Filmmaker's Dream Blog

    Anyone in this industry will tell you to network, network, network! But how?? I have come up with some great networking tips that can boost your recognition and get your name out there.

• Promote yourself! Don't be shy when it comes to sharing your work, promote your work and meet others that are in your field. If you're in school or in college this is a great way to meet people. Go to the drama department and hang out with some actors, Visit the art department and meet people in animation, film, and communication.
• Register! Register with your state or local film commission. All cities have a film commission and are looking for crew work. This is an excellent way to contact directors and producers directly. Talk to the other crew members, actors, directors and share your work and experience.
• Comment! Leave comments and messages with other filmmakers on websites like Vimeo, Youtube, and any other websites that allow people to share their work via internet. Other filmmakers are likely to respond and communicate with you. The closer you can get with them the easier it will be to get them to mention your work to others.
• Create! Create a blog, website, fanpage, and more to show off your work. People want a quick and easy link to click on to take them straight to whatever you want them to see. It's harder for people to want to see your work if they have to search for it. 

These tips will help you network effectively, the more people hear and see your name the more likely they are to get involved with you and your work. 

There are so many film contests out there and  many times you may find it hard to find them. I've gathered some awesome filmmaking contest websites that pulls all of them into one website.
Here are the websites I've found that shows great film contests.

• Film The Next is a great site that is in collaboration with Poptent. Commercial contests are listed and the prizes for these contests are excellent!
• Possible Future Film Contests is a very clean website that makes it easy for people in all different stages to submit a film. ( fresh beginners, amateurs, students, professionals) This is important because you aren't immediately compared to big filmmakers right away . You're able to grow and compete with people on a level similar to your own. 44 countries also participate in the contests provided as well.
• Filmaka is a website that is geared to getting undiscovered filmmakers discovered! You can submit your film and connect with other filmmakers as well to get your work out there and seen.

 Getting your work out there to get noticed can be very tough, but by checking out these awesome websites you can be rewarded, network, and get noticed! Check these out now!