tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5431034022012155552010-04-05T07:30:25.239-07:00Scott Kirsnernoreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543103402201215555.post-91636179469081015752010-03-29T09:27:00.000-07:002010-04-05T07:30:25.256-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.theconversationspot.com/blog/uploaded_images/convo-aud-sm-733653.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://www.theconversationspot.com/blog/uploaded_images/convo-aud-sm-733272.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Thanks to everyone who was part of <a href="http://theconversationspot.com/schedule.html">The Conversation @ Columbia</a> on Saturday — what a high-energy group of pioneers!<br /><br />We'll try to collect as much media as possible related to the event here. Feel free to post other links as a comment below. (We hope to post some video of the main panels soon...)<br /><br />- Host & advisor Ira Deutchman's <a href="http://iradeutchman.com/wordpress/indiefilm/kicking-off-the-conversation/">kick-off speech</a>. <br /><UL><br />"We need to come to terms with the contradictions of a marketplace that simultaneously gets more accessible by the day, and more difficult by the day."</UL><br /><br />- The <a href=http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23convonyc>Twitter stream</a> from the event.<br /><br />- <a href=http://trulyfreefilm.hopeforfilm.com/2010/04/thoughts-on-free-from-the-conversation-nyc-edition.html>"Thoughts on 'Free' from The Conversation,"</a> from Smitri Mundrha at Truly Free Film<br /><br />- From The Film Panel Notetaker: <a href=http://thefilmpanelnotetaker.com/film-links-worth-clicking-from-the-conversation>Film Links Worth Clicking from The Conversation.</a><br /><UL><br />"I most appreciated the positive, playful and experimental spirit that dominated the day’s events..."</UL><br /><br />- From Eugene Hernandez of <a href="http://ow.ly/16UWos">IndieWire</a>:<br /><UL><br />"Throughout the day filmmakers seemed at odds over a number of issues. Case in point, some resist the idea that they need to spend more time marketing and distributing their own movies. Others reject advice that they should to consider their ultimate audience for a movie, and sometimes distribution plans, even before they start shooting their films. Still others in attendance groused that journalists are spending more time focusing on the business and process of making and releasing movies, rather than the films themselves."</UL><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.theconversationspot.com/blog/uploaded_images/eug-mac-sm-756811.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.theconversationspot.com/blog/uploaded_images/eug-mac-sm-756787.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>- Brian Newman's pre-event notes about <a href="http://springboardmedia.blogspot.com/2010/03/my-conversations-at-conversation.html">audience engagement</a>, and a post-event essay titled <a href=http://springboardmedia.blogspot.com/2010/03/selling-your-film-when-is-best-time.html>"Selling Your Film: When Is The Best Time?</a> From that second piece:<br /><UL><br />"My argument here is really with the notion that a premiere at a major festival is your point of maximal awareness. It’s not, never has been and never will be, unless such festivals do a lot of re-visioning of what they are and how they operate."</UL><br /><br />- <a href="http://kino-eye.com/2010/03/28/convonyc-2010/">Notes from David Tamés</a> at Kino-Eye:<br /><UL><br />...[C]ollaboration among independent filmmakers is crucial if we’re going to develop an alternative way to build and connect with audiences and develop a healthy distribution ecosystem...</UL><br /><br />- Scott Kirsner's iPhone pics of the event, on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/skirsner/sets/72157623728555522/">Flickr</a>.<br /><br />- "<a href="http://drreidsoffice.com/2010/03/28/the-conversation-in-a-nutshell/">The Conversation in a Nutshell</a>," from filmmaker Adam Reid.<br /><UL><br />"We are forced to be pioneers of this industry, prioritizing what we want to get back from our work and planning accordingly."</UL><br /><br />- <a href="http://vocecommunications.com/blog/2010/03/the-conversation-helping-artists-find-their-way/">Chris Thilk from Voce Communications</a>, a sponsor of The Conversation.<br /><br />- Slides from the <a href="http://speakerrate.com/talks/2889-cultivating-your-twitter-following">"Cultivating Your Twitter Following" session</a> with Joselin Mane and Angela Aviles- Clinton.<br /><br />- Blog post from <a href="http://webdirectny.com/blog/2010/03/the-conversation/">Leah Hurley of Web Direct</a>.<br /><br />- Speaker/moderator Aina Abiodun: <a href=http://www.filmfuturist.com/storytelling/brands-artists-addendum-from-the-conversation-panel>video and related material</a> from her session on product placement and marketing partnerships.