Storybird ? Collaborative storytelling
2009-09-08 11:36:00 Storybird presents a free fun tool for families that let’s kids or adults to create picture books using a simple interface and clipart graphics. The site provides all the tools necessary and all you have to provide is the story. Two (or more) people create a Storybird in a round robin fashion by writing their ...
Online Video Market Evolves, Begins Morphing Into New 'Storytelling' Device
2008-10-30 22:31:00 Source: Online Media DailyA year or so after the online video advertising marketplace emerged in earnest, experts on both sides of the table say it remains a vital but messy, complicated and often difficult-to-evaluate business--although it clearly is the future of what Madison Avenue has historically considered its dominant, persuasive advertising medium: television. Those were the conclusions of speakers and panelists participating in the OMMA Video conference here on Wednesday."If you look at how many people are viewing videos online, the industry is monetizing only a small fraction of that," Adam Kasper, senior vice president-U.S. director of digital at Havas' Media Contacts unit asserted during panel of top digital media buyers. "Right now, we're kind of behind the adoption curve, and we're not taking advantage of everything that's out there."Kasper seemed to sum up the consensus among the digital agency executives, but Jason Tsai, senior vice president-group communications...
By: Pushing Envelope
Salaysayan Storytelling Contest 2008
2008-08-15 07:49:00 Application forms are now available for this year?s PBBY-NBDB Salaysayan, a nationwide storytelling contest. Organized by the Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY) and the National Book Development Board (NBDB), Salaysayan 2008 is a project that encourages a love for reading and children?s books through the celebration of the Filipino?s talent for storytelling.The contest is open to both amateurs and professionals aged 21 and above. Only those whose duly accomplished Application Forms are officially received by PBBY by August 31, 2008 will be accepted as contestants. Before the actual competition, interested parties must attend the orientation sessions on the rules of the competition, as well as accepted storytelling methods.Only 10 contestants shall make it to the finals on September 16, 2008 at the Manila International Book Fair. Judges for both the eliminations and grand finals shall be designated by the PBBY. There will be two categories: English and Filipino. Prizes...
Disney Buying Storytelling Social Net FanLib; DigiSynd in Process
2008-06-04 11:39:00 Disney (NYSE: DIS), which has a specific mandate of making some smaller acquisitions in the online space, has been looking at everything these days, and is in the process of buying at least two companies that we know of. The first one is
this american life- storytelling and chris ware
2008-05-25 17:16:00 This American Life, the NPR series has made a move into the world of TV with a series on Showtime. Here's a clip of a story with art by Chris Ware, which is fantastic. It's a great piece that shows how memory plays tricks with us and how two people's version of an event can be radically different. In a way, it explains the problem with real versus reported data. Posted by Ed Cotton
By: Influx Insights
What Stories Can You Tell?
2008-05-20 17:47:00 Over the last two years of working closely with colleagues and hundreds of millennials, I have been inspired by stories of both struggle and hope. And with each story told, I became more and more clear that a huge part of my life path is to be of support to our emerging leaders. Storytelling is ...
Laughing Night at the Ojai Storytelling Festival, Ojai, California
2008-05-04 01:39:00 SeeTheGlobe.com Travel Article :: Several Ojai residents recommended that we attend one of the events at the Ojai Storytelling Festival while staying in town for a long weekend. Our Friday evening was available. This was also the Laugh Night at the festival and we could not resist seeing what it's all about. There is not too much going on in Ojai in the evenings after dinner time anyway, apart from relaxing. We bought our twenty-five dollar tickets in advance (earlier that day) and were ready to go.Rate and Review : Laughing Night at the Ojai Storytelling Festival, Ojai, California
By: SeeTheGlobe.com
On Movies & Storytelling
2008-05-02 22:18:00 When I first moved to LA, most of my friends were in or, as I, aspired to be in the entertainment industry. Oftentimes when we got together, we would have long discussions about movies, what makes a film great, why chemistry between actors is so crucial, how a good director can tease a ...
By: GayPatriot
Storytelling with C. S. Lewis
2008-05-01 19:11:00 With Prince Caspian soon to be in the theaters, I have been reflecting somewhat on the writings and theology of CS Lewis. Have you ever wondered why he wrote The Chronicles of Narnia? I am convinced it is partly because he knew that stories often teach theology better than simply teaching theology. Look at these quotes ...
