ENTRY: PIXEL PITCH

Power to the Pixel, an influential conference for the art and craft of digital storytelling has just announced a call for entry. The Pixel Pitch is looking for cross-media projects that have a film focus. I was fortunate to take part in the first Pixel Pitch with my newest project HiM. This innovative program offers an opportunity for those who are experimenting with cross-media storytelling to connect directly with funders, ...

EVENT: DIY DAYS Philadelphia 8.1.09

Last year, DIY DAYS traveled to LA, San Francisco, Boston, NYC and London. This year things kick off with the biggest DIY DAYS event to date. On Saturday August 1st, DIY DAYS will come to Philadelphia. Filmmakers, musicians, game designers, software developers and entrepreneurs will join for a day of talks, roundtables, think tanks, speed presentations, and case studies. The overall theme of the day will be how to fund, ...

The Evolution of Storytelling - video

This past weekend at the Open Video Conference Ted Hope producer of (21 Grams, The Ice Storm, Adventureland) and writer/director Lance Weiler (The Last Broadcast, Head Trauma) discussed how technology is impacting the art and craft of storytelling. As the industry shifts and audiences move from passive to active collaborators how does the art of storytelling change. What will emerge as new formats and how will they be funded and ...

RESOURCE: Social Media for Storytellers

I’m often asked about social media and how it can effectively be used to create awareness around a particular project. For those that aren’t familiar with Social Media, it represents a change in the way people create, discover, and share content online and off. The following power point is an overview of how one can use to social media to extend a story and generate a conversation around their work. In ...

CULTURE HACKER: New Story Platforms

Dee Cook reports - How are you telling your stories these days? Here’s a small rundown of three entirely different kinds of narrative frameworks using online media - and the audience - in new and sometimes unexpected ways. Alabaster The Queen has told you to return with her heart in a box. Snow White has made you promise to make other arrangements. Now that you’re alone in the forest, it’s hard to ...