Film critic and PhD candidate Lauren Carroll Harris uses a case study of US comedy HITS (David Cross 2015) and the BitTorrent Now website to explore how filmmakers are using file-sharing networks to monetise film distribution and reach their own fanbases. This seminar presents an argument for how file-sharing can be a valid, legal form of reintermediation that supports independent film culture, and
reinserts filmmakers into the film value chain with a minimum of interference from gatekeepers. Lauren is joined by Jessica Ford who conducts a Q&A with the audience present on the day.
Seminar: 0.00 - 22min
Q & A: 22min - 51min
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