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Filmmaker Employs Podcasting to Enhance the MovieGoing Experience

Filmmaker Greg Maletic is using a novel technique to bring movie-goers back to the theater: podcasting. Film patrons coming to see 's8220;The Future of Pinball's8221; at Portland's8217;s Clinton Street Theater (starting June 30, running through July 6) can come back to the movie a second time, digital music player in hand, and listen to a Director's8217;s Commentary track recorded especially for the showing. 's8220;There's8217;s been a lot of press recently about the theater-going experience losing out to DVDs,'s8221; notes Maletic. 's8220;This is a way to bring some of what people like about the home viewing experience into the movie theater.'s8221;



Is in-theater podcasting a sign of things to come 's8220;I think you's8217;ll see a lot of movies do this in the future,'s8221; says Maletic, 's8220;though I suspect it won's8217;t work for every kind of movie. The typical romantic comedy Perhaps not. But for movies with a built-in fan base's8212;for instance, Kevin Smith's8217;s hotly-anticipated 's8220;Clerks 2,'s8221; which will also use the podcasting technique's8212;I think it will be really effective. The movie needs to have a fan base that really wants to immerse themselves in the subject matter.'s8221;



Maletic's8217;s film's8212;'s8220;The Future of Pinball's8221;'s8212;would seem to fit into just such a category. An examination of the last days of Williams Pinball, the world's8217;s largest pinball manufacturer, the film features eye-catching animation and interviews with some of the world's8217;s best pinball designers. 's8220;But it's8217;s not just for pinball fans,'s8221; notes Maletic. 's8220;The film is really designed for anyone who's8217;s interested in the issues of technology, obsolescence, and the tricky combination of art and commerce's8230;issues that touch a lot of people every day.'s8221;



Movie-goers can visit the movie's8217;s web site at http://www.TheFutureOfPinball.com to download the commentary track on June 30. Shows at the Clinton Street Theater at 7pm and 8:30pm Friday June 30 through July 6 (closed Tuesday, July 4.) Director Q&A for Friday and Saturday showings. $6 General Admission. Visit http://www.ClintonStTheater.com for additional info. Twelve classic pinball games will be available for play an hour before and after each showing.

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