Cahootify is an online platform that helps people build a team for any media related projects they may be doing. For example new film makers can use the platform to build a team of actors, directors or even editors for their new project. In return for any help the creator may get they can repay them however they wish even if that’s just by giving them experience of being on a film. As well as this Cahootify helps you build a project portfolio this is where you can showcase yourself by telling people what projects you may of worked on and any other information about the work you may want help with. An example of a young film maker that has used Cahootify to build a team for his new short film is Ben Davies an international film contest finalist. Here he has used the site to find a producer, two actors and a person to work with the lighting for his short horror film. Cahootify is a beneficial online resource for him and anyone else looking for work. This is because people can use the site to contact him about any work that interests them.
Opening page for the Cahootify website
As well as Cahootify a creator of a new film needs to take into consideration how they can create a strong professional online presence on different platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. This will therefore enable them to promote themselves and their work to potentially new fans.
Promoting yourself on Facebook is a key way to get yourself noticed online due to the 1.93 monthly active users that use the site. If you promote yourself correctly on this online platform then you are more than guaranteed to get yourself noticed. There are many ways to do this the first being create a Facebook fan page this way you can write about yourself, your business and also projects you may have done. An example of an effective Facebook fan page is the Justin Bieber page. On this site he has gave a brief description about himself this way people can get to know him and the type of work he does. He has also included a link onto to his page that directs fans to his official website where users can see his videos, upcoming events and images. As well as this the Facebook site is filled with rich content that fans will want to share. Shareable content is the key way to get yourself noticed this is because once users share information on your page then friends on their profile will be able to see it inviting more fans to like and follow your page. When creating a new film it is essential a new film maker posts little clips of the movie onto their Facebook fan page this way its get fans excited about the upcoming new film so therefore they will post about it and also share the videos to friends on their page.
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Twitter is a beneficial online resource for upcoming new film makers this is because the site enables us to write 140 word tweets to our followers. This way a new film maker can tweet about key dates, information about the new film or even about themselves to followers of their profile. Hash tags are great way for Twitter users to connect with others with the same interest. What they are is basically a word relating to any topic behind a # symbol that makes a common discussion subject. For example when people are tweeting about the upcoming new star wars film they use the hash tag #starwars this tweet is brought to a page where everyone is talking about the same topic of being excited for the new film. This is an excellent way for the movie to invite more fans as users of the person who used the hash tag will click on it and see all the hype and discussion of the new film and will therefore want to watch it themselves. An upcoming new film maker should create a personalised hash tag that relates to their new film for example this could just be the title of their new movie and use it when they tweet about it. This will encourage the followers of their profile to use the hash tag themselves and interest others to do the same. This way an online community is formed where everyone is tweeting and commenting about the same topic.
When a person is wanting to find success online they need to ensure their tweets are shareable so therefore people will retweet the tweet. If your fans retweet for you, they aid you to discuss your tweets to their fans which enables more people to see what you are tweeting about. As well as this a new film maker can retweet posts from other peoples pages that do not follow them. This will therefore entice them to follow their page which will enable them to see the content the film maker is tweeting about and sharing which will encourage the new follower to become a fan.
An example of a Twitter page
It is essential a new film maker posts videos on YouTube. To do so they would need to create a YouTube channel where all their videos can be stored. Keeping the channel regularly updated can turn non-subscribers into loyal fans. An example of a effective movie channel is the official Harry potter page this site enables fans to watch trailers, behind the scene footage and even interviews with the cast and directors. It is important for a new film maker to include these types of videos so that fans can get excited about the new film so therefore they can share and talk about it on other social media platforms. The videos stored on this channel have to be rich and engaging so it will invite people to comment, like and share the content.
Below all videos on YouTube there is a share button available to all it’s users. The share button allows you to share the video on other social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Tumblr. This button is beneficial to all newly started film makers this is because if their videos are shareable then they can be noticed by many other users on different online platforms which will enable their viewing count to increase.
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Cahootify is an essential website for newly started film makers to gather a crew together to create films. However it takes a lot more than gathering a team together for a film to be successful. This is because you need to create a professional online presence to enable yourself to be noticed on all different media platforms. This is because the internet today is the key source to be getting noticed by the public due to it high volume of users that use the internet everyday . Many social media platforms enables you to share content for your friends or followers to see so therefore it is essential for anyone wanting to be noticed online that their posts, videos or images are interesting to view. So therefore people will want to share and comment about it it for others to see which would possibly attract new fans.
Holly Murphy 