Social Interaction in Film based Communities

Cinema Paradiso

Community

a group of people who share the same religion, race, job, belief, interest etc .

the feeling of sharing things and belonging to a group in the place where you live.

Common Factor

There will be a common factor in every community.

Cinema Paradiso (Facebook community)

- Interest in films

352 members

Most of them from Kerala.

Average age- 20-25 yrs.

Boys dominate

Around 30 members post/comment frequently

Members

Serious movie goers Sensible audience Common people who like films Just for entertainment guys Pseudo intellectuals Professionals Only watch regional language or Indian movies

Types of Members

StrangersMost of the members really

don’t know about many others.

They don’t even wish to know more about them

Even though they share and discuss

They interact only on the basis of the posts

Virtual Society

It is not a real social interactionComputer Mediated Interaction No face to face interactionChances for live discussions

are limitedIdentity is optional- fake or realYou can hack my account and

interact like me. No one will find

Posts It may be,

Film reviews Videos Pictures Links News Pages Creations of the members or friends

Nature of PostsSerious/simple reviews of various

moviesFan club fightsInformative itemsPictures(posters, actors, events) Film festival reviewsClassic scenes(video)Songs, Funny scenes (video)Most of them are about Malayalam/South Indian and foreign

movies

Sample postsPersonal dislikeDo any one in this Group have "GUTS" to post a

"BEST PERFORMANCE" scene(from any movie) of "PRITHVIRAJ".....I challenge!!!NB: I dont liked to transform my post to a worst verbal fight

Serious, Personal experienceSHWSHUNK REDEMPTION terribly haunt me. i use

that word again TERRIBLY haunts me. the HOPE.......... The character brooks makes annoyance in my mind.He terribly , i dont know what word i can use dont know..... the dialogues of Red at the end also haunting......

• Pictures

Film festival review

Festival Report @ IDSFFK :- Today's bright moments- "After the Deluge","In search of Narayani","Red Blood","Longing","Amen","The Open Frame","Pole Star","Pranayathil oruval Vazhthappedum Vidham" Moments to Forget-"Sin","Kiran Joy of Giving" Missed Ones- "Cinema Kommunisto","A Pestering Journey","Shape of the Shapeless","Banaras Me"....Totally it was a bright day......:)

A sample discussion is on the next slide

Getting inspired from 21GRAMS i think BABU Janardan created the script of the movie CITY OF GODS. Am not impressed with the movie 21grams. I think city of gods is much better screened and more interesting than 21grams. the technique of telling the story in the reverse order is well depicted in the script of babu. Here we can say that he is inspired by watching this 21 grams and created a good script

July 29 at 11:09am ·LikeUnlike ·Renish Pn likes this.

Donnie Brasco Prasanth Hariharan:- Anyway i have a different opinion...i think 21 Grams is much better than the City of God....21 grams not only employs the reverse order technique but picturises an invisible thread that relates the lives of different p...ersons beautifully....Though City of God also employs the reverse sequence technique....the story lacks something....which hovers as an uneaseness to us.Prithviraj was not upto the mark....and the actor that impressed me was none other than Indrajith.This is my personal opinion...and i think anyone can accept it or neglect it as they wish....See More

July 29 at 8:11pm · LikeUnlike · 3 peoplePrasanth Hariharan i dont know something i missed in the movie

21Grams.Though the characters of different life are interconnected in this film by reverse order of story telling the audient in mine is not satisfied. something is lacking in this film.. July 30 at 8:04am ·

Types of Discussions

Serious

Funny

Meaningless ( eg: fans club quarrels)

Gossips (eg: Prithviraj’s marriage)

Personal likes or dislikes

No specific expiry period

ResponsesLike

Comment

Start a discussion and do follow up

Share a link

Don’t mind

Depth of knowledge

Personal interest regarding the post

Personal interest regarding the member who posted it.

Some Factors that Affect the Responses

• You will get to know about many ‘must watch’ category movies

• Things you missed while you were watching the movie

• Things you didn’t understand (eg: discussion on Antichrist)

• Another level or side • Upcoming movies in many languages

In ormation Inter-Change

Up to date reviews of film festivals are available ( IFFK )

Sometimes silly things/gossips will be shared

Notes on great artists and directors are shared

How it is useful?Opens the door of world cinemaA place to express what we have to say

on a particular movieA number of known and unknown

friends are there to recognize you and they will respond

It also helps to market many regional new releases

You will get a multi-dimensional idea

Some members even exchange moviesWe people download movies which

were there in the discussionThis social interactions are effective in

its own limitationsActive participation will help us to

make our perspective sharperSuggestions for the revival of Indian

films also develop in these brief, irregular discussions

Thank u

Vivek K RII MA Mass Communication