<br /><br />- <a href="http://events.latinosinentertainment.com/the-conversation/">Event notes</a> from Latinos in Entertainment.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/543103402201215555-9163617946908101575?l=www.theconversationspot.com%2Fblog%2Fblogger.html' alt='' /></div>Scott Kirsnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543103402201215555.post-77269125105061255772010-03-23T18:37:00.000-07:002010-03-25T17:22:08.218-07:00Both happy and a bit sorry to say that the New York edition of <a href=http://theconversationspot.com/>The Conversation</a>, March 27th at Columbia University, is now sold out. (I've already gotten a handful of e-mails from people asking how they can get in...)<br /><br />But ... we are looking for a one- or two-person crew to shoot the three main panels of the day and help us share them after the event (likely on Vimeo or a similar site). You'll get a comp pass to the entire day, which will let you participate in the lunch discussions and afternoon workshops. Get in touch with <a href=http://www.scottkirsner.com/bio.htm>Scott</a> if you're interested.<br /><br /><B>Update:</B> We found someone great. Thanks for the responses!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/543103402201215555-7726912510506125577?l=www.theconversationspot.com%2Fblog%2Fblogger.html' alt='' /></div>Scott Kirsnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543103402201215555.post-50949770563519906602010-03-17T11:08:00.001-07:002010-03-17T11:11:29.293-07:00NewTeeVee just posted <a href=http://newteevee.com/2010/03/17/jibjab-co-founders-advertising-doesnt-work/>this video interview I shot</a> with JibJab co-founders Gregg and Evan Spiridellis, who were at The Conversation in 2008. We shot it in their nifty green screen studio, in Venice, Calif.<br /><br />It's a nice warm-up to some of the topics we'll be discussing at <a href="http://theconversationspot.com/">The Conversation 2010</a>, which happens next Saturday at Columbia University...<br /><br />We've just added a number of great lunch discussions and workshops to <a href=http://theconversationspot.com/schedule.html>the agenda</a>, so check it out. We're expecting the event will sell out sometime this weekend.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/543103402201215555-5094977056351990660?l=www.theconversationspot.com%2Fblog%2Fblogger.html' alt='' /></div>Scott Kirsnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543103402201215555.post-9697346118633410942010-02-05T12:55:00.001-08:002010-02-05T12:59:24.736-08:00I'm excited that we're finally announcing the date, location, and a few of the early speakers for the next edition of The Conversation, a gathering we first held in the Bay Area back in 2008. (If you were at the inaugural Conversation, you may have already gotten an e-mail about this next one.)<br /><br />It'll be held Saturday, March 27th at Columbia University (thanks to the support of faculty member Ira Deutchman and event manager Daisy Nam there.) Those of us on The Conversation's <a href="http://theconversationspot.com/team.html">advisory board</a> are working to recruit some amazing speakers and sponsors, and ensure that this East Coast event will be inspiring, invigorating, and most of all -- useful.<br /><br />We'd love your help spreading the word. If you happen to tweet about it, you can use the hash tag #convoNYC.<br /><br /><a href="http://conversation2010.eventbrite.com/">Registration</a> is now open and there is a steep discount if you sign up before February 14th, when the price goes up $25.<br /><br />We are also soliciting your ideas for speakers, topics, and workshops you might want to run at the event, on the conference's <a href="http://theconversation.wikispaces.com/">wiki</a>.<br /><br />Confirmed speakers, moderators, and workshop leaders include:<br /><UL><br />- Bob Alexander, CEO, Indiepix<br /><br />- Brian Chirls, Filmmaker and Technologist, Chirls.com<br /><br />- Arin Crumley, Filmmaker, "Four Eyed Monsters"; founder, OpenIndie<br /><br />- Matt Dentler, Cinetic Rights Management/FilmBuff<br /><br />- Ira Deutchman, Managing Partner, Emerging Pictures; Professor of Professional Practice, Graduate Film Division, Columbia University School of the Arts<br /><br />- Sandi DuBowski, Founder, Films That Change the World; Outreach Director, The Good Pitch<br /><br />- Sean Fitzroy, Founder, Cineshift<br /><br />- Jim Flynn, CEO, EZTakes<br /><br />- Scott Kirsner, Editor, CinemaTech; Author, "Fans, Friends & Followers"<br /><br />- Ari Kuschnir and Scott Thrift, m ss n g p eces<br /><br />- Richard Lorber, CEO, Kino Lorber<br /><br />- Cory McAbee, Director, "Stingray Sam" and "The American Astronaut"<br /><br />- Brian Newman, Founder, SpringBoardMedia<br /><br />- Laure Parsons, Founder, x + x films<br /><br />- Steve Savage, CEO, New Video<br /><br />- Fred Seibert, CEO, Next New Networks<br /><br />- Ian Schafer, CEO, Deep Focus<br /><br />- Tiffany