Riding the Wave: Igniting Social Media Buzz for The Blind Sea
The Challenge
The Blind Sea’s directors sought a strategic but simple social media approach to amplify awareness, generate excitement, and drive ticket sales as they geared up for their Sydney Film Festival debut and subsequent theatrical release, factoring in limited budgets and capacity
SOLUTION
We began with a strategy workshop to define primary objectives and establish social media’s pivotal role, before reviewing available assets to craft a simple content plan that balanced cinematic assets for their socials, whilst promoting real-time stories at events and premieres.
The strategy yielded impressive metrics for a small, niche independent film, but crucially enjoyed sold-out screenings at the festival, followed by an extended theatrical release of an additional 3 weeks, sold out nationwide and eventually rolled out to Netflix globally.
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"Alex's knowledge of the social landscape is incredible
We spoke at lengths with what we wanted to achieve and Alex translated that into a strategy that delivered fantastic results."
Daniel Fenech
The Blind Sea Director
Talent: Matt Formston, Dylan Longbottom Director: Daniel Fenech Executive Producer: Erin Fenech
Director of Photography: Chris Bland Producers: Heath Davis, Nicola Nossal Social Media: Alex Mills
All imagery and videos courtesy of The Blind Sea, shot by Chris Bland. My involvement has been basic editing and tweaks to suit social media best-practises.