I'm going to talk about a specific encounter I had with a "fan" today and how I handled it and I understand it's part of the game and this won't be the last time I deal with this type of stuff, this blog is meant to explain how I handle these things and to ask that you keep your negativity to yourselves unless it's presented in a constructive way .. ENJOY !!
By : Jamie Santamore
Being the founder of an Indie film company I get alot of fan mail both positive and negative and I love receiving it all because I learn from both types of fan mail . I read most of it now that I have 100's of emails a day it's hard to read them all but I try to do it as much as I can .
Granted I don't respond to many of the negative e-mails unless the are making a valid point then I will reply to them . was told by a fan today in person that "I'm the WORST film maker in the history of film making" and I replied "How many feature films have you written, directed, starred in and done the makeup FX for" and I walked away ...
Granted I don't respond to many of the negative e-mails unless the are making a valid point then I will reply to them . was told by a fan today in person that "I'm the WORST film maker in the history of film making" and I replied "How many feature films have you written, directed, starred in and done the makeup FX for" and I walked away ...
I love talking to fans weather it's in person, on social media or via e-mail, talking to fans from across the globe is my favorite part of being a film maker the reason being that I learn from all of you . I enjoy being able to have a world wide fan base to talk to and you guys and gals inspire me to make films for you all to enjoy :)
Whenever I get a negative email I skim through it and if the person ha valid complaint I address it short and sweet to the point . Now if you want to mix your negative comments with some positive comments that's a sure fire way to not only get me to read your entire comment but to get a detailed response from me .
I understand that most of the "keyboard warriors" and "Net Nerds" have no ambition to try to succeed at much of anything in life and they lash out at people like me who are actually trying very hard to make it in a very competitive industry and that's fine with me just know that I will no dignify what you think or have to say if you are just writing to me to get a negative response back, I simply don't have time for that because as the founder of Wicked Carnival Productions and the person that runs the day to day operations of the company I'm doing the work of a dozen people by myself so my time is very valuable . My immediate response when I get an email full of negative crap is usually this ...
Whenever I get a negative email I skim through it and if the person ha valid complaint I address it short and sweet to the point . Now if you want to mix your negative comments with some positive comments that's a sure fire way to not only get me to read your entire comment but to get a detailed response from me .
I understand that most of the "keyboard warriors" and "Net Nerds" have no ambition to try to succeed at much of anything in life and they lash out at people like me who are actually trying very hard to make it in a very competitive industry and that's fine with me just know that I will no dignify what you think or have to say if you are just writing to me to get a negative response back, I simply don't have time for that because as the founder of Wicked Carnival Productions and the person that runs the day to day operations of the company I'm doing the work of a dozen people by myself so my time is very valuable . My immediate response when I get an email full of negative crap is usually this ...
I usually say it out loud because I simply can't believe some of the nonsense that comes out of peoples minds as it relates to me, Wicked Carnival Productions and Sins of Man : Rise of Morits and the fact that 99.9% of the fans who reach out to me HAVE NOT seen Rise of Mortis because I know exactly how many DVD's are out in the world so you're comments are really just you attacking someone for something you haven't taken the time to purchase let alone actually watch so really your opinion means less then nothing to me .
In closing I just want to say that I do really love talking to fans from across the globe and it honestly is my favorite part of being a film maker because without my fan base I'm just a guy making movies so my friends take the time to think about what you're sending to me, if you want a reply be nice (even with your negative comments) and I will reply to you if you contacting me just to be a jerk send that crap to someone else who you can bait into a battle because I don't have time to battle trolls I'm a film maker with more then enough on my plate, THANK YOU :)
STAY HUMBLE, STAY HUNGRY MY FRIENDS :)
STAY HUMBLE, STAY HUNGRY MY FRIENDS :)