Sundance Kid is Pioneering a New Idea too!

Sundance Kid is Pioneering a New Idea too! January 20, 2007

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“Independent filmmakers were the first to embrace digital technology, then Hollywood caught up,” Calderon said, adding that likewise, independents will be the ones pushing the limits of new technologies. “The technology and the creative community need to rely on each other. They need to coexist with mutual respect.”………..These comments, from Ian Calderon, Director of Digital Initiative at The Sundance Film Institute, in an article from Cnet here http://news.com.com/Sundance+festival+views+tech+through+wide+angle/2100-1026-6150657.html?part=dht&tag=nl.e703

Painting a glowing picture of the future of film making, video production and distribution in the New Media, this article continues to cement the powerful Internet base for those in utilization or pursuit of content writers, producers or distribution channels.

The article includes, ‘….Most notably, the festival has renamed its media center “New Frontier,” which is also the name of a category of films showcasing the intersection of art and new technology’….. and, ‘…Panel topics will include the business of Web 2.0 as it pertains to user-generated media, and independent video gaming as a new medium for film artistry….”

There is certainly no question that the Internet, even here and now in it’s 2.0 version is still very much itself a New Frontier. Whether you are into multi-deviced passive entertainment or desiring a platform to share your ideas, I think it is a good place to be if you are entrepreneurial in spirit, a pioneering independent blogger, plogger, or vlogger, and of course, just a little bit ‘Genios’ enough to dig those spurs in, grab the reins, kick up a little keyboard dust as you stake your claim in the New Digital Dust Rush.