Shlain, Director, "Connected" and "The Tribe"; founder, The Webby Awards<br /><br />- Chris Thilk, Publisher, Movie Marketing Madness<br /><br />- Hunter Weeks, Director, "Ride the Divide" and "10 Yards"<br /><br />- Lance Weiler, Director, "Head Trauma" and Publisher, The Workbook Project<br /><br />- Thomas Woodrow, Producer, "Bass Ackwards"<br /></UL><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/543103402201215555-969734611863341094?l=www.theconversationspot.com%2Fblog%2Fblogger.html' alt='' /></div>Scott Kirsnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543103402201215555.post-78547609408593841872010-01-19T17:02:00.001-08:002010-01-19T17:05:12.572-08:00Distribution consultant <a href="http://peterbroderick.com/">Peter Broderick</a> was one of the most popular speakers at <a href="http://theconversationspot.com/schedule.html">The Conversation 2008</a>.<br /><br />A few months later, at the Sundance Film Festival, he sat down with Scott Kirsner, editor of the blog <a href="http://cinematech.blogspot.com/">CinemaTech</a>, for this interview.<br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7264497&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7264497&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/7264497">The Future of Indie Film Distribution: Peter Broderick</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2453203">Scott Kirsner</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/543103402201215555-7854760940859384187?l=www.theconversationspot.com%2Fblog%2Fblogger.html' alt='' /></div>Scott Kirsnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543103402201215555.post-81120972983497131542009-01-05T08:34:00.001-08:002009-01-05T08:40:17.682-08:00There's been some talk in the last month about organizing more CONVERSATIONs this year.<br /><br />One thought is a series of online events that would include video interviews with forward thinkers, along with the chance for you to ask them questions and float ideas of your own... live. The advantage here is that you'd be able to hear from one person in great detail, and we'd have plenty of time for questions. <br /><br />Another is to do another "real world" event, possibly in New York, building upon last October's gathering in Berkeley. The upside to these live events is the chance to make new connections and get face time with speakers and other participants.<br /><br />(And the two ideas aren't mutually exclusive.)<br /><br />We're very open to hearing your ideas about speakers you'd like to hear from, topics you'd like to see covered, and anything else...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/543103402201215555-8112097298349713154?l=www.theconversationspot.com%2Fblog%2Fblogger.html' alt='' /></div>Scott Kirsnernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543103402201215555.post-56203905014648483592009-01-05T08:29:00.001-08:002009-01-05T08:35:07.601-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3219/3082450487_317d5b25d4.jpg?v=0"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 300px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3219/3082450487_317d5b25d4.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Alyssa Stern, the logistical genius behind The Conversation, recently uploaded some more <a href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/31659903@N04/>photos from the event.</a> (The one here is Mike Shiley at one of the Saturday afternoon workshop sessions.)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/543103402201215555-5620390501464848359?l=www.theconversationspot.com%2Fblog%2Fblogger.html' alt='' /></div>Scott Kirsnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543103402201215555.post-68089967014863897892008-10-30T13:02:00.000-07:002008-10-30T13:04:05.063-07:00Anna-Mae Chin from the San Francisco Film Society was one of the people who helped us get the word out about The Conversation.... and she just posted <a href=http://www.sf360.org/seen/how-to-start-the-conversation>this snapshot</a> of me, Lance Weiler, and Tiffany Shlain.<br /><br />Thanks, Anna-Mae!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/543103402201215555-6808996701486389789?l=www.theconversationspot.com%2Fblog%2Fblogger.html' alt='' /></div>Scott Kirsnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543103402201215555.post-80895189367309526562008-10-23T14:16:00.000-07:002008-10-23T14:22:43.539-07:00A lot of people missed my lecture on Saturday about license-based digital content distribution, so Scott suggested I post a link to it here. Please read it at your convenience and let me hear your thoughts:<br /><br /><a href="http://rosspruden.blogspot.com/2008/10/lecture-redefining-digital-content.html">Redefining Digital Content Distribution, or Why Apple is About To Get Its Ass Kicked</a><br /><br />You can email me directly or through Facebook.