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Story, Vision, Tech - Executing Web-Native Cinema Projects

Story Vision Tech - The Cycle (image by Ben Moskowitz)

Image by Ben Moskowitz

Creating a project leveraging the web opens up uncountable opportunities for storytellers. Footage that was previously cut due to time constraints, or stories that didn't fit tightly enough within the narrative to be included, can now contribute to the narrative of an interactive project. As freeing as the many options a media maker has may seem, however, they can also be overwhelming.Read more...

Breaking Out of the Black Box: Web-Native Cinema

Hot Docs - Hot Hacks with Mozilla

This weekend at Mozilla's Hot Hacks (part of Hot Docs in Toronto), filmmakers and web developers are coming together to redefine what it means to tell a story with video online. Read more...

Memes to Meaningful Media - How to Inspire, Engage and Galvanize Your Viewers

This guest post is by Marin Tockman from Land of Opportunity. Learn more about their interactive web video player, or click here to read more from their blog.

Right now, as you read this blog post, you probably have a few dozen other windows open on your desktop, are writing an email, making your own facebook or blog post, retweeting your friends’ retweets, streaming music etc…

It’s cool – I’m with you.  Welcome to the present – we are in a world of media over drive and we are loving it. Read more...

From Story to Movement: A Master Class with Patrice O'Neill

Patrice O'NeillThis week, the Center for Social Media and AU had the honor of hosting Patrice O'Neill as the final visiting filmmaker for the 12th Annual Human Rights Film Series. Read more...