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I've been here all my life, and although my plans are to flee into the rest of the world for a new view on living, I'm quite certain California will always be part of my identity. Plus Red Hot Chilli Peppers clearly wrote a song about me. - kellyfornia show your teeth, simultaneous release....
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Last Thursday, I attended a screening of a new film starring
I planned to use the event as a rehearsal of sorts for my intended coverage of the 2010 NBFF. Garcia was actually penned in to attend and participate in a Q&A following the screening – almost unheard of in the biz.
Despite a few setbacks, including my forgetting my Flip camera at home, the event was probably one of the most successful thrown by the OC Film Society. The Q&A with Garcia went on longer than most do. And he was more than gracious in answering any manner of inquiry about the film, even one from a woman so unimaginative as to ask the actor how she should describe the film to others (did she forget that she just sat through the entire thing? Sub question: do you ask the cops how to describe a car accident when you were the one in it?)
One of the topics brought up was about the difficulties of making getting independent film made in today’s economy. This he turned into a secondary point on how social media has altered the way studios promote films, and they way a film now gains a following.
On the former: Although it seemed for years that independent filmmaking is on the rise, and a growing number of indie films winning numerous awards, including Oscars (Hurt Locker, Best Picture 2010) – many of the smaller studios, responsible for those films, are closing their doors. However…
On the Latter: Although money is tight, the rise of social media allows for independent filmmakers to engage their (potential) audience in an entirely new, and more personal, manner – giving them a leg up on the big-budget competition. You can engage more people in less time, and make it more intimate. Now you can connect with 1,000 people with the click of button, “before you had to physically make contact with 1,000 people,” Garcia said.
The word-of-mouth aspect of social media has also laid an interesting groundwork for the movie release, Garcia said. The very dynamic of social media gives the little guy a fighting chance against marketing budgets that overshadow the indie film’s entire funding.
All it takes is one bad clip…
“Social Media could kill a big-budget film, with enough bad response,” Gacia said. If say a scene gets leaked over YouTube or some other outlet and gets negative feedback from the public, it has spelled the end of some recent releases. “The cream rises,” in this new media environment.
And it’s that very new/indie media mentality that Garcia attributes to the success of City Island, a film that was passed over and almost found itself collecting dust on some shelf, a number of times. Yet throughout the filming, the passion of the director and cast kept the project not only moving forward, but building interest like a snowball.
Read Director Raymond De Felitta’s blog on the making of the film “Movies ‘til Dawn: Making City Island.”
“City Island has become a grass roots indie fave, a movie that audiences feel belongs to them--a perfectly appropriate reaction given that the films success began with it winning the Audience Award at the Tribeca Film Festival.” – De Felitta
The film opens in Orange County on April 2.
For video clips from the Q&A: http://www.kellyforniamedia.com/index.php/nbff/ocfilmsocietycityisland/
And for more info on my 2010 NBFF coverage go to - http://www.kellyforniamedia.com/index.php/nbff/
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So Hipsters, have you heard of Graffiti Beach yet? If not, how much a hipster are you really? Just a question. Well, to help get you in the know ;), Graffiti Beach is an interesting concept geared toward "creating a mobile selling platform for Emerging Brands." Not as novel as it sounds, but done in a new light, with the younger generation in mind. The consignment store has been doing this very thing for years, or maybe more accurately, is the the swapmeet, as sellers sit in their booths, waiting to pounce on the next unsuspecting person happening by.
Anywhoo - those of you looking for the next counter-sub-indie trend popping up in a (sub)urban/urbanizing area near you:
Graffiti Beach’s Next Pop-up @ The Camp in Costa Mesa!!!
Dates & Time: Sat. Feb 20th 1pm - 8pm, Sun. Feb 21st 12pm - 5pm
Venue: The Camp – 2937 Bristol St., Costa Mesa Ca
Expect a hipster mixture of:
Beachwear, Graphic Tees, Skateboards, Accessories and Artwork. A bikini fashion show, although it is pretty chilly out (at 6:30 p.m., Flamenco Guitartis Tomas Michaud both days, nouveau portrait artists Ryan Lee and Karla Ortiz will be doing live drawing (SEED People’s Market, 2nd Floor), & my friends, Meleesa and the girls from Meleesa the Salon in downtown HB, will be there as well. Plus, 3 up-and-coming bands - Gorgeous Got a Gun, Hindu Pirates and Semi Sweet - will be performing in The Camp’s gallery space.
