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| DIY DAYS NYC video: A dinner gathering |
| Description: For DIY DAYS NYC we ended up doing a different format then the other events in LA, SF and Boston. The NYC event was a casual dinner gathering and an open discussion. The evening was made possible thanks to Storybids and indieGoGo. It was an evening of good food and conversation. Dinner guests included Ted Hope, Faye Dunaway, Lance Hammer, Susan Buice, Paul Rachman, Lance Weiler, Arin Crumley, Joseph Morin, ... |
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Published: Mon Nov 17 |
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| Culture Hacker: Shifting Your Paradigm in Three Easy, Painless Steps |
Description: Nick Braccia reports - I’m new to the WBP crew and wanted to kick-off my involvement with a brief and practical outline of introductory steps to help you make the transition from mono-media storyteller (in this case, film) to transmedia storyteller. In time, this evolution will help you to grow (and strengthen) your audience.
Like many contemporary transmedia story architects, I was first exposed to this expansive medium back in 2001, ... |
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Published: Thu Nov 13 |
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| POWER TO THE PIXEL video: Timo Vuorensola |
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Power the Pixel videos are now live. Timo Vuorensola explains how he and his team fully embraced the concept of crowd-sourcing. Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning was a huge collaborative effort made by a core group of 5 people in Finland, and a community of about 3,000 volunteers from around the world. The film was a major online hit and has been downloaded over 8 million times.
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| Published: Wed Nov 05 |
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| POLLINATE: @ Arin Crumley: “How Do You See Your Relationship With Your Audience?” |
Description: Lisa Salem reports - At Power to the Pixel, I asked Arin Crumley and M Dot Strange the same three questions:
How do you see your relationship with your audience?
How do you integrate your audience into your lifestyle?
How do you compartmentalize your audience community into the big picture of what you’re doing?
I was curious to see how they were going to interpret them.
Arin’s answers turned into a 90 minute thought-trail (I’d ... |
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Published: Sun Nov 02 |
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| NEW BREED: Tour De Fours: Episode 2 |
Description: 4 films, 35 cities, 1 van - welcome to the Rangelife DIY tour. We catch up with the boys in Santa Fe, where they prank Steven Seagall, sing karaoke, and get beer sprayed in their faces. Actually just Brian on that last one. WATCH THE VIDEO
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| Published: Wed Oct 29 |
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| POWER TO THE PIXEL - Jamie King |
Description: STEAL THIS FILM, a documentary about file sharing was released in 2006 via torrents and to date over 6 million people have downloaded the film for free. The following podcast is from director Jamie King’s case study which was presented earlier today at the Power to the Pixel conference in London.
Jamie is currently working on a VODO, a voluntary donation system for distributing films via torrents.
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| Published: Wed Oct 22 |
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| EVENT: Power to the Pixel |
Description: Today Power to the Pixel a digital distribution and film innovation forum kicks off with a live streamfrom the conference.
CONFERENCE at NFT1, BFI Southbank
A day of keynotes, presentations and round tables by leading digital visionaries followed by an evening drinks reception at the Marriott Hotel, County Hall. Through a variety of case studies, experts will speak candidly about the challenges they face, the opportunities available and the ... |
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Published: Wed Oct 22 |
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| NEW BREED: Tour De Fours: Episode 1 |
Description:
We’re introduced to the dudes as the fall tour kicks off in Columbia, MO, where we weather sellout screenings, impromptu parades, and travel delays before heading west.
Current Tour Schedule:
First Leg
Sep 19 - Sep 21
Columbia, MO
Oct 1 - Oct 6
Santa Fe, NM
Oct 7
Alburqueque, NM ... |
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Published: Tue Oct 21 |
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| EVENT: From Here to Awesome in NYC |
| Description: We’re excited to announce that FHTA will becoming to NYC this week for a special three day engagement. All 22 films will be screening. In addition to the theatrical screenings there will be a series of virtual screenings that include Q&A’s with the filmmakers. When we set out to experiment with a “day and date” festival model, we hoped that the filmmakers would embrace the collaborative aspects of the concept. ... |
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| Published: Sun Oct 19 |
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| The Conversation - “Games & Cinema Collide” |
Description: The Conversation is being held this weekend at the University Berkley. A “conversation” looking at the future of story, games, and technology. Here is audio from “Games & Cinema Collide: New Experiences, New Opportunities” panel.
Panelist include:
# Ken Eklund, Writer & Creative Director, “World Without Oil”
# Richard Kerris, CTO, Lucasfilm Ltd.
# Cliff Plumer, Chief Technology Officer, Digital Domain
# Peggy Weil, Artist & Game Developer, “Gone Gitmo” and “The Redistricting Game”
# ... |
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| Published: Sat Oct 18 |
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| Worth a Read: Film Festival Secrets and four other titles |
Description: Chris Holland author of the “Film Festival Secrets: A Handbook for Independent Filmmakers.” Holland’s new book takes readers behind the scenes of the festival process and offers some insight into the process. The book is available as a free PDF download, via a free online vieweronline and can also be purchased in print form.
The following reading recommendations come from the newest addition to our ever growing list of contributors. ... |
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| Published: Thu Oct 16 |
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| DIY DAYS video: The Art & Science of Crowdsourcing |
Description: There is power in the crowd. When they rise up they can fund, create, distribute and promote. But how do you turn an audience into an active community where members become collaborators?
Panelists: Slava Rubin (indieGoGo), Skot Leach (Lost Zombie), Jason Harris (Mekanism), Bryan Kennedy (Mobmov.org), Blair Erickson (Millions of Us) Discussion Leader: Lance Weiler
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Published: Tue Oct 14 |
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| MOTIVE: What’s in a name? |
Description: By Alex Johnson - ‘What’s in a name? That which we call a rose / By any other name would smell as sweet.’ wrote the Bard in perhaps one of the earliest statements about branding. But would it? The answer is yes. And no.
‘Here Juliet tells Romeo ... |
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| Published: Sat Oct 11 |
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