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Filmmakers that Think Outside the Film

Lance Weiler — an acclaimed director films such as Head Trauma (that I posted about here) and The Last Broadcast — asked me to write an article about films and cross-media for the Workbook Project (a free resource for content creators). Of course I agreed to! So, I wrote a long article about the some of nifty things … Read moreFilmmakers that Think Outside the Film

Go Aussie Entrepeneurs! Top 60 Web 2.0 Companies in Australia

Read Write Web has published an article on the top 60 Web 2.0 companies in Australia: At Future Exploration Network‘s Web 2.0 in Australia event on June 6, we are including a showcase of the top five examples of Web 2.0 coming out of this glorious country. Identifying who we wanted to invite to the … Read moreGo Aussie Entrepeneurs! Top 60 Web 2.0 Companies in Australia

SXSW Alternate Reality Games transcript online

Dan Hon, COO of Mind Candy has put the transcript of the 2007 SXSW conference panel: ARG! The Attack of the Alternate Reality Games transcript online. It is a fantastic talk that addresses alot of questions people have about ARGs and marketing and emerging trends. I’ve cherrypicked some quotes that stand out for me.

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Unpacking a "TransMedia" video

I stumbled across this video by Mickey Gilchrist and Scott Bartlett that is titled “transmedia”. The inference, then, is that this video is a collection of transmedia examples. Have a look: [youtube QBusjqW7wRA] Now, in an effort to demythologise what ‘transmedia’ and ‘cross-media’ etc is, I’ll take the opportunity to unpack the relations between the segments … Read moreUnpacking a "TransMedia" video

FremantleMedia's "comedy vlog drama"

On the 5th April, FremantleMedia launched Project V. Project V is a 12 week comedy told through six vloggers. They are real world performers (mainly comedians) from the UK and US who can vlog about anything. And they do. So, it has the realism aesthetic of ‘LonelyGirl15’ but without the deception; sometimes well executed comedy … Read moreFremantleMedia's "comedy vlog drama"

Courting Bloggers & Podcasters for launches

Recently I commented on how delighted I was to see Belgium broadcaster VRT inviting bloggers to its press launch of their ‘extended reality experience’ of Emma. I’ve also whinged in the past about how Australian bloggers & podcasters are not courted. Well, Kris Hoet gave me a heads up on an article in The Wall Street Journal on … Read moreCourting Bloggers & Podcasters for launches

First 360 Experience Comedy!

I, and many others, have been looking forward to (and thinking about creating) a multi-platform immersive comedy for a while. Well, NBC will be doing it soon:  NBC Digital Entertainment today [May 14] announced the second season of its pioneering interactive entertainment. Continuing to set the standard for broadcast network digital entertainment, this fall, NBC Digital Entertainment will introduce the follow … Read moreFirst 360 Experience Comedy!

Convergence Journalism Links

Just came across two new sites that provide top notch information about journalism, newspapers and newsrooms in this age of integrating media: Editors Weblog: “editorial solutions for the newspaper renaissance”. Includes categories such as multimedia convergence, citizen journalism, online strategies, newsroom management, revenue & business models Trends in Newsrooms Looking to find out what editors-in-chief … Read moreConvergence Journalism Links