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/543103402201215555-8089518936730952656?l=www.theconversationspot.com%2Fblog%2Fblogger.html' alt='' /></div>A Conversationalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14951490153795569657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543103402201215555.post-58504084540074904572008-10-23T08:11:00.001-07:002008-10-23T08:12:36.814-07:00I posted some <a href=http://cinematech.blogspot.com/2008/10/insights-from-conversation.html>not-very-copious notes</a> from the event on CinemaTech...mostly quotes, data points, and predictions that struck me as so good I couldn't <B>not</B> write them down. But it's far from a comprehensive run-down of everything smart that got said...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/543103402201215555-5850408454007490457?l=www.theconversationspot.com%2Fblog%2Fblogger.html' alt='' /></div>Scott Kirsnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543103402201215555.post-18633629206321179452008-10-22T21:17:00.000-07:002008-10-22T22:04:27.264-07:00<a href="http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/jodada/081022_convo_ts_01.mov">Here is the first of a series</a> of clips from an interview I did with Tiffany Shlain. In it, I ask her about the biggest challenges facing independent filmmakers today.<br /><br />Larry Jordan<br /><a href="http://hdfilmtools.com">HDFilmtools.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/543103402201215555-1863362920632117945?l=www.theconversationspot.com%2Fblog%2Fblogger.html' alt='' /></div>A Conversationalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14951490153795569657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543103402201215555.post-55871495626248934302008-10-21T10:32:00.001-07:002008-10-21T10:32:48.706-07:00Lance Weiler, one of the co-hosts of the event, broadcast much of it live from his Nokia cell phone, via Kyte. You can see that footage archived here...<br /><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="always" allowFullScreen="true" style="display:block;margin:0" width="425" height="445" src="http://www.kyte.tv/flash.swf?v=2&uri=channels/101141&embedId=49323005" flashVars="uri=channels/101141&embedId=49323005&appKey=MarbachViewerEmbedded"></embed><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="always" style="display:block;margin:0"width="425" height="20" src="http://media01.kyte.tv/images/updatenotice.swf" flashvars="requiredversion=9.0.28" wmode="transparent"></embed><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/543103402201215555-5587149562624893430?l=www.theconversationspot.com%2Fblog%2Fblogger.html' alt='' /></div>Scott Kirsnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543103402201215555.post-85416412807449502152008-10-21T10:24:00.000-07:002008-10-21T10:29:38.344-07:00Dutch Rall posted some <a href=http://incontexttv.blogspot.com/2008/10/emmys-08-conversation-new-season.html>thoughts on the event.</a><br /><br />Roger Erik Tinch of CineVegas had some notes on the <a href=http://www.cinevegas.com/blog/?p=473>opening session with John Batter</a> and the session on <a href=http://www.cinevegas.com/blog/?p=483>'New Forms of Storytelling.'</a><br /><br />Larry Jordan <a href=http://hdfilmtools.com/2008/10/blogging-the-conversation-berkeley-ca/>blogged a bit of Friday's proceedings.</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/543103402201215555-8541641280744950215?l=www.theconversationspot.com%2Fblog%2Fblogger.html' alt='' /></div>Scott Kirsnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543103402201215555.post-90670951215450621542008-10-20T09:02:00.001-07:002008-10-20T09:04:51.564-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3226/2956254391_37afb48988.jpg?v=0"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3226/2956254391_37afb48988.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />JD Lasica has <a href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/jdlasica/sets/72157608187484292/>posted a great set of photos</a> from the event, featuring the JibJab Brothers, Reed Hastings (that's him at right), Tiffany Shlain, Slava Rubin, Chris Thilk, and a number of other participants.<br /><br />JD's blog, which focuses on social media, is <a href=http://www.socialmedia.biz/>here.</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/543103402201215555-9067095121545062154?l=www.theconversationspot.com%2Fblog%2Fblogger.html' alt='' /></div>Scott Kirsnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543103402201215555.post-57035908950067344592008-10-19T11:00:00.001-07:002008-10-19T11:02:20.252-07:00Christopher Allen of <a href=http://www.skotos.net/>Skotos</a> (an interactive storytelling/gaming studio) gave a great 10-minute talk yesterday in the "Open Ideas Forum" session... and he has <a href=http://www.slideshare.net/ChristopherA/what-independent-movies-need-to-learn-from-graphic-novels-presentation>posted the slides on SlideShare.</a> <br /><br />One interesting idea was that filmmakers should be making comic books and graphic novels related to their movies -- either to sell or for promotional/marketing purposes.