Filmmaking

As I mentioned in yesterday's post, I use Twitter. I was a bit hesitant at first, because I really didn't "get" what it was all about, but I learned in short order that it's fun, interesting, and pretty darn easy.

I follow about 89 people right now, some of them people I know in real life, some I know from other online communities, and others I don't know at all.

Amongst the people I've never met either online or off are a few well-known personages: People like Ellen DeGeneres, Kevin Spacey, William Shatner, "Weird Al" Yankovic, and Jon Favreau. (Can you tell my tastes are eclectic?)

It's a lot of fun seeing what celebrities have to say in 140-character snippets, and there are enough famous people using the service that you could make a career out of following them (though how you'd get paid in that career is something I'd be interested in knowing).

Of my well-known tweeters, I've been paying particular attention to Jon Favreau. He recently wrapped principal photography on Iron Man 2, and all through the shoot, he gave us little updates and glimpses into the production process. I think this is very smart use of Twitter, as it keeps fan interest in the production high and keeps people talking about it. Read the rest of this entry »