Studios, Filmmakers Create Virtual Movie Events via Twitter
In addition to Twitter Watch Parties, Netflix Party has emerged, with the Chrome extension allowing viewers to “watch a title in sync via a shared link” and converse via text in a chat room. After critical acclaim drove “Freaks” to Netflix’s No. 2 spot in its top 10 most popular movie titles, the movie’s writers/directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein created a Netflix Party.
Engadget describes these parties as “a more intimate affair” than Twitter Watch Parties, “the throwback vibe of a ’90s AIM chatroom, where the conversation can be a bit more focused.” “Yet, the goal of both is the same: to create a fresh sense of excitement that mirrors the experience of a movie theater packed with giddy viewers,” it adds. After watching “Cats” in sync with friends, attending via Skype, the Engadget writer said she preferred this version of virtual cinema.
“Your friend isn’t there next to you … but you can hear their laughter and see their expression of bewilderment … you can connect while far apart,” she said. “Therein lies the magic of the movie theater, however you choose to find it.”
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