Category Archives: interview

YouTube introspective

Written by Kasia. Posted on May 29, 2010. Filed under DIY Filmmaking, Uncategorized, branded content, collaborative content, crowdsourcing, digital storytelling, documentary, filmmakers, interview, new media, online video, social media, the internet. No comments.
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Remember LonelyGirl15? YouTube’s 5th birthday was last week and I’ve finally gotten around to watching the “YouTube Stories” series they produced– 2 minute interviews with select creators about their successes with the medium. The stories, and this interview with the director, contain interesting little insights about creating for YouTube that are worth checking out– What kinds [...]

the new music videos: interview with isaac ravishankara

Written by Kasia. Posted on March 12, 2010. Filed under Videos, filmmakers, interview, music, the internet. 2 Comments.
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Isaac Ravishankara and I go way back to “film school,”* so it’s been exciting to watch his visually dynamic, often hilarious music videos popping up all over—most recently at the MTV VMAs. I caught up with him to chat about indie vs. big budget production, the DSLR “revolution,” and music video distribution models. You know, [...]

A Convo w/ Sundance Nominated Max Joseph

Written by Brandon. Posted on March 1, 2010. Filed under DIY Filmmaking, Sundance, Urgent Fam, advertising, branded content, digital storytelling, documentary, film festivals, filmmakers, interview, pro tips. No comments.
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Max is a great example of a creator who’s taken his skills and creativity and leveraged it in the web video space to gain serious recognition as a filmmaker. In a web video less world, Max’s vision would not have had the multimillion view exposure that it has, and he’s managed to take the [...]

kicking down the fourth wall: interview with cullen hoback

Written by Kasia. Posted on February 23, 2010. Filed under documentary, fiction, filmmakers, interview. No comments.
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We met Cullen Hoback in 2007 at the Cucalorus Festival, a quirky little indie film fest in North Carolina. We drank more than a few toasts to independent filmmaking, and saw his documentary feature, Monster Camp, the next morning. A window into the humble souls of a handful of devoted LARPers (Google it, or better [...]