Botto, Richard,

Crowdsourcing for filmmakers : indie film and the power of the crowd / Richard Botto. - xvii, 284 pages ; 23 cm

"A Focal Press Book"--Cover. Includes index.

Allow myself to introduce ... myself -- Let's get one thing out of the way, shall we? -- So what the hell is crowdsourcing anyway? -- A most excellent crowdsourcing adventure -- The moment of truth -my definition of crowdsourcing -- Why should we crowdsource? (will you whistle for me?) -- Digging deeper -the power of crowdsourcing -- Case study #1 : Sheila scorned -- What word in social media don't you understand? -- Taking it to the streets -networking offline -get off my Facebook and in my face -- Case study #2 : rising star -- Crowdfunding -get your money for nothin' and your chicks for free -- A guy walks into a bar and asks everyone to donate $1,000 to his crowdfunding campaign -- Case study #3 : Mile ... Mile & a half -- Case study #4 : stage 32 -- My "ask."

9781138107137 1138107131 9781138849891 1138849898

2017021962


Motion picture industry--Finance.
Independent films--Production and direction.
Online social networks.

PN 1993.5 .A1 / B67 2018