How to Crack Social Media with your Indie Film with Chris Mayo aka Big Fat Cult

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This week on the podcast I'm talking to horror influencer and content creator Chris May - also known as Big Fat Cult on TikTok and Instagram where he reviews and talks about the latest horror movies and other films out on release.
Chris also attended this years Fright Fest film festival so I got him to give me a run down of some of the films he enjoyed at the festival, he also gave me his tips posting on social media, he told me how he got started and his move into becoming an influencer, we talked about some of the trends in horror movies and his tips for posting on social media and how to reach a new audience - enjoy!
Films from Fright Fest:
Dead Mail: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26474783/
A Desert: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32139458/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Book Worm: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23472210/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Broken Bird: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15908894/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Watch The Apocalypse Box: https://amberpictures.co.uk/the-apocalypse-box/

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Hoofdstukken

1. All about Chris Mayo and Big Fat Cult (00:00:00)

2. Did Chris study at Uni - how did he start his career? (00:00:57)

3. Big Fat Cult - gravitating to Horror (00:02:06)

4. What attracts Chris to horror? (00:03:05)

5. Putting yourself on camera (00:04:45)

6. tips for being confident on camera (00:08:47)

7. the 'like' epidemic and making sure you finish a sentence (00:11:16)

8. How to crack social media (00:12:16)

9. Indie film - What does an audience look for in a horror film? (00:16:33)

10. What is Chris sick of seeing in indie films? (00:18:35)

11. The ultimate horror movie journal (00:21:23)

12. How to publicise your indie film (00:23:33)

13. Highlights from Fright Fest film festival (00:27:51)

14. Best horror movie ever made? (00:32:09)

15. Is Chris surprised when people haven;t heard of a classic movie? (00:35:49)

16. Most disturbing scene in a movie? (00:38:53)

17. If Chris could reboot or remake a movie what would it be? (00:41:40)

18. Reasons to subscribe (00:44:35)