I’ve been meaning to write this forever. The reason today?

A week from now, there’s a Redditors Meetup at NAB — Monday night, 6:30–8:30.

(Put your Reddit username when you register for the meetup  & you might win a Post Production World Pass worth $1,699.)

Scott’s NAB writeup (and schedule).

My NAB schedule

Reddit is millions of voices all at once.

If nobody’s told you yet: Reddit is a big deal. It’s thousands and thousands of communities. Disclaimer

Most social media is built around the influencer model. One voice speaks, a few people clap, and the conversation dies. Reddit is different. It goes back to old-school threaded discussion boards, but with two things that matter:

1. Karma. Every post and comment can be voted up or down. Good stuff rises. Those votes effect everyone writes (including you!). Think of Karma as reputation..
2. It’s not one place. Reddit is the fourth or fifth most-visited website on the internet, but it’s also thousands upon thousands of communities. Find one you like? Hit Join.

Karma is a major reason that Reddit resists marketing as well as it does.

It’s bigger than just post-production

If you’re reading PVC, you probably like film. Here’s a quick taste of what’s out there:

• r/movies — the world’s largest online film community
• r/truefilm — in-depth film discussion
• r/extrawoods — where people pay attention to what the extras are doing
• r/MovieDetails — details in movies, movie details
• r/sh*ttymoviedetails — maybe the greatest movie subreddit ever

Reddit is also where post-production lives

There’s a genuine, healthy set of post-production communities there. I should know — I’m the lead moderator of several.

My home base is r/editors. We are agnostic about which tool you use and favor community and interaction to further our knowledge professionally.

I write here at PVC, and I spend a chunk of every week moderating r/editors and several other subreddits. There are rules: no name-calling, no promotion, and you have to actually be part of the conversation.

For those who know the community — yes, I’ve told the infamous curmudgeon Bob Zelin no before.

How to get started

1. Go straight to the communities: r/Editors, r/Colorists, r/Premiere, r/AfterEffects, r/DavinciResolve. Each has its own rules. Lurk first. Learn what the conversation looks like before jumping in.
2. Join Reddit. Pick a good username, because they will randomly give you a terrible one.
3. Vote on content you think is good or bad — not just what you agree with.
4. Leave a few comments along the way. You need karma, too.
5. 30 days, 10 karma. Most communities gate new members to fight spam and bots. Hit those thresholds, and the wheels start turning.

Come find me — I’m u/greenysmac. Better yet, come say hi in person Monday night at NAB.