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NPR's "next generation radio" and member station KUT in Austin Texas, produced a one week "next gen" project during the South-By-Southwest (SXSW) Festivals.
Next Generation's Erika Aguilar looks into how documentary filmmakers are using the web to promote and distribute their work. It will explore the pros and cons of using the web and where documentaries on the web are headed.
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NPR's "next generation radio" and member station KUT in Austin Texas, produced a one week "next gen" project during the South-By-Southwest (SXSW) Festivals. Next Generation's Erika Aguilar looks into how documentary filmmakers are using the web to promote and distribute their work. It will explore the pros and cons of using the web and where documentaries on the web are headed.
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:23 This goofy county is pretending that the abomination of homosexuality is not a sin at all its .merely action of nature. I have a commission from god. You think you have a commission from god. The goal is to put the cup of god?s fury to the lips of the this nation and make them drink.?
The documentary "Fall From Grace" follows the uproar created by an evangelical family from Topeka. They had condemned America to hell for its godless ways. University of Kansas student Ryan Jones directed the documentary. The first-time filmmaker posted the trailer on the video website, You Tube. Independent filmmakers, like Jones, are capitalizing on the Internet's ability to promote and sometimes distribute work. I spoke with Jones at the South by Southwest trade show where he was promoting his movie. He told me he knew even when he was making it, he'd find his audience on the web.
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People have tons of choices when it comes to media--DVD?s, iPods, cell phones. So, convincing people to watch an independent film can be tough. But the Internet has changed that. Indie documentary makers post trailers and even full-length features on the web. The chances of making money from online Distribution are slim right now. But attracting an audience is a better bet. From the 2007 south by southwest film festival in Austin, Texas, next generation radio?s Erika Aguilar reports how documentary filmmakers nab potential viewers online.
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