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DIY DAYS SF: The Art and Science of Crowdsourcing

// October 13th, 2008 // No Comments » // SF, vid

There is power in the crowd. When they rise up they can fund, create, distribute and promote. But how do you turn an audience into an active community where members become collaborators? Panelists: Slava Rubin (indieGoGo), Skot Leach (Lost Zombie), Jason Harris (Mekanism), Bryan Kennedy (Mobmov.org), Blair Erickson (Millions of Us) Discussion Leader: Lance Weiler

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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

Register for DIY DAYS NYC 2010 in New York, NY on Eventbrite

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."

SPEAKERS

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)

WBP discovery & distribution Award

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

WHAT IS DIY DAYS?

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”

WBP Labs .: RADAR

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

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DIY DAYS LA & SF 3 DVD set

Help support open creativity today!

3 DVD set with over 10 hours of keynotes, panels and case studies. To see a list of speakers and topics visit www.diydays.com

Make a donation to the project and receive your copy of DIY DAYS LA & SF. Pick the donation you'd like to make and receive the 3 DVD set today.

$40 donation

$20 donation

$10 donation

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We need volunteers

If you'd like to help with DIY DAYS, From Here to Awesome or the Workbook Project please drop us an email

work [@] workbookproject dot com

We're looking for folks with all kinds of skills. So if you'd like to become part of project please let us know.

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Posts Tagged ‘mekanism’

DIY DAYS SF: The Art and Science of Crowdsourcing

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What is DIY DAYS?

DIY DAYS NYC