Indie Director Makes “TwitFlicks” To Fund Movie Dan Koelsch, October 27, 2011 What do you do if your Kickstarter-like campaign to fund your independent short film isn’t working? If you’re Dutch director Eddy Terstall, you take requests for mini-movies on Twitter for a fee, calling them “Twitflicks”. By doing just that, Terstall raised about €120,000, way more than the €20,000 he was looking for, so he is actually turning the project, titled Deal, into a feature-length film. Watch Terstall’s video about how he did it after the break.That’s a pretty inventive way to get your funding. How have you seen social networks used to fund a project? Let us know in the comments below.Source: Mashable Social Networks Viral Marketing DealEddy TerstallTwitter
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Marvel Offers Free First Issue of “Avengers” Prelude Comic February 8, 2012February 8, 2012Marvel Comics is aiming to bridge the gap between Captain America: The First Avenger and The Avengers with a tie-in mini-series. On Sunday, they released the first issue of Marvel’s The Avengers Prelude: Fury’s Big Week. After the break, find out more about this series as well as get a… Read More