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Brand Deals panel at @VidCon

- Your rate card should summarize what you're about, demo, prices. Don't outprice yourself

- What are client's goals?

Pitch yourself. Be concise. Have an idea. Include rate card and demos.

Use FYMP to find brand contact emails - Lindsey Lugrin

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YouTube Create app uses AI to
- Edit your videos
- Generate B-roll

Of course, you need to review and edit the output, but it gives you a head start

@goharsguide @VidCon

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AI for YouTube Creators panel at @VidCon

Gohar of @goharsguide uses AI

To suggest ideas for content, titles, editing, sound, etc

Use YouTube's Ask Studio AI to ask prompts related to your channel:
- Give me 5 video ideas
- Analyze my comments
- Analyze my data trends

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VidCon celebrates its 15th edition with industry, creator and community tracks, panels, expo floor, meet n greets, freebies June 25-27 at Anaheim Conv Ctr.

GorillaCon and Game area on the show floor

Get sched tix https://t.co/TbI11I4Am1

Follow @VidCon

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Getting press at Film Festivals Panel @danceswithfilms

- Stunts can work to attract press like pets, mascots, costumes, or anything visually distinct for a carpet photo or interview

- Be authentic

@RCSamoSays @NFMLA @nancycollet

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Pitch your film to Film Festival press @danceswithfilms

Keep your film pitch short with
- Logline,
- Details: genre, what it is (short/long)
- Poster
- Hi-res stills
- Trailer link

Postcards on tables and to hand out

Meet people at fest events

@RCSamoSays @NFMLA @nancycollet

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Film Festival Panel @danceswithfilms

What is point of your film? Awards? Audience? Calling card?

Avoid Film Freeway festival money makers w high subm fees, $$) award plaques. Is it legit?

Network at festivals. If u can't attend, don't apply

@RCSamoSays @NFMLA @nancycollet

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Forecasting the Marketplace panel at @danceswithfilms with
EffieT. Brown
Jessica Lacy
Dana Sims
Darrien Michele-Gibson (moderator)

At @MagentaLStudios Lounge

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Get Your Movie Made @danceswithfilms

Raising $ for indie film:

Build investor list who can afford $1K: relatives, friends, industry or inkind

Don't ask for $ first. Form connections. Ask opinion. Then when timing is right, ask for $

Expect 100 Nos for 1 Yes

@danceswithfilms

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Auggie Award winners:

Reality Capture: Cintoo

Societal Impact: Cooper's Clean Air Quest by YORD

AI: XR Vibe Coding by Google

Ethical Product: SecureMR by Pico

Startup: PROLO CG Technologies

Art Festival: Reality Looks Back by Superposition

@ARealityEvent #AWE2026

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Congrats Auggie Award winners!

Best:

Game/Toy: Thief VR by @vertigogames

Headworn Device: @Spectacles

Health: ARVIS by @enovismedtech

Indie Creators: Year of Cicadas

Interaction Product: Humanolid Robot Exp

LBE: Interstellar Arc by @felixandpaul

@ARealityEvent #AWE2026

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Congrats Auggie Award winners!

Best:

Art/Film: D-Day by Taro

Campaign: Toyota Fanport by @DrawAndCode

Consumer App: Google Maps XR

Content Creator: @GabRoXR

C.Creator Tool: MetaNeural

Dev Tool: @multiset_ai

Edu: NICS Korea

Enterprise: Fabstation

@ARealityEvent #AWE2026

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AI agents for sports fans:

- Ask NBA chatbot (exists) to ask stats, tickets, other info

- Personalized sports info you want based on your history

Sports Fan Engagement panel at AWE @ARealityEvent
#awe2026

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Sports Fan Engagement panel w speakers from Snap, NBA, Qualcomm at AWE @ARealityEvent

- Snap's vids attract younger auds. Scrollers can become fans

- NBA VR puts you in a real time game w other players

- Fans XR launched AR gamification at Super Bowl

#awe2026

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DreamPark partnered with @TwoBitCircus to create Super Adventure World mixed reality game where you play on Third St Promenade.

Can also play at @DBHollywood_CA

DreamPark released its SDK on GitHub so more people can create mixed reality based games

@ARealityEvent #awe2026

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AWE XR conf in Long Beach
Media Tour:

@ToborlifeAI robot dog meets dog

Five Squared: Easily create virtual worlds

Abbott: donate blood @VitalantCA while wearing MR glasses which play Zen Garden music, games

@bhaptics: haptic wristband to feel feedback

@ARealityEvent #awe26

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AWE XR conf in Long Beach
Media Tour:

Virtual Fudge: AR mirror with hair and nail overlays

Gracia: Gaussian splatting based volumetric videos for XR

@fetherlabs: gesture-controlled wristband

@mudraband : gesture controller wristband

@ARealityEvent #awe26

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Toy Story 5 premiere begins on Hollywood Blvd!

Toys are back in town - Tinseltown!

Custom Buzz Lightyear, Jesse and Woody Porsche cars greet guests on the red carpet!

(Photos taken June 9)

#toystory5 #toystory @toystory @PorscheDesign @Porsche

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Setting up for the Toy Story 5 premiere on Hollywood Blvd
(Photos taken June 8)

#toystory5 #toystory

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Congrats Jennifer English wins Best Voice Actor of the Year award at Gayming Awards!

Her credits include Marathon (Joy), 1348 Ex Voto (Bianca) and
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Maelle)