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).
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:
- 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..
- 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
- 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.
- Join Reddit. Pick a good username, because they will randomly give you a terrible one.
- Vote on content you think is good or bad — not just what you agree with.
- Leave a few comments along the way. You need karma, too.
- 30 days, 10 karma. Most communities gate new members to fight spam and bots. Hit those thresholds, and the wheels start turning.