Review: Sharp Teeth, sharper storytelling
2008-04-05 21:06:00 by Chris Mackowski Sharp Teeth by Toby Barlow Harper, 312 pages Toby Barlow’s new book is a novel. It’s also an epic poem. It’s a love story, a crime thriller, and a werewolf story, too, Throw out everything you think you know about any of those things. Barlow’s book, “Sharp Teeth,” is nothing less than a bold literary experiment that rewrites the rules into free-verse poetry. It’s evocative, ferocious, and frequently funny–a pop-culture fusion drink that’s jacked up on its own juices. It’s a dark, compelling nightmare that reads like a gritty dream. The story’s motley cast of characters centers around Anthony, a city dogcatcher who meets the girl of his dreams. What he doesn’t know is that she’s really a dog—literally. She’s part of an ancient, secret race of shape-shifters, but she’s trying to kick the life. Her old pack has plans of its own, though, and soon she and Anthony get swept up in them without even realizing it. There’s murder, consp...
Video Game Storytelling Stinks, Needs To Get Better, Developers Say, In <
2008-03-11 13:00:00 Developers trash game storytelling, but they're hoping for improvement all the same, in GameFile.
Ode to wordless storytelling (part 2)
2008-02-19 17:05:00 I still love wordless comics, but more importantly, I love wordless stories. There’s a reason for the cliche, and the uber-talented David Wiesner proves it. While not a cartoonist, he is a premier children’s book illustrator, and his recent Caldecott winning book (his third!), Flotsam, is a wordless masterpiece. Unfortunately, I could not find scans of some of the more iconic images from it, but rest assured that the ones I’ve shown here are mere setups to the real meat of the book. Each page is carefully laid out to draw the eye along a logical path, while every detail of each scene is dutifully accounted for. Through a gradual shift of perspective, Wiesner tells the story of a camera as it takes a fantastical journey, evoking a profound feeling of wonder along the way. “Reading” the book, I became quite nostalgic for those grade school days in which each pebble, each piece of junk found on the playground was a source of delight. If you’re looking for an exampl...
By: Toon Brew
Storytelling as a Branding Tool | Pajama Professional
2008-02-18 14:32:00 Storytelling is a terrific way to brand your company. A good history or discovery story is an excellent tool for establishing preeminence. Sharing your struggles and strategies bring you closer to your prospects. This article discusses how storytelling can be used as a branding tool to humanize your company and bring you closer15 Zoom(s)
Machinima for classroom storytelling - Pt. 1
2008-02-07 04:33:00 Tools: (1) Platform - Edusim (htp://edusim3d.com) (2) Video Screen Capture - Jing (http://www.jingproject.com) (3) File conversion (if not uploading straignt through Jing) - Zamzar (http://www.zamzar.com/) (4) Video editing - Windows moviemaker or IMovie (5) Video Sharing - [youtube.com] or [teachertube.com]
Machinima for classroom storytelling - Pt. 1
2008-02-06 23:33:00 Tools: (1) Platform - Edusim (htp://edusim3d.com) (2) Video Screen Capture - Jing (http://www.jingproject.com) (3) File conversion (if not uploading straignt through Jing) - Zamzar (http://www.zamzar.com/) (4) Video editing - Windows moviemaker or IMovie (5) Video Sharing - http://youtube.com or http://teachertube.com
adding new dimensions to storytelling
2007-12-18 05:47:00 Alexis Madrigal has written for Influx a few times and should pending favorable conditions be working in the Planning Department of a large San Francisco agency, sadly the ad world’s loss is Wired magazine’s gain. Alexis writes about science and space for the renowned tech lifestyle pub, but he is also taking the concept of journalism into the 2.0 world. If you are interested, you can follow Alexis’s research process on his Twitter account, you can see his inspiration sources from his Google reader account and join his Facebook group. It’s interesting to see that content doesn’t have to be one-dimensional, it can be seen in many forms; pre creation, during creation all in addition to the finished piece. There’s a lesson here for all media, all storytellers and planners; there’s gold in everything you do. Posted by Ed Cotton
By: Influx Insights
Digital storytelling gets personal
2007-12-14 00:12:00 Online video game developer Kuma Games has developed a storytelling device that merges instantaneous personalization with computer-generated filmmaking.
