Crowdsourcing for Filmmakers

Indie Film and the Power of the Crowd

By: Richard Botto

Narrated by: Richard Botto

Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins

Publisher's Summary

Whether you’re a producer, screenwriter, filmmaker, or other creative, you probably have a project that needs constant exposure, or a product to promote. But how do you rise above the noise?

In Crowdsourcing for Filmmakers: Indie Film and the Power of the Crowd, Richard Botto explains how to put crowdsourcing to use for your creative project, using social media, networking, branding, crowdfunding, and an understanding of your audience to build effective crowdsourcing campaigns, sourcing everything from film equipment to shooting locations.

Botto covers all aspects of crowdsourcing: how to create the message of your brand, project, or initiative; how to mold, shape, and adjust it based on mass response; how to broadcast a message to a targeted group and engage those with similar likes, beliefs, or interests; and finally, how to cultivate those relationships to the point where the message is no longer put forth solely by you, but carried and broadcasted by those who have responded to it.

Using a wealth of case studies and practical know-how based on his years of experience in the industry and as founder of Stage 32 - the largest crowdsourced platform for film creatives - Richard Botto presents a comprehensive and hands-on guide to crowdsourcing creatively and expertly putting your audience to work on your behalf.

©2017 Routledge (P)2019 Richard Botto

Engaging informative not to mention entertaining

Verry worthwhile - I have been studying crowd sourcing for another non moviemaking endeavor. I heard books fall off the shelves in front you at the right time, and this one did. Great info and inspiring to me as well.

Great read

Absolutely loved it. Richard Botto is great narrator. His story really inspired me. There are too many gems too mention.

Fantastic Book

I loved this book. I found it 1000% useful and inspirational in my journey! thank you.

A Tour De Force Playbook

As a longtime Stage 32 fan, RB doesn’t hold back and pulls all the stops in this tour de force on the true roots of Crowdsourcing, this is it. This isn’t for the impatient ones who just want the quick fix. True students of the game will not be disappointed with the many lessons, case studies & takeaways that your future campaigns will thank you for years to come!

This book might have just changed my life.

If I had a time machine I would proceed to apply it to the mistakes of the past 20 years. I guess I'll just have to settle for moving forward.

what a snore

holy moly. on chapter 6 already and it goes no where. i don't hv the patience. perhaps they can mark the chapter they say something useful

It’s not an accident

Crowdsourcing done badly crushes projects. RB details the short comings and shark jumping that many filmmakers fail upon, while pointing out why successful campaigns thrive. A must listen for makers of any kind in this digital age.

A good primer on crowdsourcing

I admit I didn’t know the difference between crowdsourcing and crowdfunding before I listened to this book.

Now I do and I have a blueprint to follow for all the work that must be done prior to launching a crowdfunding campaign.

It starts a little slowly, laying groundwork and introducing us to the author. But stick with the book and the journey is well worth the time investment.

I’ve completed the first listen and am revising key chapters to make notes and plans for my own future film funding campaign.

Great Information for Every Filmmaker

As founder of the highly successful film crowd sourcing site, Stage32.com, Richard Botto takes a detailed look at crowd sourcing and deftly distinguishes it from the more well-known crowd funding.

The book is insightful, detailed and witty and sprinkled with stories from his personal experiences which deliver messages that enhance the entire topic.. I love Richard's vocal style as he guides the filmmaker through the very important crowd sourcing that filmmakers of our era need to know.

Example of his style: "My eyebrows raised so high they scraped paint off the ceiling." Richard Botto
That's a great filmmaker, even with only sound as his palette.

Loved it!

Waste of time

Don't bother—a big waste of time. The writer talks about the title for three chapters which leads nowhere. Crowdsourcing, crowdsourcing... So what? Where is the advice?

A Phenomenal Ride of a Read

I definitely didn't expect to find this book so entertaining as well as informative. I'd highly recommend to anyone wanting to have an enlightening, as well as a fun, read.

Great investment for any artist.

Excellent material for any artist wanting to find his audience. Even though it is primarily targeted to filmmakers it is also of great value to anyone trying to build a brand and audience. Very well narrated. Must have! I'm going to listen to it a second time very soon.

A Vital Tool That I Bet Most Filmmakers Don’t Even Realise They Need!

I refer to this book and crowdsourcing generally in my review title as a tool...but it’s way more than that. It’s a value and a way of being what I think are the best filmmakers, which no other book I’ve read even gets close to touching on the idea of in comparison to Richard Botto’s: Crowdsourcing For Filmmakers. The best filmmakers care about and nurture their audience...their crowd and this is true of famous filmmakers and indie filmmakers but it is particularly important to indie’s. There is a ton of inspirational information in this book told by stories, case studies, hard stats...its concept is backed in every way possible which I love and makes it undeniably tangible as a value we as filmmakers should be living by. Lots of other books will teach you how to make a movie, but this book will teach you how to be a filmmaker. To be honest, movies are movies and most die with a few views on YouTube and that’s it. If your someone that just wants to make movies for fun, that’s totally cool, but if you have wider ambitions you need to read this book!