<br /><br /><div style="width:425px;text-align:left" id="__ss_667904"><a style="font:14px Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;display:block;margin:12px 0 3px 0;text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/ChristopherA/what-independent-movies-need-to-learn-from-graphic-novels-presentation?type=powerpoint" title="What Independent Movies Need To Learn From Graphic Novels">What Independent Movies Need To Learn From Graphic Novels</a><object style="margin:0px" width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=what-independent-movies-need-to-learn-from-graphic-novels-1224393747329372-8&stripped_title=what-independent-movies-need-to-learn-from-graphic-novels-presentation" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><embed src="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=what-independent-movies-need-to-learn-from-graphic-novels-1224393747329372-8&stripped_title=what-independent-movies-need-to-learn-from-graphic-novels-presentation" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><div style="font-size:11px;font-family:tahoma,arial;height:26px;padding-top:2px;">View SlideShare <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/ChristopherA/what-independent-movies-need-to-learn-from-graphic-novels-presentation?type=powerpoint" title="View What Independent Movies Need To Learn From Graphic Novels on SlideShare">presentation</a> or <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/upload?type=powerpoint">Upload</a> your own. (tags: <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://slideshare.net/tag/novels">novels</a> <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://slideshare.net/tag/graphic">graphic</a>)</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/543103402201215555-5703590895006734459?l=www.theconversationspot.com%2Fblog%2Fblogger.html' alt='' /></div>Scott Kirsnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543103402201215555.post-13724278109373103342008-10-19T10:56:00.000-07:002008-10-19T10:59:03.931-07:00Chris Albrecht from NewTeeVee was at the event, and he <a href=http://newteevee.com/2008/10/18/vc-woody-benson-on-what-to-do-now/>posted</a> this video interview with Woody Benson, one of The Conversation's advisors (and a panelist on the 'New Rules of Finance and Funding' panel on Friday.)<br /><br />Just click Woody's nose to play it...<br /><br /><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AdSRZoX+KQ" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="320" height="270" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/543103402201215555-1372427810937310334?l=www.theconversationspot.com%2Fblog%2Fblogger.html' alt='' /></div>Scott Kirsnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543103402201215555.post-16425596111850705972008-10-19T02:20:00.000-07:002008-10-19T02:42:28.999-07:00Great to meet everyone, and have some great conversations this weekend. I can't help but use this opportunity for a shameless plug for a talented kid... check it out:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sjj0G0EKEHk">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sjj0G0EKEHk</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/543103402201215555-1642559611185070597?l=www.theconversationspot.com%2Fblog%2Fblogger.html' alt='' /></div>A Conversationalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14951490153795569657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543103402201215555.post-36338002850523002222008-10-18T10:54:00.003-07:002008-10-18T10:54:45.516-07:00We just added all the Open Forum Sessions to the schedule... check them out <a href=http://www.theconversationspot.com/schedule.html>here.</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/543103402201215555-3633800285052300222?l=www.theconversationspot.com%2Fblog%2Fblogger.html' alt='' /></div>Scott Kirsnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543103402201215555.post-17885268309205156522008-10-18T05:26:00.000-07:002008-10-18T05:28:54.436-07:00Interesting way to <a href=http://twemes.com/theconvo>track the tweets and Flickr photos</a> from The Conversation, posted by people like Bill Holsinger-Robinson from Spout, Ingrid Kopp from Shooting People, Christopher Allen, and Roger Erik Tinch from CineVegas.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/543103402201215555-1788526830920515652?l=www.theconversationspot.com%2Fblog%2Fblogger.html' alt='' /></div>Scott Kirsnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543103402201215555.post-8612527058944187722008-10-18T05:22:00.000-07:002008-10-18T08:22:56.942-07:00Here are links to some of the polls we'll be using on Saturday... you can vote on the Web (as well as via cell phone).