14. What are filmmakers and video content producers doing on Facebook? Connect Engage Promote
Finding support locally Connecting with UK filmmakers/content producers Staying up-to-date with global trends Connecting with filmmakers/content producers Based anywhere in the world
sharing information through pages 14.1 A page about ‘Yuck’
pre-production conversations via messages 14.2 crew message
brainstorming sessions in closed groups 14.3 Closed Group for a crew
sourcing actors/extras 14.4 “Be an EXTRA” event
Sharing Facebook videos or video links 14.5 ‘Skateboarding without legs’
Promoting a screening or online launch 14.6 ‘Special Screening’ post
Selling equipment 14.7 Posted in a closed group
Directing traffic pay-per-view sites 14.8 ‘Watch This Movie'
Researching real-life stories for films 14.9 ‘Want to be on TV?’
Finding internships/ training opportunities ‘I’ll work for Free’ post
Finding crew/ finding jobs Advertising a vacancy
Connecting with potential collaborators ‘PhilipBloom.co.uk’
Connecting with distributors/ sales agents Peter Broderick’s Page
Learning from successful business pages A UK short film page
Researching study opportunities London Film Academy Page
Getting information about funds/ sponsors Arts Council England
Getting information about competitions ’48hour Film Challenge’
Gaining technical know-how ‘DSLR Cinematography’
Developing audiences for their productions ‘BBC three Fresh’
Posting about crowd-funding activities a link to indiegogo
Posting about their progress on a project Posts on a page wall
Getting information about relevant events Broadcast Video Expo
Connecting with pages for relevant events ACTIVITY Connecting with festival, expo or content market pages Acting as individuals, everyone to Like a Page for a Festival, expo and content market. Acting as your page, the team should select two UK pages to Like, one for a market or expo and one for a festival >
Sharing their behind-the-scenes experiences Filmmakers at London Film Acadamey
Sharing your behind-the-scenes experiences ACTIVITY As a group, choose 2 behind-the-scenes experiences and write about them in a short post, attaching a relevant picture. Alternatively, plan such a post and make sure that a few good photographs are taken during your shoot days. >
Choose 10 activities from the list Activity In your teams, choose a minimum of 10 of the activities on the list. Discuss how you could add these activities to your Facebook strategy. Following the discussion, write up a basic schedule, listing the date to carry out activity, a short description of the activity and the person or people in the team who will carry out the activity. >