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

SCHEDULE

9:30 AM - registration

10AM - 10:45AM
OPENING KEYNOTE
Robert Greenwald (Outfoxed, Wallmart the High Cost of Low Price, Iraq for Sale)

10:45 AM - NOON
Panel #1: THE REALITIES OF DIY
There’s been much discussion about the democratization of the tools but what’s really involved in taking your film from a concept to something an audience will pay to see? How can you fight your way through the clutter and what are the pitfalls to avoid when you decide to go it on your own?

Discussion Leader: Mark Stolaroff (producer and founder of the No Budget Film School)

• Arin Crumley (Four Eyed Monsters)
• Ondi Timoner (DiG, Join Us, We Live in Public)
• M dot Strange (We Are the Strange)
• Hunter Weeks (10 MPH and 10 YARDS)

NOON to 1PM - LUNCH

1PM to 1:45PM:
Arin Crumley - FOUR EYED MONSTERS case study

1:45PM - 2:30PM:
Lance Weiler - EXTENDING THE STORYWORLD case study

2:30PM - 3:15PM
KEYNOTE
Marshall Herskovitz (Blood Diamond, Quarterlife)

3:15PM - 4:30PM
Panel #2: MOVING BEYOND THE SCREEN
With a steady stream of new platforms and devices emerging - story now has the ability to move beyond one screen. But how does this new paradigm effect the way that stories are funded, created and told? In a world of user-gen content and shrinking attention spans how can one build stories that have emotional impact while working within this new fragmented media environment?

Discussion Leader: Lance Weiler (Head Trauma, The Last Broadcast)

• Marshall Herskovitz (Blood Diamond, Quarterlife)
• Tommy Pallotta (A Scanner Darkly, Waking Life)
• Femke Wolting (filmmaker, cross-media producer and designer)
• Mark Pellington (Henry Poole is Here, Arlington Road and Mothman Prophecies)

4:30PM - 4:45PM
Break

4:45PM - 5:30PM
M Dot Strange - WE ARE THE STRANGE case study

5:30PM - 6:45PM
Panel #3: WHEN THE AUDIENCE TAKES CONTROL
The future of independent film is not in content aggregation, which is quickly becoming commoditized, but in audience aggregation. Sustainability for filmmakers lies directly in the hands of the audience. Direct to audience models have shaken the core of the music industry. But the power of Kevin Kelly’s “1,000 true fans” seems good in theory but where do you start? What are the steps to building an audience around your work and most importantly how do you keep the conversation going?

Discussion Leader: Saskia Wilson-Brown (Current TV)

• Arin Crumley (Four Eyed Monsters)
• M Dot Strange (We Are the Strange)
• Miki Krimmel (expert in social media and online community)
• Alex Johnson (digital media strategist / filmmaker)
• Lance Weiler (The Last Broadcast, Head Trauma)
• YOU

6:45PM
Closing Remarks

7PM - 8PM
Social Hour @ Mountain Bar

ALL DAY:
Video Presentations from all over the world

We’ve lined up a diverse group of speakers from all sides of the industry.

Speaker List
Robert Greenwald - Outfoxed, Wallmart the High Cost of Low Price, Iraq for Sale
Tommy Pallotta - producer of A Scanner Darkly and Waking Life
Mark Pellington - director of Henry Poole is Here, Arlington Road and Mothman Prophecies
Marshall Herskovitz - Blood Diamond, Quarterlife
Lance Weiler - The Last Broadcast, Head Trauma
Arin Crumley - Four Eyed Monsters
M dot Strange - We Are the Strange
Ondi Timoner - DiG, Join US, We Live in Public
Saskia Wilson-Brown - Current TV
Micki Krimmel - expert in social media and online community
Mark Stolaroff - producer and founder of the No Budget Film School
Alex Johnson - digital media strategist / filmmaker

Video presentations by:
Christy Dena - cross-media strategist and designer
Matt Hanson - filmmaker and founder of A Swarm of Angels
Timo Vuorensola - director of Star Wreck and co-founder of wreckamovie.com
Brian Chirls - Indie Nerd Filmmaker (Director, Distributor, Technologist). Working on: Four Eyed Monsters, Honeydripper

Check back as we’ll be adding more in the coming days

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 info [at] fromheretoawesome [dot] com with the subject “DIY DAYS” Since this is a open source project we’re looking for the following in terms of volunteers.

• People to help with setup and general staff issues
• Shooters
• Folks good with sound gear
• Editors
• Web folks to help with encoding and live streaming

Thanks in advance!

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• News We're pleased to announce two of our keynote speakers.

Robert Greenwald
Marshall Herskovitz

• Speakers Robert Greenwald
  Tommy Pallotta
  Mark Pellington
  Marshall Herskovitz
  Lance Weiler
  Arin Crumley
  Mark Stolaroff
  M dot Strange
  Ondi Timoner
  Saskia Wilson-Brown
  Micki Krimmel
  Alex Johnson
  Christy Dena
  Matt Hanson
  Timo Vuorensola
  Brian Chirls

• Links - Arin Crumley
• Cultural Hacker
• Current TV
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• M dot Strange
• Not a Corn Field
• the Workbook Project

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