filmmaking
How to Work (and Survive) in the
Film and Television Industry
by Peter D. Marshall

“A low budget horror film called Paranormal Activity which was made on a camcorder has become one of the top grossing films in America thanks to social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter.”

Read this article from The Telgraph.

The Ten Commandments of Filmmaking
How to Work (and Survive) in the
Film and Television Industry
by Peter D. Marshall

This article is from Zdnet.com

“Facebook has stepped up its efforts to persuade musicians and filmmakers that the so-called social utility can also be used as a tool to connect with fans. This, of course, is MySpace territory.” Read article.

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This article is from Movie Marketing Madness.

“Facebook has given movie – and music, but let’s stay on topic – a pretty nice present. The social network has debuted Film on Facebook application that allows for the creation of promotional pages that can more easily feature and distribute content. The new Flash-enabled application comes as Facebook has appointed someone in-house to explore more entertainment industry marketing opportunities.” Read article.

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