
Making Video Go Viral
Over 48 hours worth of video is uploaded every minute, and that statistic has probably changed while I am typing this. You get the picture, there are more videos out there than people or devices, so what makes that tiny little percentage reach 1 million and now over 1 billion views? Is it magic? No. There are common threads to all of them that you can learn from. So here is your D.I.Y. Self-guided crash course to making a video go nuts!
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Featured Items

Wayne Blair in Variety Magazine
Wayne Blair talks filmmaking and his early start with an NYU education and the hands on support of Metro Screen to kickstart his amazing career. The future is bright for this incredibly talented Writer / Director now firmly on the international stage.
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Forum Sydney now on DVD
The popular Sydney based current affairs style program Forum Sydney produced at Metro Screen as part of the Live TV Production course, is now available to own on DVD. The six episodes cover topics – Urban Planning, Environment, Transport, Crime, Arts & Culture as well as Health. Get all 6 episodes for $10.
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Travel Subsidy to Italy
The Cinemadamare Festival in Rome is offering travel subsidy to Italy with a finale event at the Venice Film Festival for young filmmakers. CinemadaMare is the biggest gathering of young filmmakers in the world. Come to Italy they say, yes please!
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Funding: Digital Kitchen
DIGITAL KITCHEN provides a cash grant for three to five emerging developers to mature their interactive projects beyond concept stage to a ‘ripe for investment’ or market ready level. Deadline for applications is 8 February 2013.
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Hire
Every year we check our equipment and facilities hire prices to make sure you are getting the best possible deal we can offer you. Download the rate card or get an instant quote online 24/7. Some highlights include the Sony PMW-F3 with three PL Lenses for only $350/day and the RED Scarlet-X (body only) for $475/day.
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Latest From The Forum
Submit To Forum
Submit your job, event, film festival entry opportunity, giveaway or news item to the Forum any time.
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Jobs
Colour Grader Wanted for Web Series
Jump is looking for a colour grader to work on four 2-minute web series episodes. This is an unpaid position.
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Entries
Shoreline Scripts Screenwriting Competition 2013
The Shoreline Competition is a great way for new screenwriting talent to get discovered. The 2012 Winner has had his screenplay, The Oriental, optioned by Christopher Figg, producer of We Need to Talk About Kevin, Dog Soldiers, Hellraiser + Many More.
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Events
Seven Cities to Screen Tropfest
Food stalls, live music and interactive film events are what can be expected when Tropfest kicks off around the nation on Sunday 17th February 2013. Sixteen lucky finalists will have their work screened to a massive audience at Live events across Australia.
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Congratulations
Wayne Blair in Variety
Metro Screen Alumni, Wayne Blair, who made is first short films with Metro Screen is featured in Variety as one of the 10 Directors to watch in 2013.
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Giveways
Looper Giveaway
In 2072 time travel will be invented but it will be illegal and only available on the black market. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target 30 years into the past, where a looper, a hired gun like Joe [Joseph Gordon-Levitt], is waiting to mop up. Joe is getting rich and life is good until the day the mob decide to close the loop, sending back Joe’s future self [Bruce Willis] for assassination.
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