i-Docs and the BBC

I wrote this post for the Open Democracy website. It is one of a number of open letters to the incoming BBC Director General, that have been published within the OurBeeb section of the site. MR You’re a journalist; investigating the working conditions of the miners who are fuelling China’s industrial growth. You follow leads, conduct interviews in the polluted, devastated landscape of Shanxi, …

TFI New Media Fund: a look into the projects now

Last year saw the first ever recipients of the Tribeca Film Institute new media fund. Four to eight non-fiction projects are funded between $50,000 and $100,000 as well as mentoring and peer support for producers. The projects funded were a diverse collection of nonfiction transmedia works, including i-Docs keynote Jigar Mehta and his project 18 Days in Egypt. Eight months later …

Preserving languages through web documentary

According to National Geographic, every two weeks a language dies and before 2100, over half of the world’s 7,000 languages – many of which aren’t recorded – will disappear. This is why projects like the Endangered Language Project now exist, to document the world’s languages, not only as a resource but to share advice and best practices for those working to document …

Thanks Internet: 4 i-Docs you may have missed

Inspired by Sasha Boersma‘s earlier tweet, i’ve put together a short list of i-Docs that you may have missed and have been re-brought to my attention recently for whatever reason (reasons in more detail below), so enjoy! So first up is ‘Inside The Haiti Earthquake’, from the tweet that inspired this post.. (Sasha Boersma ‏@sashaboersma How did this project go …

Healing Histories: documenting Hurricane Katrina’s legacy

Healing Histories allows you to explore the stories of struggling New Orleans’ residents rebuilding their community post Hurricane Katrina.  Built using HTML5, the documentary is split into five broad categories which feature interviews with residents and those affected by the hurricane. As it uses HTML5, the series works across desktop & device. As well as speaking to current residents, the …

Brand new software from 3WDOC: create i-Docs easily online

After almost a year of work, incorporating many returns of use from our beta testers, whom we thank, the newest version of 3WDOC Studio is now available! This application was briefly presented at the last edition of i-docs 2012 Symposium in Bristol. The new version of the 3WDOC Studio application is finally ready. It comes in three languages French, English, …

Notes from Exploiting the Feedback Loop #xosummit: Guest post from Tomas Rawlings

Guest post from Tomas Rawlings, who chaired a panel at the (very) recent Crossover Summit at Sheffield DocFest – you can read his original article here, along with tons of other great blog posts about games, networked media, technology, evolution & nature. On Wednesday I chaired a session about feedback, games and media at the Crossover Summit at Sheffield Documentary Festival (image) …

UnionDocs Collaborative Studio – Call for Applications

  The call for applications for this Autumn’s UnionDocs Collaborative Studio (CoLAB) is now open. This is a fantastic opportunity for twelve documentarians to develop their practice in the hugely creative environment of UnionDocs, Brooklyn. I’ve curated shows at UnionDocs and run a couple of workshops with the CoLAB, and can highly recommend it. The unique programme was developed by …

Embracing Transmedia: Battle for Jerusalem

Liz Nord is a documentary filmmaker and multi-platform producer who has produced and shown work in Europe, the Middle East and throughout North America. However her current documentary project ‘Battle for Jerusalem’ is taking a less conventional path and being released online first. The film itself follows the struggle of young, fearless City Council member Rachel Azaria, who is fighting …

Power to the Pixel: Cross-media professionals flock to Potsdam

Cross-media professionals from across Europe are travelling to Potsdam this July for Pixel Lab 2012. Of the 35 participants confirmed, 18 are producers who will be bringing a range of exciting projects to the lab, combining film, interactive, live event, mobile, gaming, TV, publishing or online. Now in its third year, The Pixel Lab is Power to the Pixel’s unique …

Transmedia Storytelling: a presention by Patrick Möller

Patrick Möller is a Transmedia Storyteller, ARG Developer and Gamer at Imaginary Friends. This presentation is from the first “Transmedia Mobile Gaming” conference in Warsaw, Poland. Patrick was invited by Voodoodance to speak about “Transmedia Storytelling” and to show some cases, these are the slides from his talk: Transmedia Mobile Gaming – Conference | Transmedia Storytellling View more presentations from …

Two Projects You Should Know About

If you’ve been on Twitter in the last month, there’s a good chance you’ve already heard of ‘Hollow’, an interactive documentary project by Elaine McMillion and backed by the documentary king himself, Morgan Spurlock. Hollow is a hybrid community participatory project and interactive documentary where content is created “for the community, by the community.” Using a combination of documentary video, UGC, …