Shooting People » web http://shootingpeople.org/blog Shooting People : Independent Filmmakers Network Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:55:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Sunday: Digital Bootcamp at the Frontline Club http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2011/01/sunday-digital-bootcamp-at-the-frontline-club/ http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2011/01/sunday-digital-bootcamp-at-the-frontline-club/#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2011 21:33:50 +0000 ingrid http://shootingpeople.org/blog/category/fromthehip/?p=596 ...]]> And there’s digital joy in London this weekend too – Digital Bootcamp is coming back to the Frontline Club (where it all started back in 2009 – which is a long time in technology years!) Digital Bootcamp is a master class designed to help you and your film navigate the rapidly evolving digital landscape. Shooting People’s James Mullighan will guide you through a series of case studies and practical examples (with a focus on documentaries) to help you get up to speed with many of the digital tools now available to storytellers.

]]> http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2011/01/sunday-digital-bootcamp-at-the-frontline-club/feed/ 0 Saturday: BAVC Producer’s Institute for New Media Public Conference Day http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2011/01/saturday-bavc-producers-institute-for-new-media-public-conference-day/ http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2011/01/saturday-bavc-producers-institute-for-new-media-public-conference-day/#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2011 21:26:13 +0000 ingrid http://shootingpeople.org/blog/category/fromthehip/?p=587 ...]]> Are you interested in interactive, dynamic, cross-platform storytelling? If so you’ll want to join TFI and BAVC at the BAVC Producers Institute for New Media Technologies Public Conference Day in New York City this Saturday!

The conference features a fantastic line-up of speakers covering everything from data mapping, immersive production, gaming, interactive media, mobile tools, Augmented Reality and much, much more.

Come along to find out more about the emerging tools and platforms that are changing the face of filmmaking and empowering social change movements around the world. This is essential stuff for any of you dipping your toes into the world of transmedia and innovative and participatory storytelling.

Tickets are just $75 for the whole day and that includes breakfast and lunch!

Screenshot from Katerina Cizek’s Out My Window

]]> http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2011/01/saturday-bavc-producers-institute-for-new-media-public-conference-day/feed/ 0 Contributing to The Conversation http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2008/07/contributing-to-the-conversation/ http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2008/07/contributing-to-the-conversation/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:18:39 +0000 ingrid http://shootingpeople.org/blog/category/fromthehip/?p=103 ...]]> Those who have been following the recent is-the-sky-falling-on-independent-film debate might be interested in The Conversation “a two-day conversation — definitely not a conference — about the future of cinema, video, games, and telling stories with new media” coming up in Berkeley, CA later this year and bought to you by Ken Goldberg, Scott Kirsner, Tiffany Shlain and Lance Weiler. Here’s more info about some of the speakers and subject areas to be covered:

  • Reed Hastings / Founder & CEO, Netflix
    How is the home viewing experience evolving?
  • Phil Tippett / Founder, Tippett Studio
    Jonathan Rothbart / Co-founder, The Orphanage
    The future of visual effects
  • Sara Pollack, Film Manager, YouTube
    Alex Afterman, Founder, Heretic Films
    Tiffany Shlain, Director, “The Tribe” & “Connected: A Declaration of Interdependence”
    Jonathan Marlow, Director of Content Development, Vudu
    The new landscape of distribution
  • Mike Curtis, HD for Indies
    Jeremiah Birnbaum, Founder, San Francisco School of Digital Filmmaking
    Insights from the edge of digital cinematography and post-production
  • M dot Strange, Animator and Filmmaker, “We Are the Strange”
    Building a fan base online
  • Gregg Spiridellis, Co-founder, JibJab Media
    Michael Ferris Gibson, Director, “24 Hours on Craigslist” & Producer, “Truth in Numbers: The Wikipedia Story”
    New avenues for creativity and storytelling
  • Michaelene Risley, Independent filmmaker
    New approaches to fundraising
  • Alex Lindsay, Founder, Pixel Corps
    Producing high-end series for the Web
  • Lance Weiler, Director, “Head Trauma” and Game Developer, “Hope is Missing”
    Peggy Weil, Artist & Game Developer, “Gone Gitmo” and “The Redistricting Game”
    Opportunities at the Convergence of Games and Cinema


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Check out Liz Gannes’ article on newteevee.com about the different options, their perks and their pitfalls.

]]> http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2008/05/the-best-web-video-download-tools/feed/ 0 Making films for the internet http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2007/11/making-films-for-the-internet/ http://shootingpeople.org/blog/2007/11/making-films-for-the-internet/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:55:40 +0000 ingrid http://shootingpeople.org/blog/category/fromthehip/2007/11/26/making-films-for-the-internet/ ...]]> The Participatory Culture Foundation are the forward-thinking people behind Miro (formerly Democracy), a great open-source internet TV platform. In the spirit of openness they have also created a very handy website called makeinternettv.org (does what it says on the tin!). The site covers everything from the equipment you should use to licensing issues to how to promote your work through RSS feeds. It’s not exhaustive but it’s a really good starting point if you’re dipping your feet into the water for the first time. There’s also lots more information on the Make Internet TV wiki page – which you can contribute to if you have resources to share.

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