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I'll be part of a three day workshop called Transmedia Next which takes place in London Sept. 8,9,10. It's a comprehensive look at how to fund, design, produce and distribute transmedia projects. Space is limited for more info visit www.transmedianext.comUPCOMING SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Jan 23rd Filmmaker Summit - Park City
Jan 25th Sundance - Park City
Feb. 15th & 16th Berlin Talent Campus - Berlin
March 13th Talent Campus - Guadalajara
March 27th The Conversation - NYC
April 3rd DIYDays - NYC
April 27th The Good Pitch - NYC
April 29th Protein Forum #4 - NYC
May 1st IFP Chicago Producers Series - Chicago
May 28th BAVC Producer's Institute - SF
June 6th Think Outside the Box Office - NYC
June 19th and 20th Seize the Power: A Marketing and (DIY)stribution Symposium - LA
Sept 8,9,10 - Transmedia Next - London
Sept 21,22 - San Sebastián- Spain
Oct 1 & 2nd - Open Video Conference - NYC
Oct 12,13 - Power to the Pixel - London
Oct 28 to 30 - Darklight - Dublin
Dec 3 & 4th - DIYDays - LAWIRED MAG UK
Excited to be included in this cover story about transmedia storytelling.
NEW COLUMN IN FILMMAKER MAG
In this issue of Filmmaker Magazine my Culture Hacker column focuses on using transmedia to R&D stories. "It's All About the Story" read more
SUNDANCE SCREENWRITERS LAB
My newest feature film / transmedia project was invited to the Sundance Screenwriters Lab. I'm honored and humbled to have been invited. 12 projects out of thousands are invited to spend 5 days in the mountains of Utah.
NEW BLOG
Have a blog where I collect and share the random things I <3 - music, games, tech, film etc. Check it out - TEXT OF LIGHT
RECENT SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT
My presentation on the "Evolution of Storytelling" from Power to the Pixel can be seen here.
NEW SERIES
RADAR a mobile and web series that I co-created and produce enters its' second season. New episodes ever Wed for the next 12 weeks www.babelgum.com/radar
text of light- .: WBP
- Interview with filmmaker Conor Horgan (One Hundred Mornings)I was lucky to get the chance last week to sit down with Connor Horgan, Writer and Director of the Workbook Project Discovery and Distribution Award winning film, One Hundred Mornings. He talked about making the film, the challenged he faced, some of his upcoming projects (shark hunting, anyone?), being “chuffed,” and some very useful advice for anyone aspir […]
- Unnatural History – RADAR S3 Ep 33 [vid]Unnatural History recaptures rare moments in time, both past and present. The project consists of still photos, taken of rebuilt miniature scenes. Some scenes recreate natural disasters while others capture a natural history seen within museums at time where history and science didn’t see eye to eye. The end result tricks the viewer into believing they are s […]
- Managing THE LOST CHILDREN Storyworld with WordPress: Part 1This is going to be basically a four part series on how we are going to try using WordPress to manage the storyworld of our project THE LOST CHILDREN. I’m hoping to deliver these parts about once a week. Might be a little off, since things with the film are very busy, but in general I am trying to document what we’re actually doing for the film as we go. I w […]
- PULSE – Every Person in New YorkJason Polan is truly, the new wave of Renaissance Man. Michigan born, Jason moved to New York City and quickly made himself an institution. It began, with a New Yorker Cartoon that ran March 6th of 2006. By the next year, Jason had begun a multitude of projects. First, there was the Taco Bell Drawing club. This is where at first – Jason and a few friends wou […]
- Engaging Your AudienceThis is a two-part blog post with this being the first part. The second part is here. And you can get a PDF of the full piece, including my earlier associated work on Content Strategy. When creative people get in the zone they generate a ton of ideas for content and experiences that could all work with their transmedia world. However, with resources always l […]
- Interview with filmmaker Conor Horgan (One Hundred Mornings)
2006 was a great year for HT
I’m happy to report that HEAD TRAUMA made a number of top 10 lists for 2006
Rue Morgue’s staff and readership voted HEAD TRAUMA the best indie feature of 2006
Horrorreview.com named HEAD TRAUMA the #1 film of the year in its annual top 10 list
1.) HEAD TRAUMA (review) As a filmmaker turned critic, I can’t help but watch films from the artistic point of view sometimes. Head Trauma may be more of a suspenseful thriller than a horror film. I’m a big fan of Alfred Hitchcock’s work, and Head Trauma’s director Lance Weiler directed this film like Hitchcock would direct his own movies. Very well written and directed. Head Trauma is my top film of 2006.
Creature Corner named HEAD TRAUMA the #1 film of the year in its annual horror wrapup
1.) HEAD TRAUMA (review) This movie lived up my expectations and passed them. Probably the creepiest film to come out all year. What is it about this film that makes it love it so much? Is it the mood, is it the interesting characters, the clever script? Possibly the fact that they achieved all of this on a shoestring budget and still managed to release theatrically all over the country? All of those.
Twitch named HEAD TRAUMA one of the top 10 experiences of 2006
9.) Head Trauma (Review)
Creepy, man, creepy. Kudos to Lance Weiler.
Fatally Yours named HEAD TRAUMA one of the top 10 films of the year – #2 behind the Descent
2.) Head Trauma (Review) – A mind-bending film that keeps you guessing to the end, Head Trauma is filled with dream-like and creepy imagery. It is one of the few horror movies of 2006 that made me jump in my own living room while viewing it. Extra impressive is the fact that it was made on a very limited budget and features many inventive camera angles.