What is DIY DAYS?

The WorkBook Project and the New School present

DIY DAYS NYC

SATURDAY
APRIL 3rd

The New School

66 West 12th Street
Manhattan, New York

9:30pm to 10am
REGISTRATION

10:15am to 5pm
PROGRAM




5:15 to 8pm
AFTER PARTY mixer with DJ

FREE but space is limited

DO YOU LIVE IN NYC?

* If you live in the NYC area and are interested in lending a hand to help make DIY DAYS NYC possible we're looking for volunteers.

DO YOU HAVE

- camera skills and gear

- mad tech skills (good with laptops, projection, and presentations

- good people skills and are organized

Send email to work [@] workbookproject dot com with the subject "volunteer in NYC."

The following speakers will be attending DIY DAYS LA

Jesse Alexander (Heroes, Lost, Day One) :: Elan Lee (4th Wall Studios) :: Lance Weiler (The Last Broadcast, Head Trauma, HiM) :: Scott Macaulay (producer of Gumo, Raising Victor Vargas, editor of Filmmaker Magazine) :: Jon Reiss (Bomb it! and author of Thinking Outside the Box(office) ) :: Jerry Paffendorf (artist, futurist, entrepreneur) :: Dan Mirvish (Omha the movie, Open House, The Eisenstadt Experience) :: Steve Peters (No Mimes Media) :: Jan Libby (Sammeeeees, LG15, Eldritch Errors) :: Marc Horowitz (Google Maps Road Trip, National Dinner Tour) :: Micki Krimmel (NeighborGoods, Mickipedia)

The WorkBook Project is pleased to announce a new Discovery and Distribution Award.

One Filmmaker will be awarded a week long theatrical run in LA with PR, Street Team and Social Media support. Filmmaker keeps 100% of the box office.

Plus 20 filmmakers will be awarded a digital distribution package which will place them on Hulu, iTunes, NetFlix, Xbox and number of other outlets.

For more info visit www.workbookproject.com/award

DIY DAYS - fund :: create :: distribute :: sustain
How do we sustain ourselves as storytellers in this day of shifting distribution systems? How do we monetize our work and get the word out? Presented by WorkBook Project - DIY DAYS aims to answer these questions with a day of panels, roundtable discussions and workshops: A look at how to fund, create, and distribute and sustain.

TARGET AUDIENCE Anyone wanting to make creative work - film, music, games, art. Self-identified Independent storytellers, Creatives and Tech-philes.

THE EVENT The day flows through a mix of both structured and free form activities to encourage open discussion and the opportunity to break into groups and get everyone talking to each other.

Proposed Discussion Topics - New Forms of Storytelling - New models of Finance, Production and Distribution - Audience Building & The Audience Becoming Collaborators - War Stories: “What’s The Real Deal?” - Self-Sustaining: what to know when trying to make a living from your art - Case Studies

Open Discussion Topics - What are you working on? What are you looking for? - How do you consume your media? - What needs to change in order for you to sustain?

SUGGESTIONS, SPEAKERS AND VOLUNTEERS If you have a suggestion of something you’d like to hear discussed or a speaker that you think should take part, or if you’re interested in volunteering please email us at work [at] workbookproject [dot] com with the subject “DIY DAYS”

RADAR is a weekly series about storytelling and creativity. Produced by WBP Labs a division of the WorkBook Project.

To see more watch RADAR on Babelgum