DIY Days - Reclaiming DIY: it’s not JUST a business model

RECLAIMING DIY Brian Newmanspringboardmedia.blogspot.com bnewman001@gmail.com @bnewman01

Financial Meltdown Lobbyist Inﬂuence TunisiaGlobal Depression NEA/CPB Cuts EgyptIncome Inequality Global Plutocarcy BahrainGovernment Climate Change LibyaShutdownsHealthcare Backlash Peak Oil BerlusconiWikileaks Backlash Vanishing Bees Tea PartyLoss of Privacy Afghanistan Sarah PalinPatriot Act...still Iraq Union BustingNet Neutrality Guantanamo Glenn Beck And on and on...

SHIT STORM

ART WORLD Response

HMMMTime Was...

ART, ESPECIALLY FILM,WAS CRUCIAL TO THE CONVERSATION

DIYWas...

DIYBecame Associated With...

DIY(somewhat) More Recently:

Sarah Jacobson 1971 – 2004

Note: In my live presentation, this is where I stopped and explained to everyone that this slide-set really needs more diversity, especially in regards to women. I searched the web for many more images of DIY women pioneers, for this section and the earlier one (where I show Barbara Kopple) and had a very hard time finding them –not that they didn’t exist, but it is hard to find images of many of these pioneering artists online (especially of the right sizeand image quality). This acknowledgement doesn’t change theslight, but does hopefully make it clear that I am aware of the need for a new version of this in the future that takes intoaccount people like Susan Robeson, filmmakers who worked with Third World and California Newsreel and more. I welcome suggestions in the comments section.

DIY• Self funded, powered + • Directly connected to fans• Communal Power / • Empowered Collectivism • Self-distributed• Actively Engaged • Honest•A political statement • Breaks conﬁnes• Anti-consumerist • Doesn’t accept status quo• Everyday Living • Not selling out (not a complete deﬁnition/list)

DIYand Transmedia

DIY + TRANSMEDIA• Participatory• Reclaim Story - not just commerce• Actively Engaged• Directly connected to audience/fans• Actually have impact• Breaking down barriers/norms

DIYand Social Issue Documentaries

SOCIAL ISSUE DOCS SUCCESS• Organized• Support Structure• Developed Funding Mechanisms• Outreach and Audience Engagement Central• Having an impact• Not just about money• Sense of community - Not alone anymore

WHYAre Social Issues Just for Docs?

Didn’t Used to be...Don’t have to be...Maybe shouldn’t be.

WHY CAN’T WE BREAK THECONFINES, AND DO SOCIAL CHANGE WITHOUT BEING CONFINED TO (OH SO SERIOUS) DOC STRUCTURES?

BOTH ART & REVOLUTION HELP PEOPLE SEE THAT THE FUTURE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE AS THE PRESENT APPEARS Ted Hope via Twitter last week: @tedhope

We need artistsWe need storytellersWe need other stories

EAT YOURVEGETABLES

NOT JUST...$

NOT SWAYED?

ONE ISSUE

NET NEUTRALITY

NET NEUTRALITY SaveTheInternet.com FreePress.Net PublicKnowledge.orgDo something creative about it.

Regroup FightGive us a Better Story

RECLAIMING DIY Brian Newmanspringboardmedia.blogspot.com bnewman001@gmail.com @bnewman01

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DIY Days - Reclaiming DIY: it’s not JUST a business model

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