A little about the event from it's own creators:
"Watch out Hipsters — there’s a new scene in town!!! Graffiti Beach is anything BUT boring…it combines fashion, music and art all in one gig! This concept is embracing the new trend in Pop-up retail by hosting 2 to 3 day events at which emerging brands sell their merchandise at wholesale prices directly to the public. Cool and unique vendors that have jumped on the Graffiti Beach wagon include Tavik, MNKR, Love Nail Tree, Reiter Photography, Domestic Doll, Skarf and Bettinis to name a few."
Apparently the latest pop-up shop/event in Hermosa Beach last December, was such a smash that Graffiti Beach owner Melanie Michaud decided to triple its size the next time around. Shoppers at the event were offered "great deals on unique products and listen to acoustic sounds from Veronica Torres and Celeigh Chapman."
Here's the schedule of events for this weekend:
Saturday, Feb 20th – 1pm to 8pm
3pm – Semi Sweet (Band Performance)
5pm – Gorgeous Got a Gun (Band Performance)
6:30pm – Bikini Fashion Show
Sunday, Feb 21st – 12pm to 5pm
1pm – Hindu Pirates (Band Performance)
3pm – Tomas Michaud (Flamenco Guitarist)
Portraits are $50 and you may see samples of both Karla and Ryan’s work by visiting http://karlaortizart.blogspot.com and http://ryanleesketchbook.blogspot.com. You may book an appointment or bring a photo and the artist can draw it on the spot or at a later date and will mail it to you. Portraits begin at $50 depending on size and medium. E-mail Ryan at RyanLeeArt@gmail.com for more information or to schedule an appointment.
And hey, just stop by to check out some great art, eats, and tunes at the Camp, which is a pretty slamming place in itself.
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The term has since morphed into a synonym for social capital, including its use in the title of the Tara Hunt book The Whuffie Factor.
Basically, what Wiki was trying to say is that Whuffle = your popularity factor.
If you want to think this concept is still just a think of futuristic sci-fi fantasy, not applicable to today's capitalism, money-grubbing based global marketplace. Wrong! Whuffle is here, now and prevalent in our culture; you've seen it. Look to the left bar on your Facebook profile or better yet, fanpage, and look at that number of friends of fans. How many followers do you have on Twitter?
That's your whuffle.
Do you not find yourself continually checking that number and rating your "worth" in the Twittersphere by said number? Gosh knows I do.
Think about it: wanna get a message spread. The more friends/fans, increases the probability of your message getting seen and /or sent exponentially. I want people to know me so that they will spread my messages. I want to be as quick to the punch and as effective as those other people with 5000 +, 10,000 + or more followers. What am I doing wrong? Why is my whuffle so low? I'm suffering from severe Whuffle Envy. I long to gain more friends. I feel follower greed creeping inside of me, and realize that, like my father once said, "you can take money out of the picture, but you will always have currency and with it, always people greedy to make it all theirs."
and then...
I realize that I'm worrying about a word called Whuffle, and I laugh. Twitter on fair Kelly, at least 118 people are listening somewhere, ooh just went up to 121. My stock's ah-rising.
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Time: 8:22 p.m. Thursday, January 28, 2010
Place: Somewhere on the 395 Highway, midway to Mammoth Mountain.
Situation: 214 miles away from our destination and one Nick Jenkins is helping keep me awake as I drive along the immense trek of road to Mammoth.
The mountains, all the way south along the Sierras, are covered in a white snow that glows the softest palest blue white under a full moon. The moon has lit up the snow enough that we can drive without our headlights on and navigate as if it were daytime. I wish I could’ve taken some picture with my wonderfully adept iPhone. Alas, I was driving – that could not take place.
And my co-captain, Jenksy, tried his best, yet was unsuccessful in figuring how to disable the flash. So all we got was a bright image the my windshield. No harm, no foul.
Time: Unreasonably late. We’ve arrived safely. Till tomorrow.
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