Independent filmmaking and digital convergence : transmedia and beyond / Vladan Nikolic.

"A Focal Press book"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword SECTION 1 - INDEPENDENT MEDIA AND DIGITAL CONVERGENCE Introduction: Independents vs. the Mainstream Rise of the Independent Filmmaker Technology Changes - 90's into 2000's A Changing Paradigm Emerging Models and Practices - DIY & No Budget production models - Crowdfunding & crowdsourcing - Cross-Distribution Models - Web Videos & Online Stars 6. The Big Picture SECTION 2- STORYTELLING ACROSS MEDIA PLATFORMS New Ways of Storytelling: Transmedia and Cross-media Concepts Project Development - Defining the Goal - Narrative Patterns - Story Arc and Plot Points - Elements of the "Transmedia Bible" 3. Project Organization - Funding & Organization Models - Audience Building & Engagement - Media Platforms 4. What Does the Future Hold Acknowledgements About the Author Index

The development of artistic form is driven by technological innovation, something that pioneer Vlad Nikolic knows intimately. In his timely and expertly researched new book, he skillfully describes the new realities and challenges that so many filmmakers find themselves in - able to create work but struggle to have it seen - and how to break through the roadblocks." -Paul Cronin, editor of Alexander Mackendrick's On Film-Making , Werner Herzog's A Guide for the Perplexed and Abbas Kiarostami's Lessons with Kiarostami "Vlad Nikolic brings insight and intelligence to the changing technologies and distribution models for today's independent storytellers. Borne from his own experience as a filmmaker, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in telling digital stories." -Paul Hardart, Director of Media Management at The New School, Independent Producer "Having been devoted to independent filmmaking and film education for decades, Vladan's Independent Filmmaking and Digital Convergence is a condensation of his theoretical thought and professional perspective on the dynamic relationship between network society culture and independent filmmaking, financing as well as distribution. It provides insightful archaeological discourse of the subject matter in relation to its technological, social and economic context." -Lam Wai-keung, Programme Director (Transmedia), Department of Communication Design and Digital Media, Hong Kong Design Institute "As one of the first to use digital video to make a feature film, one of the first to make a transmedia feature film project, and one of the earliest professors teaching digital filmmaking at the New School and New York University, Vladan Nikolic is the ideal person to write about the impact of the digital world on real life filmmaking and filmmakers. With sections on raising money, production, distribution and promotion, among others, this book is the comprehensive overview of independent films in the digital age that we have all been waiting for." -Jim Stark, Independent Film Producer
"Vlad Nikolic brings insight and intelligence to the changing technologies and distribution models for today's independent storytellers. Borne from his own experience as a filmmaker, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in telling digital stories." --Paul Hardart, Director of Media Management at The New School "The development of artistic form is driven by technological innovation, something that pioneer Vlad Nikolic knows intimately. In his timely and expertly researched new book, he skillfully describes the new realities and challenges that so many filmmakers find themselves in - able to create work but struggle to have it seen - and how to break through the roadblocks." --Paul Cronin, Editor of Alexander Mackendrick's On Film-Making, Werner Herzog's A Guide for the Perplexedand Abbas Kiarostami's Lessons with Kiarostami. "As one of the first to use digital video to make a feature film, one of the first to make a transmedia feature film project, and one of the earliest professors teaching digital filmmaking at the New School and New York University, Vladan Nikolic is the ideal person to write about the impact of the digital world on real life filmmaking and filmmakers. With sections on raising money, production, distribution and promotion, among others, this book is the comprehensive overview of independent films in the digital age that we have all been waiting for." --Jim Stark, Independent Film Producer