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New Frontier Story Lab: Lance Weiler Solicits 100 Wishes For the Future. Lab Fellows brainstorm wishes for Lance Weiler's Wish For the Future project.

New Frontier Story Lab: Lance Weiler Solicits 100 Wishes For the Future

Photo by Royale Ziegler. The "Prototype Group" uses Play-Doh and markers to inspire their brainstorm. Photo by Royale Ziegler. (Left) Feature Film Program Director Michelle Satter contributes her wish to the Wish For the Future project. Photo by Royale Ziegler. Posted by Royale Ziegler, Social Media Manager on Oct 23, 2012 at 12:10 pm. What did we learn, besides being careful what you wish for? The 2012 New Frontier Story Lab takes place Oct. 21-26 at the Sundance Resort in Utah, where six creative teams and projects undergo an intensive residential retreat focused on creative support, which includes individualized story sessions, conversations about key artistic, design and technology issues, and case study presentations. “I like to disrupt.

Our first task is to come up with 100 wishes for the world in a matter of minutes. In the “100% group” an hour of questioning and debate goes by: What defines no racism? Creative Code. Developing an understanding of code is a valuable skill. In fact its now a 21st century storytelling reality. While it’s not critical for you to rush off and learn how to code, it wouldn’t hurt to become more familiar with the terminology, process and realities of producing digital / interactive projects. As filmmakers expand their work beyond a single screen new roles such as creative technologists are emerging to bridge the gap between tech and story.

The role has been adapted within ad agencies, interactive firms and media companies as a way to plan and execute digital strategies. At the same time Sundance, Tribeca, POV and others are experimenting with story and code. Here are some valuable resources to help you get started… StoryCode is a non-profit focused on growing a bridge between the story and technology community. Tribeca Hacks – In 2013, Tribeca is staging a number of hackathons that enable filmmakers and technologists to roll up their sleeves and experiment by making. FoST Virtual Roundtable: Lance Weiler. The New Digital Storytelling Series: Lance Weiler. Pandemic In the ninth part of Filmmaker‘s interview project with prominent figures from the world of transmedia, conducted through the MIT Open Documentary Lab, Lance Weiler answers our questions.

The New Digital Storytelling Series: Lance Weiler

Weiler is a boundary-pushing transmedia storyteller who has, among many notable achievements, directed and self-distributed innovative movies (The Last Broadcast, Head Trauma), created an ARG for Head Trauma, made the immersive storytelling short Pandemic, and founded the regular creative conference diy days and the transmedia company Reboot Stories. He also writes the Culture Hacker column for Filmmaker magazine, and is on the board of the IFP, the publisher of Filmmaker. For an introduction to this entire series, and links to all the installments so far, check out “Should Filmmakers Learn to Code,” by MIT Open Documentary Lab’s Sarah Wolozin. MIT Open Documentary Lab: How did you become a digital storyteller? Weiler: I feel as if I’m storytelling agnostic.

Building Storyworlds - the art, craft & biz of storytelling in 21c. K7 talks to Lance Weiler about Transmedia for broadcasters. Five ways to create effective transmedia stories. In his keynote speech at DIY Days in New York earlier this month, self-proclaimed "story architect" Lance Weiler trumpeted transmedia storytelling as an "opportunity to lay story across the real world in a way that's never been possible.

Five ways to create effective transmedia stories

" On purely technical terms, he's right: A single story can be told around the world instantaneously in various media. Examples abound: Wieden & Kennedy's Old Spice campaign with its use of online video, TV spots, and social media; the use of games and live events for The Dark Knight; and the sprawling epic that was BMW's The Hire. Weiler himself IDed other tools in the transmedia arsenal: geolocation and the improving technology of near field communications or NFC.

How to create an effective story across multiple platforms The burgeoning interest in transmedia storytelling means nailing the basics of narrative, though, so it's important to review first principles: Reel 'em in. Cutting both ways: the good and bad of transmedia This is all known--sort of. Un saut dans le futur, ça vous dirait? - dossier. Créer l'avenir maintenant Publié le 01/03/2012 à 09:09, mis à jour le 01/03/2012 à 14:17 Lance Weiler est clairement un visionnaire.

Un saut dans le futur, ça vous dirait? - dossier

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Presentations

Robot <3 Stories. The 18 People Who Changed Hollywood: Lance Weiler. Transmedia conversation: Lance Weiler talks to Henry Jenkins. Lance Weiler. Lance Weiler: Building Storywords. #TransMad11. Transmedia Storytelling. Headtraumamovie. The Last Broadcast. The 18 People Who Changed Hollywood: The 18 People Who Changed Hollywood.

Power to the Pixel 2008: Lance Weiler‬‏ Lance Weiler‬‏ Lance Weiler Transmedia Keynote Presentation‬‏ Story architect of film, tv and games. Pandemic. Lance weiler.