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  • February 08, 2010
    Canadian National Film Board's Online Screening Room Sets the Bar for Open Distribution
    Canadian National Film Board's Online Screening Room Sets the Bar for Open Distribution
    (Source: Michael Geist @ the Toronto Star)In recent years, Canadians have become increasingly accustomed to hearing about Internet success stories els ...
  • February 05, 2010
    'Ante-Mortem' Powerful Animated Short
    'Ante-Mortem' Powerful Animated Short
    A short movie by Daphné Parrot, Yann Poyac, Anthony le Saout, Charles Schneck and Geoffroi Ridel. Brilliant. ...
  • February 04, 2010
    'Very Mary Kate' is Very Friggin' Funny
    'Very Mary Kate' is Very Friggin' Funny
    A lot of web series comedy is, well, not very funny. Happy to bring to your attention a new series that defies the pattern: 'Very Mary-Kate' hilarious ...
  • February 03, 2010
    The Indie Filmmakers' Guide to Cross Media/Berlinale Talent Campus
    The Indie Filmmakers' Guide to Cross Media/Berlinale Talent Campus
    The Berlinale Talent Campus (Feb 13th-18th), taking place during the 60th Berlin International Film Festival (Feb 11th-21st), is an international crea ...
  • February 01, 2010
    'Heroes' Producers on Transmedia
    'Heroes' Producers on Transmedia
    Producers of the Heroes franchise discuss transmedia storytelling strategies. ...
  • January 26, 2010
    Examining 'The Lost Ring' Choose Your Own Adventures
    Examining 'The Lost Ring' Choose Your Own Adventures
    (Source: bonnieinbetween.blogspot.com)Imagine a story, told in 6 different languages , from a myriad perspectives, that you personally have a hand in ...
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New Moon and the YouTube Horizon: How Fans Influence Production Design
February 02, 2010 / Industry / Web
New Moon and the YouTube Horizon: How Fans Influence Production Design
Synopsis: A glimpse at the power that hardcore fans have to potentially influence the production design of a film franchise. (Guest contribution provided by David Brisbin, a production designer on The Twilight Saga: ... more >
Augmented Books: Camille Scherrer Revives Print With Virtual Story Layers
January 28, 2010 / Interactive / Narrative
Augmented Books: Camille Scherrer Revives Print With Virtual Story Layers
Synopsis: Jawbone.tv takes a closer look at the augmented book projects of Camille Scherrer, the media and interaction designer behind 'Le Monde des Montagnes' (World of Mountains), the 'Haunted Book' and most ... more >
'Six Scents: Series Two' Stories Brought Together by Fragrance
January 22, 2010 / Film / Art
'Six Scents: Series Two' Stories Brought Together by Fragrance
Annually, a group of six prominent artists are selected to create a series of six fragrances with six celebrated perfumers  in order to raise awareness and funding for a deserving charity. The initiative, and end ... more >
The Weathered Underground: Interactive Trailer Lets You Choose
January 13, 2010 / Film / Interactive
The Weathered Underground: Interactive Trailer Lets You Choose
Interactive Cinema has been promising to break through for more than a decade, but Hollywood has yet to calculate how to make interactive films and what to do with them once they're made (like, you know, to make money ... more >
Current TV's Jason Silva Looks to Science for Immortality
January 20, 2010 / Documentary / Film
Current TV's Jason Silva Looks to Science for Immortality
Max Lugavere and Jason Silva (see maxandjason.org) are popular hosts on Current TV, the Emmy-winning cable network founded by Al Gore, known best for alternative media and citizen journalism. Dubbed the network's "Party ... more >
Numero 8: The Santos Dumont Project, a Social Network Narrative
January 18, 2010 / Web / Authors
Numero 8: The Santos Dumont Project, a Social Network Narrative
Synopsis: Jawbone.tv takes a look at Numero 8: The Santos Dumont Project, the first Brazilian social network narrative. (C. S. Soares is a guest contributor. He is a Brazilian author and literary blogger. Follow him ... more >
Ninety Three Studios: Telling Stories 93 Bits of Information at a Time
January 11, 2010 / Educational / Web
Ninety Three Studios: Telling Stories 93 Bits of Information at a Time
For those Jacks of all trades, masters of none, there is Ninety Three Studios.  Ninetythrees.com takes a topic and explores all components of it via video, text, links, and interviews.  And this machine of ... more >
The Transmedia Equation, Part 1: Top-Down Development with Jeff Gomez
December 15, 2009 / Narrative / Industry
The Transmedia Equation, Part 1: Top-Down Development with Jeff Gomez
Transmedia has jumped out as a buzzword in 2009, with some declaring the multi-platform approach to storytelling as the noble savior of narrative in the digital age. Others though, dismiss it as industry hype over ... more >
onedreamrush: 42 films by 42 directors lasting 42 seconds
December 11, 2009 / Directors / Film
onedreamrush: 42 films by 42 directors lasting 42 seconds
When advertising marries art, it's unsettling. But maybe that's the intention, be it sinister or playful, of both the artists and the advertisers involved in onedreamrush.The project was commissioned by vodka brand 42 ... more >
StoryCorps: Can Technology Preserve Oral History?
December 01, 2009 / Communications / Interviews
StoryCorps: Can Technology Preserve Oral History?
