Online Observations

The advent of the internet over the last decade has really influenced the way we live our lives. Most importantly, its aided in research as it was originally designed to connect scientists and their servers. For my specific project I looked at a few Filmmaking forums. The idea of a forum is fantastic in my opinion. It allows you to connect with thousands of like-minded individuals who are all interested in a particular subject or field- in my case filmmaking. One website called "Reduser.net" is sponsored by Red Digital Cinema. Red is a company that has revolutionized the industry with the release of the first film alternate digital cinema camera. They sponsor a forum that not only educates and discusses their products, but also gives access to veteran filmmakers. Specifically, there is a thread called "Ask David Mullen" anything. David Mullen is a Director of Photography that has shot a TON of blockbuster feature films. The thread exists simply to ask him ANY question. He's really good about answering quickly. This is an incredible FREE resource to have. I've learned a lot about the changing industry and how to be successful (two tenants of my project) just by observing the behavior of other users on the form. I've also been able to learn from industry veterans.