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The Future of ENG/EFP

by: Sean McMenemy

Repost from http://seanfx.com Not sure if you remember the scene with the reporter taking pictures I love using my Kodak Zi8 It’s actually a nice little production camera. Why should a filmmaker have two

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Midwest Media Now!

MMN: ep 029 Girl Power!

Jessica Christopher and Jayme Joyce are the two founding filmmakers behind Joone Studios a NEW New Media studio located in Wicker Park. They have all the amenities an budding filmmaker or new media content creator could want.

 
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MMN ep:028 Infamous = Famous

Joey Barto, Director/Co-Creator and Greg Washington, Producer/Co-Creator/Main Character are working hard on their own mythology and creating a story of people with, well let’s just say special talents. Infamous The Web Series, FIND, FRIEND, FOLLOW

 
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MMN ep:027 Maybe Hip? You BET!

Talk about making media this group of creative start ups are making media A TON OF IT! They are the “Ted Turners” of Chicago’s Northshore. Starting in a garage… well they are still in a garage ( no reason you can’t have a great studio in a garage) they are building a media empire with an impressive line up of shows that are covering all kinds of happenings in Chicago and the Internet.

 
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MMN ep:026 MTSS the title says it all.

I say that’s short for something because I want to get indexed by Google. It stands for the “Midwest Teen Sex Show” It’s not what you think it is, so listen up! But it’s something you should watch and watch whatever else Guy Clark might be working.

 
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MMN ep:026 Milk Money

It takes money to make Milk, I mean it takes money to make movies. That’s just what Todd Tue of Milk Products Media is doing with his latest project titled “From Grass to Cheese”. Friday the 19th they kicked off their fund raising efforts to make a feature doc about making organic cheese in Ohio. When Todd visited the Noland’s Family farm last year he thought it might be an interesting project.

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MMN ep:025 A Face in the Crowd

This is a first, but I’m sure not a last. New Media talking about Old Media well at least on this show. Today we’re talking about a film “A Face In The Crowd” Director: Elia Kazan 1957

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MMN ep:023 The Edge of Fringe in Chicago

Mikayla Brown and Vinnie Lacey of Fringe Chicago talked with me about their upcoming event slated for the beginning of September. If you’re a performer get your application in there now! The deadline for submissions is February 15th 2010. If you like watching raw creativity well you better pencil in some time between Sept 1st – 5th.

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MMN ep:022 Master of Funny

It’s been a year since we last talked to Joe Avella. If you remember he’s one of the first people we talked to when we kicked off Midwest Media Now! He was making great stuff then but now he’s working on something even bigger, a feature length film. Yeah a feature!

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LET’S CREATE II

If you’re a filmmaker and you need a crowd scene come shoot at one of our events If you’re a photographer and you have an idea for your next project that involves a crowd Why not use us as your subjects?

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MMN ep:020 Let’s Create!

What’s “Let’s Create”? It’s different things too different people, for Midwest Media Now it’s a chance to meet other content creators, new media movers and shakers, just a bunch of fun people that believe in the power of social media. We networked, showcased peoples works and made a couple shows like the one you are getting ready to listen right now.

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The World

What Amanda Sudimack Has Learned In The First 8 Weeks Of Starting Her Compa

Besides having a really cool name, Wedobo is a cool idea for a site. Think of it as the Groupon model but applied just to the wedding industry. Every week, there’s a different deal for a wedding vendor or service. And considering how much weddings can cost these days, the idea behind Wedobo is not a bad idea at all!

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What Advertisers Want

Everyone from book publishers to magazine concerns to TV networks have been trying to figure out their tablet and iPad strategies. And now the premium cable network Starz partnered with book publisher Penguin in a deal that helps Starz promote an original series and helps Penguin promote its author Ken Follet’s bestseller The Pillars of the Earth with a so-called “amplified edition.”

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Why You need 2 Brains For Your Startup

Jason Goodrich and his wife Gretchen Goodrich are doing just that with their new site, A Space Apart. They want to help local cafes and coffee shops, and the people that frequent those cafes and coffee shops, to have a place to connect within the physical space.

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Intent-To-Purchase

Brand advertisers are increasingly asking Web sites and publishers to conduct “intent-to-purchase” studies that measure the success or failure of a Web video campaign. Break Media CEO Keith Richman tells Daisy Whitney in this week’s New Media Minute how advertisers and publishers can use that data to improve their campaigns.

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Overcoming Fear, Staying Positive, And Reinventing Your Business With Gini

Gini was interested in the conversation because her PR company Arment Dietrich was a small company that often competed for big business Tough months followed for Gini and Arment Dietrich Gini Dietrich: Since last April…a lot

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Is brand integration the wrong approach?

Is brand integration the wrong approach to Web video advertising? It may very well be, said Chris Williams, the general manager for Disney-owned digital studio Take180.

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How To Enroll In The Grad School Of Life By Starting Your Own Business

A few months ago, Jill Felska and Jenn Korducki quit their jobs at a large PR agency in Chicago and started their own social media branding and management company.  They decided “to enter the grad school of life” and learn the intricacies of business by simply doing it Neither have a business degree

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Brand-Safe Environments

Brands and advertisers are spending a lot more money in online video. But how can they make sure their ads run in brand-safe environments and that they get the most out of their investment?

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The Secret To A Great Customer Experience – with Michelle Riggen-Ransom

This past weekend, I had the opportunity to attend Startup Weekend Chicago. The basic idea behind Startup Weekend is a bunch of people come together, pitch their ideas for startups, choose the ideas they like and teams around each idea, and they bring the idea to fruition (and often into an actual company) over the course of the weekend.

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Secrets of an iPad app

Want to make money and grow audiences with an iPad app? Then learn the secrets to iPad app success! In this week’s New Media Minute, Daisy Whitney shares key takeaways and best practices for brands, marketers and content creators who want to make compelling iPad apps.

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