Strategic Storytelling- Essential In Creating Video Product
2007-12-07 00:00:00 When creating video product, there are essential things that you need to consider for you to be able to develop a video successfully. One of the things to consider is the storytelling strategy or commonly known as strategic storytelling. In creating video, one of the most essential things that you can offer to your audience is ...
Madhuri sparkles in ?Aaja Nachle? despite poor storytelling
2007-12-01 13:54:00 Film: “Aaja Nachle”; Cast: Madhuri Dixt, Akshaye Khanna, Konkona Sen Sharma, Kunal Kapoor, Divya Dutta; Director: Anil Mehta; Ratings: **
By: Latest News
Outkast Ft. Marsha Ambrosius - Art Of Storytelling Pt. 4
2007-11-24 08:27:00 Download/Listen Its nice to hear Andre 3000 rapping again. Now we just need to get Lauryn Hill back on track. What yall think about it? Share This
By: Get A Bar
OutKast - ?Art Of Storytelling Part 4? Feat. Marsha Ambrosius
2007-11-23 08:36:00 Outkast took it to the good old days and continued a classic series with Art Of Storytelling Part 4 with the help of Marsha Ambrosius formerly of Floetry. This song is from the upcoming DJ Drama Gangsta Grillz album, and as usual Andre 3000 went in on this track. Art Of Storytelling Part 4
Outkast - "The Art of Storytelling" Pt. 4
2007-11-21 05:10:00 Whew... "3 Stax" is moving into Top 5 with his recent rap performances this year! Here's a new Outkast joint from DJ Drama's upcoming album... FIYA!!!OUTKAST - "The Art Of Storytellin' Pt. 4"That nigga "3 Stax" drops bars on the "making it rain" nonscense... I love that!Both 3000 & Big Boi drop bars on the ho's too... Big Boi got it off!!!Marsha from Floetry does the joint well too!Not from the west, but still fresh... nfeeds.com
Storytelling
2007-08-27 05:25:00 We are hardly the most important, significant, or successful species on the planet. Even the most triumphant of human achievements is diminished in the context of life's history on Earth. Our achievements as a species are part of what makes us unique--as can be said for every other species--but these do nothing in our self-designation as the dominant form of life on the planet.Instead, we are the storytellers of the world. As humans we explore, investigate, and think, creating memories to form stories of ourselves, each other, and our world. We cannot consider ourselves superior or inferior in the community of life, but we should certainly acknowledge that thus far we are the only species endowed with this special gift of storytelling. We do not tell stories simply because we can; rather, we tell stories because it is part of who we are.
The Pick Up Artist - Storytelling
2007-08-21 10:00:00 The seven guys put their storytelling skills to the test with women in a club.
By: The Dating Blog
The Anime Blog Poll: Which Style of Anime Storytelling Do You Prefer?
2007-08-17 19:40:00 We all like certain types of anime for different reasons. Some people like the ?epic?...
By: Neverslair Blog
Learning Via Relationships, Reincarnation, Storytelling And The Art Of War
2007-08-02 17:47:00 Astrology in Real Life
Masterpiece of Storytelling
2007-07-08 01:16:00 Peter Davies, author of Scatterlings of Africa, writes with depth and clarity on the conflict which tore this once prosperous and gracious country apart. His knowledge and use of local language and traditions adds drama and reality to the fast paced story. His is obviously the voice of a seasoned veteran whose spell binding descriptions of ...
By: Blogging Authors
Jun 25: Art Classes - AC4 Folklore and Storytelling, ages 9-12
2007-07-05 03:07:00 Groups of up to twelve children (grouped by age) discover new places and cultures; visit our galleries; and draw, paint, sculpt, collage, print, and more. Taught by program faculty. Price per week: members $175 , nonmembers $210 Ages … ……
By: Fine Art Prints
Secret Wars: the secret (or not so secret) war against good storytelling
2007-06-27 07:23:00 According to this writer on Comicon's Pulse (via Molten Thought), Secret Wars is what killed many major comic books of today with the overkill of company wide crossover "events":For a very long time I read comic books religiously, perhaps literally so since Batman and Superman had a greater impact on my moral outlook than any church did. Even when I drifted away I would still occasionally visit the comic book shop or see a cover that caught my eye at the rare newsstand that still carried comics and pick it up to visit with my old friends.I can?t do that anymore. If I pick up a mainstream Marvel or DC comic I don?t have a clue what is going on and I?m not going to get anything approaching a complete story. I?ll get one part of a six part story arc if I?m lucky; if I?m not I?ll get one part of a story spread over six different titles instead.I understand the motivation. It is to get the reader hooked. If the story ends on page 22 they don?t have to buy the next one but there is no gr...
