What is the impact of Social Media on film making?

What is the impact of Social Media on film making? - special guest Hue Rhodes, Writer and Director of "Saint John of Las Vegas,” in theaters Feb 2010 The new saying goes, “Twitter can make or break a movies opening weekend.” It is apparent that Social Media has become part of the promotional ecosystem of the Filmmaking industry. Social Media is also having a much deeper, but less visible impact to other aspects of the business. From distribution to scriptwriting, Social Media is playing a role in helping (and in some cases harming) the industry. Join us as we speak with Hue Rhodes, a writer and director, with a impressive internet industry background, who’s first feature feature film "Saint John of Las Vegas" will be in theaters Feb 2010.  It stars Steve Buscemi, Romany Malco, Sarah Silverman, Peter Dinklage, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Tim Blake Nelson and John Cho.  Spike Lee is an executive producer.