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Category 2: The Culture of Sundance

What’s the feeling about technology at Sundance?- I think the feeling about technology at the Sundance Film Festival is very up-to-date.  They use the traditional projectors to show the films but they are very high quality and the picture is phenomenal.  I think the app was the most useful thing to me throughout the whole festival.  It was so easy to find the schedule, get on the waitlist...etc.  The waitlist was super convenient too so that you did not have to physically go wait in line to see if you could get in hours before the showing, which was very nice.  Maybe next year you will be able to vote on the film from a cellular device.  

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Category 2: The Culture of Sundance

What's the hierarchy of sundance?- I think our first night in Park City we noticed people wearing their Sundance lanyards and they were different colors.  Mainly any other color than ours we thought was important and I think most people around them felt the same.  Filmmakers are very exciting to see as well as celebrities.  We met some “small’ celebrities on the buses that were in episodes of Grey’s Anatomy and Shameless.  I didn’t feel excluded really from the people with different color badges, but they definitely looked like they knew what they were doing and I absolutely did not.

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Category 1: The Business of Sundance

“The Streaming Effect”- In my opinion, films that are distributed through streaming platforms like Netflix are usually over-hyped.  I went to see the movie “Downhill” with Will Ferrel and was expecting it to be fantastic and hilarious, unfortunately, it was not what I expected and sadly I left the theater disappointed.  Although it was not a horrible movie I wish I spent my time at a different movie that I could have enjoyed more instead of a mediocre film that will be on Netflix next month.  Along with that movie, the Taylor Swift documentary was also very hyped up.  After watching this film on the plane ride home via Netflix, I do not understand the appeal of watching it at Sundance, unless Taylor Swift showed up in person to the venue.  

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Category 3: The Industry of Sundance

During the Film pass events we attended I realized that Sundance is more about networking with each other and helping one another get to where they want to be in the industry.  For example, in the Filmmaker speed dating event, all of the people we talked to were more interested in answering our own questions than talking about their own film.  Almost everyone we talked to was interested in our major or what we were looking forward to doing in the future.  Of course they all must be very proud of their work, but it was eye-opening to know that they cared to enlighten us on what their struggles were or things they would do differently in order to help us.  

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Category 2: The Culture of Sundance

“Sundance Culture”- The culture of Sundance, from what I experienced, is all about helping one another.  Whether that is helping each other get tickets to a showing or being friendly in line, or simply someone giving you a free ticket.  Everyone wants everyone to have a good time at the festival.  Everyone that I had met throughout the entire week was nothing but friendly and easy-going.  Between riding on the bus to sitting next to strangers at a restaurant, everyone wanted to chat about the festival and wanted to talk about all of the events and films going on throughout the week.  

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Category 1: The Business of Sundance

“The Biggest Buzz”- Personally I think one of the films with the most hype was “Palm Springs.” After trying to get on the waitlist for the film, twice (without even getting a spot on the waitlist), I was guessing it was a popular film to see.  Although I never had a chance to see it for myself, everyone was talking about it throughout the week.  I think this was because of the actors/ actresses in the film as well as getting good reviews throughout the festival.  I heard nothing but good things about it, I am just hoping I get a chance to see it.

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Private Sundance HQ party with with our friend Pauline, the amazing assistant coordinator! The DJ was great too!

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Time for Save Yourselves! At Eccles Theatre!