Digital Storytelling and the 6 billion others
2007-06-26 16:00:00 TThe hybrid technical, creative, cultural and (dare I say it) theraputical process that is Digital Storytelling has become somewhat of a hip buzz-phrase in contemporary academic and social thinking circles. On a simple level it is simply a new method and approach to engaging, capturing and delivering very persoanl and engaging stories. First-person, intimate, simple, concise and focused. And whilst there are some very specific methodologies to aquiring Digital Stories the truth is that the concept is wide open to interpretation and implimentationIn my recent A Thirteen-point manifesto for educating creators of cinema and the institutions that teach themone of the key elements I discussed was the Embracing of the Personal. "If you can make an intimate, personal film examining yourself, your life, your thoughts and passions then you'll be ready to explore the qualities in others." And I believe this is central to making the digital media age one of meaningful media rather than ju...
By: Blog Zone
Other Visions - Pisces Rising: Ruler, Storytelling Jupiter in Sagittarius
2007-06-25 19:36:00 Astrology in Real Life...
Digital storytelling
2007-06-21 21:17:00 Jag håller på att läsa in mig på ett område som är nytt för mig, och som jag ska börja jobba med snart på Blekinge tekniska högskola. Det heter Digtial storytelling, eller "Digitalt berättande". Har länge varit intresserad av filmning, och använt mig av video i forskningen för att dokumentera arbete och teknikanvändning, men det här är nytt - för nu handlar det om att använda videofilmer som ett verktyg för lärande. Tanken är att lärare och elever med hjälp av valfria redigeringsprogram, text- och bildmanus ska göra små korta filmer om vad de vill. Kärnan i Digital storytelling är berättarens egen röst - som kan användas för att dramatisera berättelsen.Jag kommer återkomma till det här ämnet - har många idéer som jag måste testa för att lära mig mer. Mer information om Digital storytelling hittar ni här:Storytelling & dramaturgiFilm Stockholm - Här finns en bra guide och introduktion till Digital storytellingUtbildningsradion:.-..
By: Digtial spegling
Astrology and The Power (and Psychology) of Stories and Storytelling: Pluto
2007-06-09 18:34:00 Astrology in Real Life...
ice cream tales- brand storytelling and poker
2007-05-08 07:19:00 These days, every brand expert is talking about the power of storytelling. There are many reasons for it, not least, the desire to inject more humanity into brands. The problem is that storytelling is like a game of poker, because a better story can always come along to trump yours. Let’s look at ice cream as an example.There used to be a time when Haagen Dazs had the premium ice cream market to itself. It made up a name and sold its “specialness”. Along came Ben and Jerry’s, the name was real and there was a good reason to believe the ice cream was special, it came from Vermont. Josh Friedland at The Food Section informs us that there’s a new player in the ice cream storytelling stakes, GROM a mini-ice cream chain (12 stores worldwide) who has just opened a store in New York. Here are the components of the GROM story.- It’s from Turin, Italy – one of the centers of good ice cream- The founders are young e...
By: Influx Insights
ice cream tales- brand storytelling and poker
2007-05-08 07:19:00 These days, every brand expert is talking about the power of storytelling. There are many reasons for it, not least, the desire to inject more humanity into brands. The problem is that storytelling is like a game of poker, because a better story can always come along to trump yours. Let’s look at ice cream as an example.There used to be a time when Haagen Dazs had the premium ice cream market to itself. It made up a name and sold its “specialness”. Along came Ben and Jerry’s, the name was real and there was a good reason to believe the ice cream was special, it came from Vermont. Josh Friedland at The Food Section informs us that there’s a new player in the ice cream storytelling stakes, GROM a mini-ice cream chain (12 stores worldwide) who has just opened a store in New York. Here are the components of the GROM story.- It’s from Turin, Italy – one of the centers of good ice cream- The founders are young e...