<br /><br />- <a href=http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/MTc0NTkwNDE5MQ/web>How I'm Feeling About the Future</a><br /><br />- <a href=http://www.polleverywhere.com/free_text_polls/MTQ2NzM1MDY3MQ/web>Questions for Dean Valentine and Ted Hope</a><br /><br />- <a href=http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/LTE1OTQ2MzA2MTY/web>What Kinds of Games Do You Play?</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/543103402201215555-861252705894418772?l=www.theconversationspot.com%2Fblog%2Fblogger.html' alt='' /></div>Scott Kirsnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543103402201215555.post-27849250587182243972008-10-17T09:11:00.000-07:002008-10-17T09:18:06.949-07:00All of the photos taken by Christopher Allen at the conference are uploaded automatically by EyeFi from his digital camera directly to Flickr. Once approved they are all placed in the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/christophera/sets/72157608121533641/">theconvo 2008 set</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/543103402201215555-2784925058718224397?l=www.theconversationspot.com%2Fblog%2Fblogger.html' alt='' /></div>A Conversationalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14951490153795569657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543103402201215555.post-75977638871746956612008-10-16T06:57:00.001-07:002008-10-16T06:58:03.723-07:00We just posted a schedule that's suitable for viewing on mobile phones with Web access...<br /><br />It's at <a href=http://www.tinyurl.com/theconvo>http://www.tinyurl.com/theconvo.</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/543103402201215555-7597763887174695661?l=www.theconversationspot.com%2Fblog%2Fblogger.html' alt='' /></div>Scott Kirsnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543103402201215555.post-64898770903104283342008-10-11T08:11:00.001-07:002008-10-11T08:23:50.551-07:00If you have questions about the event, please post them below as a comment... we'll answer as quickly as possible. (Click "E-mail follow-up comments..." if you'd like to be notified when we reply.)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/543103402201215555-6489877090310428334?l=www.theconversationspot.com%2Fblog%2Fblogger.html' alt='' /></div>Scott Kirsnernoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543103402201215555.post-30882278318160002252008-10-10T07:03:00.000-07:002008-10-13T08:49:37.571-07:00Lance Weiler and I had a chat earlier this week in which we recapped the <a href=http://diydays.com/boston/>DIY Days Boston</a> event, talked about the two <a href=http://cinematech.blogspot.com/2008/10/new-business-models-for-digital.html>"Future of Digital Distribution"</a> events organized in LA and SF by ITVS and the Paley Center for Media, and looked ahead to <a href=http://www.theconversationspot.com>The Conversation</a>, on October 17th and 18th.<br /><P><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.odeo.com/flash/audio_player_standard_gray.swf" width="400" height="52" allowScriptAccess="always" wmode="transparent" flashvars="audio_duration=DURATION&amp;external_url=http://workbookproject.com/audio/theconvo.mp3" /></embed></p><br /><br /><a href=http://workbookproject.com/audio/theconvo.mp3>Here's the MP3.</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/543103402201215555-3088227831816000225?l=www.theconversationspot.com%2Fblog%2Fblogger.html' alt='' /></div>Scott Kirsnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-543103402201215555.post-75535324025026877712008-10-09T17:43:00.000-07:002008-10-09T17:45:33.588-07:00Wrote a <a href=http://www.sf360.org/bits/scott-kirsner-lets-talk-about-the-future-of-cinema>short piece</a> this week for the blog <a href=http://www.sf360.org>SF360</a>, published by the San Francisco Film Society (which has been a huge supporter of The Conversation). <br /><br />Here's the opening:<br /><UL><br />Thomas Edison’s Kinetoscope did it. So did talkies, Technicolor, and television. In the 1970s and 1980s, home video did it again.<br />When new technologies arrive, they usher in creative and business opportunities that never existed before (though some people choose to ignore them.)<br /><br />When the very first Kinetoscope parlor opened in Manhattan in 1894, showing short films for 25 cents admission, or when the Warner brothers finally made synchronized sound work in 1927, it created phenomenal new possibilities for artists and entrepreneurs. When television and home video arrived later in the 20th century, some people saw them as a threat to the cinema—while others seized the chance to tell different stories, work on different budgets and deadlines, and, not insignificantly, make money in new ways.<br /><br />Technological shifts like these also open a door for new people with new ideas who might not have previously found their way into the industry.<br /><br />We’re at one of those transitional moments right now.<br /></UL><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/543103402201215555-7553532402502687771?l=www.theconversationspot.com%2Fblog%2Fblogger.html' alt='' /></div>Scott Kirsnernoreply@blogger.com0