tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674802965568433896.post8336418073356779420..comments2009-10-16T09:55:09.897-07:00David Chennoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674802965568433896.post-88287888533843092832009-10-16T09:55:09.897-07:002009-10-16T09:55:09.897-07:00Hey guys what a great, if lengthy discussion! <br /><br />It encapsulates a lot of the issues of the new media vs. old media discussion as well as the movie blogger community issues.<br /><br />I think the thing I enjoyed most about the pow wow is that you&#39;re all pretty much agreed that its the blogger&#39;s personality and reputation that dictates how successful a site or a writer/reviewer is. The biggest sites, are popular because of the work that the founders put into them and the quality of the posting staff. Not everyone is able to make a living writing and talking about movies, but when the business model changes, its going to be those individuals and sites that have the loyal following that will dominate. At the end of the day, there are really only three opinions - liked something, disliked something and on the fence. What differentiates all the thousands of movie writers, is how they talk about stuff. I can attest to the fact that I browse many movie sites and read multiple articles and reviews on the exact same thing to see the different perspectives of my favorite writers.<br /><br />The studios use this to their advantage when it comes to press junkets and set visits. These are simply two tools in their &#39;create buzz&#39; pre release tool belt. A Bora Bora backdrop is, in my mind, absolutely a pay off. It&#39;s how the writer decides to discuss the movie that counts. The fine line gets blurry because it is incredibly difficult to know a writer&#39;s true angle on something like these events. Are they siding with the studio and shining a positive light or are they shining their own light. Any writer that has an established voice and audience shouldn&#39;t have a huge problem.<br /><br />The same, I believe goes for those genre sites that decide to post discussions or articles about non-genre films. I don&#39;t see a problem with this. At the end of the day, a movie website is a movie website. A Horror fan&#39;s article about Where The Wild Things Are adds a new perspective about a popular movie and helps their audience know if they might want to see it. They aren&#39;t gaming the system. They are leveraging the buzz of an in the now movie and using it to hopefully attract new visitors to the site that they hope will return and at the same time, offering their audience a valued perspective on a popular movie.<br /><br />Keep it up guys!Bill Rusnakhttp://www.widescreenwonderland.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674802965568433896.post-79643151344603531172009-10-16T07:59:59.751-07:002009-10-16T07:59:59.751-07:00&quot;Don’t have to kiss ass, shake hands or stab backs to move up and get coveted reporter/reviewer/junket gigs.&quot;<br /><br />Um, yeah, right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674802965568433896.post-725075514484485162009-10-15T19:39:01.139-07:002009-10-15T19:39:01.139-07:00Dave, there was a lot of things that I needed to get accomplished last night, but I forgot every single one of them!! As someone who is just getting started in this &quot;business&quot; I found it extremely informative and completely worth my time. The topics discussed were very interesting and made me think a lot about my future in film writing. Hell, just being involved in the same discussion as all of you, I felt inspired. Keep talking and writing Dave. You&#39;ve got a gift sir!!Ezequiel Gutierrez / @ezgoohttp://reelguys.podbean.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674802965568433896.post-91161117902454946712009-10-15T19:38:05.678-07:002009-10-15T19:38:05.678-07:00Hey david thanks for putting this up I&#39;ll give it a listen tomorrow at work.chodynoreply@blogger.com