Synopsis: A look at StoryCorps, one of the largest oral history projects of its kind, including an interview with Founder David Isay. Earlier this year, we covered the David Lynch backed 'Interview Project' (read ... more >
Exquisite Corpse: Surrealist Participatory Animation Method from Cirkus
December 07, 2009 / Narrative / Animation
Exquisite Corpse: Surrealist Participatory Animation Method from Cirkus
According to the ever reliable Wikipedia, "Exquisite corpse ... is a method by which a collection of words or images is collectively assembled … Each collaborator adds to a composition in sequence, either by following ... more >
Improv Everywhere: Causing a Scene Near You
December 01, 2009 / Viral / Funny
Improv Everywhere: Causing a Scene Near You
In a city where thousands of people are in the same place at the same time, Charlie Todd is causing a scene.  Charlie Todd created Improv Everywhere in 2001 in New York.  The idea was that a group of people, ... more >
Project London: The Most Ambitious No-Budget Effects Movie Ever?
November 26, 2009 / Directors / Sci-Fi
Project London: The Most Ambitious No-Budget Effects Movie Ever?
Synopsis: Project London writer/director Ian Hubert reveals how a team of online volunteers using free software created an indie sci-fi flick with as many VFX shots as Poseidon. By modern standards, 650 visual ... more >
Attack of the Hoax: 10 Strategic Tips for Modern Hoaxsters
November 20, 2009 / Resources / Marketing
Attack of the Hoax: 10 Strategic Tips for Modern Hoaxsters
Synopsis: Jawbone.tv presents 10 tips for hoax-based story and promotion. On October 30, 1938, Orson Welles performed a radio adaptation of H. G. Wells' novel The War of the Worlds—and it scared the bejesus out of ... more >
X (Exoriare) Weaves Conspiracy Themed Transmedia/ARG Adventure
November 18, 2009 / Transmedia / Games
X (Exoriare) Weaves Conspiracy Themed Transmedia/ARG Adventure
Can a geeked out, niche Alternate Reality Game (ARG) be used to launch an otherwise unheard of entertainment franchise?An ARG is an interactive story that uses many channels, both real world and online, to create a game ... more >
Maemo Journey Starts Here: Does Nokia N900 Tell a Story?
November 13, 2009 / Sci-Fi / Industry
Maemo Journey Starts Here: Does Nokia N900 Tell a Story?
To the narrative purists, the product-centric realm of advertising is beneath study. But there is no larger a 'conch' than advertising, and it tells us more stories over the course of our lives than any other industry. ... more >
Participatory Storytelling: A Thousand Authors in Search of a Character
November 11, 2009 / Events / Interactive
Participatory Storytelling: A Thousand Authors in Search of a Character
Synopsis: Four leading figures from the worlds of alternate reality gaming and participatory storytelling reflect on how involving the audience is changing the role of the author. In 1967, the philosopher Roland ... more >
What Dreaming Methods May Come: Writing and New Media Fusion
November 09, 2009 / Narrative / Interactive
What Dreaming Methods May Come: Writing and New Media Fusion
The alarm goes off and with a start you hit snooze while trying to remain asleep long enough to finish the vivid dream you were in the middle of.  Ten minutes later the alarm goes off again and you awaken to an ... more >
Is Champagne Valentine the Jackson Pollock of Interactive?
November 03, 2009 / Music Videos / Interactive
Is Champagne Valentine the Jackson Pollock of Interactive?
Synopsis: A look at agency Champagne Valentine's place in the intersecting worlds of art and interactive. "You've done it, Pollock. You've cracked it wide open."So says the movie version of Lee Krasner (Jackson ... more >
Five Questions to Ask New Media Film Distributors
November 02, 2009 / Film / Industry
Five Questions to Ask New Media Film Distributors
Synopsis: Everything you’ve always wanted to know about getting your film screened on the internet and mobile devices… and shouldn’t be afraid to ask. Experts have their say at Power to the Pixel. Social ... more >
Construction Paranoia in 'Empty Space' Animation
October 30, 2009 / Narrative / Film
Construction Paranoia in 'Empty Space' Animation
It's no coincidence that some of the most original digital narrative work being produced today comes from students. In particular, we've seen a flood of brilliant stuff from graduate level efforts, likely due to the ... more >
Augmented Reality 'Chocapic' Cereal Game: Next Step or Gimmick?
October 27, 2009 / Industry / Augmented Reality
Augmented Reality 'Chocapic' Cereal Game: Next Step or Gimmick?
At first glance, the cereal box game for Nestle’s Chocapic (promoting 'Arthur the Revenge of Maltazard') seems to be yet another ill-conceived augmented reality (AR) marketing experiment (see '40 Augmented Reality ... more >
Reclaim Your Birthright: How to Seize Control of the Six Pillars of Cinema
October 21, 2009 / Film / Events
Reclaim Your Birthright: How to Seize Control of the Six Pillars of Cinema
Synopsis: Legendary producer Ted Hope explores how digital technology can help film-makers regain control of their work, from creation to marketing. Hey, you. Yes, you with the DV camera. Feeling pretty smart ... more >
Significant Objects: Can Stories Increase the Value of Objects by 6,000 Percent?
October 21, 2009 / Advertising / Narrative
Significant Objects: Can Stories Increase the Value of Objects by 6,000 Percent?
A writer carves an impressive back-story around an otherwise worthless object, and then sells the object on eBay for piles of money. Sounds like the premise to a subpar Judd Apatow film. In this case though, it's not a ... more >
 
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