By: Influx Insights
Banished for storytelling
2007-04-30 03:04:00 It’s a good place to go on a Friday night, because it’s not at all susceptible to the “Friday night vibe” (it also happens to be next door to our favourite Japanese restaurant, Sasaya). There are no concessions, in other words, … ……
By: Fine Art Prints
Subtle Social Comment Through Storytelling: The Lyrics of the Velvet Underg
2007-04-21 07:07:00 Songwriting is one of those personal explorations that just about everyone attempts. Thousands of people have tried to put their pen to paper and craft the perfect expression of their own tortured soul through song lyrics or its sister format, poetry, but capturing the perfect feel, words and style is something that even ...
Storytelling, preview and numbers.
2007-04-03 03:38:00 Let me tell you a story about blogging. Today I went to bed on the edge of not posting nothing today, when it came to my mind how the hole thing started - It's about a month ago I created a blog for my class as some kind of social platform, as well as a discussion forum. As a side effect I created my first blog EXISTO! and as a side effect of it this one, wich is, at the moment, my baby. Yes, that's it, my baby, requires almost the same amount of time. For me it's about far more then just drawing, I just can't content myself with an out of the box blog with slightly changed colors and fonts. And of course I want to promote it. But...the thing is, I just hadn't got a clue about almost nothing. It's changing quite fast, but still, when I have solved a problem the next one is popping up. It's virtually like in my real life. And not just that, I always want more. That's good, especially for you, beacause I said tousand days, imagine, toouusaand daayys! I must have been fucking ...
Remember the Clue (18) - Storytelling
2007-03-26 05:31:00 Some stories in life have a definite beginning and ending, while others have nebulous boundaries. With the later, we often do not recognize that there even was a story--until we begin to tell it for the first time.
Leonard Cohen Redux - Astrology, Storytelling, Dance, Movie-making, the Dis
2007-03-04 15:06:04 Astrology in Real Life...Silverfoot left this great comment on the blog about the film, ?Ladies and Gentlemen… Mr. Leonard Cohen? : ??watched it in Documentary film class last year. and I am a big Cohen fan, but even taking my bias into account, that film is brilliant. So much of it is set up in a kind of candid camera style, like the cameraman is just recording the events as they happen, but then they let Cohen subvert that, and reveal the constructed nature of documentary film. So for me, it was the ?CAVEAT EMPTOR? bit that really grabbed me. His need to be a double agent working for the audience, to show them the film is not entirely ‘devoid of the con.’ There’s something vaguely Virgo/Neptune going on there?needing to be upfront with the ‘truth,’ but doing it stylishly.? Silverfoot, my sister is a Pisces and a dancer / choreographer. And she explained once how difficult and frustrating it was to work so hard to make something magic (a dance) ...
Writing, Reporting, Storytelling the Taboo: Jupiter Trine the 8th House
2007-02-05 20:37:02 Astrology in Real Life...Conversation from my coffee date, except this time we’d met for dinner: ?So in that story, (Little Mike) I was trying to convey something,” I said. “Um? well when you hear on the news about a story like this. A man breaks into a woman?s house and gets in her bed. You have no idea what goes on in that bed. You just assume certain things. Really, I don’t think most people think about it at all. They don’t consider it because it’s something never told. Reading about something like this in the paper, people think, oh. That happened. And the next question is, did they catch the guy or not?? He agreed. ?Right. Nothing else. What happens in the middle of that is very mysterious. The whole thing is secret. Whatever went on, or goes on during something like this.. no one reports it.? ?That?s true.? ?Yep. It?s just blotted out. And since this happened to me, I wanted to see if I could transfer my exact experience of that to the...
Jupiter As Antidote For Saturn Depression: Storytelling and Change of Persp
2007-02-05 20:37:02 Astrology In Real Life...Regarding my coffee date, that first time we met, we discussed some of the regulars in the gym. I wouldn?t call it gossip, since neither of us are the type. It was more a sharing and comparing of our impressions of people which was really enjoyable to me because he?s observant but very different from me. Like our writing. I write (true) stories and this blog. He writes lyrical poetry. He writes some other things but primarily he writes songs that record his emotions (Pisces Moon). I do the same, but in my own way. So we discussed the Neighborhood Sagittarian and I told him how I?d written about her and felt she was a very important cog in the whole system there. “We’re all connected by her as she travels from person to person sharing our stories, all over the place.” The next time we met, he told me he?d started to see things the way I do in the gym. He started to see all the stories, that is. ?Yeah, there are all kinds of stories in the... |
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