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Black Turtle Media

About Me

Black Turtle Media is an online social network for the pre-professional and aspiring creative community. Filmmakers,advertisers, graphic designers and others can learn, connect and get noticed.•Learn: We want to be the de facto knowledge base for the creative community. We want to out-wiki Wikipedia when it comes to providing information about the creative disciplines, and provide resources and tools that enable the creative collective to share with and learn from each other. Everything you ever wanted to know, from A Day in the Life of a PR Executive to what advertising grad schools to apply for, with a splash of other cool enhancements in between.•Connect: Who do you know and how do you get to know them? Black Turtle wants to facilitate ways for our members to collaborate with one another, to connect to professional networks, and to fast track career paths and opportunities.•Get Noticed: Our members want experience and ways to build their portfolios. We want to provide them with opportunities to get noticed. Black Turtle is partnering with schools, professional organizations, and brands to provide our members with online internships including creative challenges and contests

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Get involved with Black Turtle Media and take the first step in the direction of your future. Whether you’re a copywriter, graphic designer, or filmmaker, Black Turtle Media can provide you with a network of resources and a place to empower your creativity.Visit www.blackturtlemedia.com today and:• Create a free portfolio of your work. Upload images and videos, invite your friends to view your work, and view other portfolios. Collaborate with other members and network with industry professionals.• Enter exciting advertising contests hosted by Black Turtle Media. Create commercial images and videos, work with cutting-edge brands, win real prize money, and receive recognition for your efforts.• Access up-to-date information on all the latest news in the advertising industry. Read about other exciting advertising contests on the web.And that's just the start. Visit Black Turtle Media for more and make the most of your creativity.

My Blog

A Day in the Life of a Voice Actor

Peter Drew is a voiceover actor, a copywriter, and an audio producer. His company is Peter Drew Voiceovers and can be found at www.peterdrewvo.com.How do you explain your job to your mother? I've b...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:36:00 GMT

What He Does For a Klondike Bar: Interview with David Burrows, Senior Brand Director

Please tell us a little about your contest and what led Klondike to create it?"What Would You Do for a Klondike Bar?" is a question of iconic status, and we want to encourage Americans to answer the...
Posted by on Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:22:00 GMT

Portfolio Center from a Student’s Perspective: Guest Post by Andrea Foster

One fine spring day, I found myself in downtown Atlanta examining the walls in a dimly lit underpass. I came armed with several cans of spray paint, camera, tripod and a mission. Fortunately, I was ...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:45:00 GMT

Featured Artist: John Merritt

John Merritt finished second in Black Turtle Media's Portfolio Review Challenge.    What kind of background do you have in photography?   I started shooting seriously in April 2007...
Posted by on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:37:00 GMT

Cool Tools: FilmTools

Professional equipment for filmakers can sometimes be hard to find outside of Hollywood. Now there's FilmTools, an online shop for filmmakers. FilmTools is an online shop that offers grip, electrical...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:54:00 GMT

Featured Filmmaker: Jared Cicon

Jared Cicon started his filmmaking career with the original Doritos's "Crash the Superbowl" contest, winning $10,000 and getting national airplay. He was also a finalist for Heinz, taking home $5,70...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:09:00 GMT

Featured Filmmakers: Green Sky Media

Stephen Simonetto and Chris Thornberry won $5,000 for their winning Dos Lunas Tequila "Take Your Best Shot" commercial contest entry. Their video "Limes vs. Salt" makes use of stop-motion animation ...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:12:00 GMT

Cool Tools: Creativedocs.net

Need to create a document? Want to create one that stands out from the crowd? Check out Creative Docs; their free software may be just what you're looking for.Creative Docs is a vector-based graphi...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:10:00 GMT

Cool Tools: Fix My Movie

Today's technology has placed video cameras in all sorts of devices ranging from cell phones to laptops. It's always great to have a camera on you; after all, who knows when you'll find something wort...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:21:00 GMT

A Day in the Life of a Filmmaker: Interview with Lance Mungia

Lance Mungia is a screenwriter and film director. He wrote and directed the film Six String Samurai. He co-wrote and directed The Crow: Wicked Prayer for Dimension films. Mungia also wrote and dire...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:47:00 GMT