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- DIY DAYS is coming to NYCOn Saturday April 3rd, the WorkBook Project and the New School present DIY DAYS NYC. This marks the first time that the roving conference for creators will make a stop in NYC. The day will consist of talks, presentations, workshops and a special section called Incubator that matches two media startups with a think tank of experts. BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP! Fo […]
- CULTURE HACKER: The Art of Branded Contentby Peter Katz – Here’s my interview on branded content with Creative Director Tim Roper from award winning advertising agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky. We met at UCLA Media & Entertainment Week. What do you feel are the biggest misconceptions about branded content? The biggest misconception is how easy it is to conceive it in a fresh way and then how wi […]
- EVENT: Join the Conversation at ColumbiaOn March 27th The Conversation comes to Columbia University. Started in 2008, The Conversation is a look at the future of filmmaking and how advancements in technology are enabling new opportunities for filmmakers. The program for March 27th is extensive and will bring together a number of innovative thinkers in the space. For more information visit www.thec […]
- CULTURE HACKER: An Interview with Polly Frostby Nick Braccia – About 5 years ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Polly Frost and her husband Ray Sawhill through our mutual friend, Steve Vineberg. Immediately, we hit it off upon realizing we shared a passion for horror, sci-fi and pulp. I have to admit I was a little intimidated; both Ray and Polly have pretty intense journalistic, critical and creative […]
DIY DAYS
- Speaker Highlight: Brian McTearBrian is a musician, record producer and the owner of Miner Street Recordings, the Philadelphia recording studio where he has worked since 1996. In 2008, along with high school friend Bill Robertson, McTear launched Weathervane Music, a revolutionary non-profit organization to support and advance the work of select independent artists. With the music and vid […]
- DIY DAYS NYC – registration opensThe WorkBook Project and the New School are proud to present DIY DAYS NYC Registration for DIY DAYS opens – space is limited. WHEN: Saturday, April 3rd 2010 9:30 AM attendee registration opens 10:15 AM Opening statements 10:15 AM to 5 PM Conference 5:30 PM to 8 PM After Party and mixer WHERE: The New School 66 W 12th St. NY, NY [...] […]
- DIY DAYS is coming to NYCThe WorkBook Project and the New School present DIY DAYS NYC. On Saturday April 3rd DIY DAYS comes to the New School in NYC for a day of talks, workshops and networking focused on creativity in the digital age. The focus of the day will be how those working in film, music, gaming, design, and [...] […]
- DIY DAYS LA – THE EISENSTADT EXPERIENCEDan Mirvish (Omaha the movie, Open House) charts his course from short film to web series to political scandals to an eventual book deal that is now leading to the whole story being optioned and turned into a film. “I Am Martin Eisenstadt: One Man’s (wildly inappropriate) Adventures with the Last Republicans,” is a [...] […]
Archive for January, 2009
Video Meme: Songsmithing
29, Jan 2009Microsoft recently introduced a new utility called Songsmith, which takes a vocal track and creates background music for it. The utility is in beta, and as cutting-edge as the technology might be, the music it produces isn’t exactly compelling. The best it seems to be able to do is match your vocals with bouncy, overloaded [...]
- In: gaming
8-bit Time Machines
29, Jan 2009Today, most of us have 32 or 64-bit beasts sitting on our desks or laps. With all this power and wonderment, we’re empowered to create a limitless array of electronic masterpieces: retro tabletop Pong, a decoder ring for an ARG, a visual/audio 8-bit spectacle, etc. PC dev, however, might be a little tricky for newcomers [...]
Electro, stop-motion, GI Joe and John Carpenter’s The Thing. All this remake video from Zombie-Zombie needs is bacon and I’d marry it, divorce it and marry it again. I’m trying not to re-blog from BoingBoing much, but this is just too amazing. Trying to find some “making of” details…check back for more.
- In: audience-building| editing| experimental| marketing| remix| video
- Tags: DIY, horror, music video, stop-motion
I met Mike Smith while riding the Metro 232 bus to school. The 232 is a really cool bus, with riders from Microsoft, Hidden Path, Intel, and Garage Games. Mr. Smith happens to be a senior graphics programmer at Hidden Path Entertainment who makes independent games on the side. Just my luck that I got [...]
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