Crowdsourcing for Filmmakers

7Digging Deeper—The Power of Crowdsourcing

Solid keynote by Mr. Gonda, wouldn’t you agree? I can tell you first hand, Nick went into the speech his usual, confident self, but (by his own admission) was a bit concerned about connecting with the crowd. For starters, this was the opening talk of the day, and an early start at that. Batting lead-off in the morning when the audience is bleary eyed, caffeine deprived and brain weary is never an easy task. Add to the mix that while all of us—Nick, myself and my fellow panelists—were sitting in the green room, we couldn’t help but overhear many attendees in the hall as they made their way into the hotel ballroom. Many, as it might not surprise you now, were amped up to learn about crowd funding. Others ...