Hello,
I just finished a short film (2 minutes long) and I decided to create a Facebook page for me to build some kind of curiosity around it (before I show it to anyone, still sending it to various festivals) and any future projects I aim to make. What I find though, is that it feels really awkward for me. Any advice?
Thank you. Have a wonderful day,
Alise
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There's no getting around the awkwardness. I released 2 novels last year and self-promotion is hard, taxing, but ultimately HAS to be done. If you include a link to your Facebook page I can like it and recommend others to do so as well. That's always a good start!
https://www.facebook.com/aliseambaine/ here is the link, thank you. how many posts per I should aim for? Right now I want to focus on my short (without showing it yet), but it lasts only 2 minutes, so I don't know how I should update it without telling the whole story...
You can show even smaller snippets, 5 or 10 seconds long. Entice the audience with a logline and synopsis. You don't want to overwhelm followers so I'd avoid posting too much. You really just have to go with what feels right!
Hey Alise, congrats. I'm about to embark down the directing path myself so I'd like to see what you've done once you post it. I'll add you as a friend on fb if you'd like.
NEVER feel awkward, we live in an era where never before has there been so much opportunity for worldwide self promotion/distribution. My Transmedia guru of the moment is Houston Howard, although I studied Transmedia years back London Film School. The beauty of it is you don't need big bucks to start fan bases for ideas albeit it needs to be executed properly. Particularly with the new social distance rules, this road is all the more user friendly, a lot of us artists are self conscious but don't let it be a barrier to success.