The first in a series of short documentaries focusing on the culture of Urban Exploring, those who risk it all to access and infiltaite closed or forgotten spaces.
Not much else to say, watch it for yourself.
Four projects were presented, and all were interesting in their own way…
Andrea Philips talked about America 2049 over skype to the audience, and was blown up on the large cinema screen (As in, her video feed was enlarged. Don’t worry, no writers were sacrificed). The charity ARG project is organised by breakthrough, and was designed to raise awareness of human rights issues. Its central hub is a Facebook game, with impressively high production values – they managed to get some well known actors to work for free to produce video clips to support the narrative. I’m not much of an expert on ARGs though, so I’ll leave you to visit their website if you’re interested: http://america2049.com/
Hobohemia was a series of three trips in 2009 and 2010 organised by The Winch into continental Europe. As an experiment in raw living and in an effort to experience something new, we began sleeping in the ruins we were exploring, eventually making it as far East as Poland on our final journey. I filmed each of the trips, work that was incredibly difficult given the conditions we were travelling under. The result is the Hobohemia Triptych, a series of 3 films that compose this ethnography in its rawest form. It is dirty, shaky, visceral footage that speaks to the excitement, exhaustion and eventual deliriousness that travelling in this way induces. I hope you find them inspirational.
The first in a series of short documentaries focusing on the culture of Urban Exploring, those who risk it all to access and infiltaite closed or forgotten spaces.
Not much else to say, watch it for yourself.
According to Michael Learmonth in an explosive piece from Advertising Age online, who obtained insider details by obtaining a look at exclusive documents, more has emerged on Google's foray into the content production world with something new called Youtube Originals. It appears they are executing their long awaited plans to go head-to-head with broadcast and cable television for ad dollars.
Google's foray into content production is not a surprise.... from hiring Robert Kyncl, former vice president for content acquisition at Netflix some clear bells rang on content acquisition, rumours of a Hulu buyout echoed on the web last week, plans for rolling out a Youtube subscription service in the UK, overhauling of the Youtube site itself in order to embrace a more social viewing experience, going 'live' for fresh content as a proposition (in negotiations to stream live NBA and NHL Games), acquisitions of New Networks for it's Youtube Next strategic team and Fflick's sentiment-analysis software, and the NY Post leakage that Google earmarked $100 million for striking content deals with studios and other premium content providers in its quest to expand its offerings in March 2011 are indicative pings.
Hardly surprising. But what is really interesting is how they are going to do it. And that's what Advertising Age has revealed:
- "Dream Makers," a series in partnership with "Big Brother" producer Endemol that would feature Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant rewarding "outstanding young people" with with the "dream of a lifetime." YouTube is asking marketers for $1.7 million to exclusively sponsor a run of six to eight five-minute episodes.
Indie Watch: Perfect House Gets Unique Distribution
Source: Shock Till You DropJuly 15, 2011
FlickLaunch, the first movie distribution platform built on Facebook for independent filmmakers, will premiere the horror thriller The Perfect House on October 1, 2011 as a 7-day rental on the film's Facebook fanpage.The film is directed by Kris Hulbert and Randy Kent and stars Monique Parent, Felissa Rose, Will Robertson, Andrea Vahl, Chris Raab, Jonathan Tiersten, and John Philbin.
This new platform enables independent filmmakers to market to and access a global audience through Facebook without the prohibitive costs of traditional and outdated distribution. For a $5 "ticket price," the movie will be viewed in its entirety and in full screen. Rather than go the traditional distribution route, the filmmakers for The Perfect House preferred to partner with FlickLaunch to engage moviegoers with a more scalable distribution model.
"We see a great opportunity to help these filmmakers get their films
seen by offering this powerful transactional VOD distribution platform," remarked Craig Tanner, Co-Founder and CEO of FlickLaunch. "Currently, many independent films are not lucky enough to secure distribution from a major distributor and rarely have a meaningful marketing budget to reach a mass audience. FlickLaunch provides an immediate solution to filmmakers for both of these issues."
"The Year of the Fan" will bring viewers closer to "South Park" than they've ever been before, connecting them to the series in a multi-platform manner fitting for the heralded occasion, including: the Ultimate "South Park" Fan Experience at Comic-Con 2011 in San Diego; an upcoming documentary to air on COMEDY CENTRAL that takes fans behind-the-scenes of their favorite show; the introduction of Cheesy Poofs to a store near you, plus all-new never-before-seen "South Park" merchandise; and, an art exhibit curated by Ron English featuring interpretations of the series by the famed street artist and pop surrealist painter and 14 other hand-picked artists as well. "South Park" will also host on-going contests and interactive elements at SouthParkStudios.com throughout The Year of the Fan. Additional details below:
- The Ultimate "South Park" Fan Experience at Comic-Con, San Diego: Fans will walk into a 15,000 square foot world of "South Park" located just outside of the San Diego Convention Center. The Ultimate Fan Experience will include:
- A museum with "South Park"-inspired artwork by Ron English and other curated artists on display (see below), including fan-submitted artwork chosen by English as well as "South Park" staff artwork
- Famous "South Park" memorabilia, including the gown Matt Stone wore to the Oscars in 2000 and the original cut-outs and story boards from the early seasons of the show
- A life-size replica of "South Park" Avenue
- Interactive stations with social networking uploading capabilities, including a Create Your Own Avatar station, "South Park" photo booth and a Face Painting station featuring famous "South Park" characters including Mitch Connor
- A Big Wheel pedal racetrack
- A school cafeteria where Cheesy Poofs will be given away!
- A Voice of the Fan confessional booth where South Park will interview the fans about their favorite "South Park" moment, challenge them to sing the Cheesy Poof song or the "South Park" theme song. The best recordings may be used on COMEDY CENTRAL, SouthParkStudios.com or on the upcoming Year of the Fan DVD.
- An MC'd center stage with "South Park" karaoke, costume competition, trivia contests and more!
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