It's important to note that while the service is geared towards filmmakers, it is also open to other types of talent in the filmmaking industry, such as actors, comedians, grips, animators and more. The focus is to provide a platform where people with varying skills and experience can find one another and collaborate on projects. You can search for other things like members that you might want to work with on an assignment. Also, you can search a listing of all the brands that might be interested in working with you.
You can also search for media, projects and assignments. For example, there are currently twenty active assignments on Poptent, including this one involving legendary baseball Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson and Brand Affinity Technologies (BAT) project:
The service provides a high-quality media player and several tools that help you manage your video portfolio and projects online. Through integration, they let you connect with your other social networks like Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, MySpace, etc. This allows you to extend your network and build your personal brand.