The BBC’s online film network has produced a new film making guide. I like the way the guide reflects new dynamics in production and distribution as short form content and online video-sharing becomes increasingly important. BBC – Film Network – filmmaking guide: index Powered by ScribeFire.
November 2, 2007
We live in the era of DIY media. The boundaries of the media industry is melting all around us. In the old days, you could define precisely who is a filmmaker or a journalist, now anyone can be self-appointed member of the media industry. Reflecting this seismic shift, the University of Southern California School of [...]
November 1, 2007
A friend, who is a student at one of China’s top universities, asked me an intriguing question the other day: “What is the difference between art and design?” The textbook answer she has been given at school? “Design is more commercial.” Designer, Paul Rand is one person who has demonstrated beyond a doubt the commercial value of [...]
October 31, 2007
I don’t know who still reads poetry these days, in this age of shorter,faster and ever more slapstick online video clips. I still do. God knows I need to, in order to tolerate the snappy online videos. Here is a nice one by Robert Bly’s in the New Yorker Wanting Sumptuous Heavens: Poetry: The New [...]
October 31, 2007
I stumbled upon an experiment by the creative team at a San Francisco interactive marketing agency. They set themselves the task of creating a video that will go viral on YouTube. Here is what they found out: Making the Mundane Viral: A YouTube Experiment And you can see the video they made here — http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1CBXGp9s9Y By the [...]
October 31, 2007
Have you noticed that people don’t really watch TV on TV anymore? It is little surprise that TV networks are scrambling to re-invent themselves. More often than not, they burn a lot of cash and get themselves entangled in knots. Throwing money at the problem is not the solution. Starting from scratch could [...]
November 2, 2007