Certainly new media has changed the way we approach filmmaking, but how does that mentality actually manifest itself? To find out, I talked to Todd Tue of Milk Products Media this week. Where once makers would upload their work to the web in hopes of gaining exposure to head down a traditional distribution path, Todd is now finding that the internet may be the best outlet for his work, period.
The bulk of our conversation is about Milk Products’ latest documentary endeavor, a feature film about a family owned and operated dairy farm in Ohio. You can view the short documentary on Vimeo right now, then head on over to their Kickstarter page to learn more about the feature they plan to make. As Todd tells me in our interview, the fact that over 10,000 people have already viewed a short piece he made is pretty satisfying, but he hopes they will get to make the full length story. Listen in as we talk about making films on the cheap, bringing some creativity to paying gigs, and why it is such a great time to be making media.
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You may have heard of The Yes Men, two unassuming fellows who infiltrate business conferences and present outrageous concepts to captains of industry. Their hope is that people will see that Big Business has simply spun out of control, and hopefully bring enough attention to those who can effectively make a change: the people. Andy Bichlbaum is half of this rag-tag crew whose new film, The Yes Men Fix the World, chronicles some of their most daring exploits (they call them “actions”). While Andy may seem like a merry prankster, he and partner Mike Bonnano take themselves very seriously, as evidenced in this interview. They want you to laugh, but they also want you to take action. We chatted about his film, his beliefs, and “The Wave” (no, not that