DIY DAYS is coming to NYC

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:08:12 GMT

On Saturday April 3rd, the WorkBook Project and the New School present DIY DAYS NYC. This marks the first time that the roving conference for creators will make a stop in NYC. The day will consist of talks, presentations, workshops and a special section called Incubator that matches two media startups with a think tank of experts.

BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP!

For the last 3 1/2 years the WorkBook Project has provided FREE info, resources, events and networking opportunities for those working in film, music, gaming, design and software. We now need your help. A sponsor that was slated to help with DIY DAYS NYC won’t be able to do so and we need to raise $3,000 in the next 25 days. In an effort to do so we’re turning to the community that we serve in hopes that they will help to support our efforts.

WHAT IS DIY DAYS

CHECKOUT OUR INDIEGOGO CAMPAIGN

WE HAVE SOME NICE GIFTS FOR THOSE WHO DONATE…
- Dan Goldman has graciously offered to do a limited edition DIY DAYS NYC poster
SAMPLE of DAN’s work

- Consulting Sessions to help you fund, create, distribute and sustain from your project
- Special “Social Media for Storytellers” downloadable pdf.

http://www.indiegogo.com/diydaysnyc

Registration is now open

DIY DAYS NYC is FREE but space is limited.

A LOOK AT THE PROGRAM

TALKS by

Ted Hope (producer of over 60 films – 21 Grams, Adventureland, American Splendor)
Cyndi Stivers (founding editor of Time Out New York and managing editor of EW)
Brian Newman (former CEO Tribeca Film Institute and founder of Springboard Media)
Jeff Gomez (CEO of Starlight Runner)
Molly Crabapple (award-winning artist, author, and the founder of Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School)
Bre Pettis (co-founder of NYC Resistor and co-founder of MakerBot)
Jason Bitner (co-founder Found Magazine and Cassette From My Ex)
Dan Rollman (co-founder of the Universal Record Database)
Eclectic Method (groundbreaking Audio/Video DJs)
Lance Weiler (founder of the WorkBook Project, story architect of films, tv and games)
Michael Last and Theresa Loong (CEO and CCO of Intellitoys)
Jesse Von Doom (founder of CASH Music)
Brian McTear (founder Weathervane Music)
Anita Ondine and David Beard (CEO and CTA of Seize the Media)
Alex Johnson (co-founder of WBP LABS and co-creator RADAR)
Thomas Allen Harris (creator Through a Lens Darkly)
Chuck Wendig (game writer / designer and author of 80+ gaming books)
Noah Harlan (producer and mobile app developer)

*Additional speakers to be announced

WORKSHOPS on

- How to Create a Mobile Application
- Developing and Deploying Transmedia Storyworlds
- How to Write Stories for Games
- Social Media for Storytellers
- Working with Augmented Reality and Geolocational Storytelling

DIY DAYS INCUBATOR

We’re proud to announce a new section at DIY DAYS called the INCUBATOR. Our goal is to create a think tank of experts (legal, funding, biz dev, branding, design, tech dev) to help TWO media service startups flush out their business concepts while tapping into the true potential of their ideas. At the close of DIY DAYS the two startups will make presentations in front of a live audience that detail their vision, biz model and goals. The best presentation will win a startup package that includes a variety of services and / or cash prize to help them achieve their goals.

OPEN SESSIONS

“What are you working and what do you need?”

AFTER PARTY & MIXER

Drinks, food and DJ

EVENT: Join the Conversation at Columbia

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:17:10 GMT

On March 27th The Conversation comes to Columbia University. Started in 2008, The Conversation is a look at the future of filmmaking and how advancements in technology are enabling new opportunities for filmmakers. The program for March 27th is extensive and will bring together a number of innovative thinkers in the space. For more information visit www.theconversationspot.com

We had a chance to sit down with Scott Kirsner to discuss The Conversation.

Five questions about the Conversation

WorkBook Project: Can you explain why the Conversation and why now?

Scott Kirsner: We did the first Conversation event in the Bay Area, back in late 2008. There was lots of interest in doing an East Coast version, but it was tough to find the right venue, until Ira Deutchman at Columbia got involved and suggested we do it there. The time seemed right to bring people together to talk about digital distribution, social media, and all of the ways that the Internet and new technologies are changing the business of film and visual storytelling, creating all kinds of new opportunities (and also challenges, if you’re wedded to the traditional ways of doing things.)

2008 speakers Gregg and Evan Spiridellis of JibJab

WBP: What are some of the innovations that you’re seeing in the space that excite you most?

SK: I’m personally really interested right now in the way new set-top boxes like Roku and Boxee are making it possible for anyone to create channels and deliver digital content to viewers’ televisions. That seems like it could have a really positive democratizing effect on the media landscape. I’m also interested in the experiments people are doing with episodic video on the Internet, trying to find business models that will support it, whether it’s sponsorship, advertising, selling merchandise, or eventually collecting the series on a DVD.

WBP: In your opinion what are the most pressing issues today for filmmakers or others working in the digital content space?

SK: There are three big issues, I think: what are the new forms and formats that are emerging, and how can you tell compelling stories within them; how can you continually expand your audience, and connect with audience members in meaningful ways; and how can you generate a solid financial return on what you’re doing?

WBP: What are some of the topics of discussion for the Conversation?

Using Twitter effectively as a filmmaker…creating content especially for the Internet…talking about films that have actually done well in digital channels…and Peter Broderick is doing a workshop about how to carve up the rights to your film (DVD, TV, digital, theatrical, etc.) to generate the most revenue.

WBP: What do you hope comes out of the Conversation?

SK: Well, as with the last one, I hope there’s a lot of spontaneous things that happen on the day of the event that we haven’t planned in advance. We have these opportunities to lead lunch discussion groups, so you can literally just jump up and declare that you want to talk about promoting your film at festivals, or getting lots of YouTube views, or whatever — and have a group coalesce around that. Another big goal for The Conversation is to bring together people who’ve actually been pioneers in lots of different areas, so they can share their stories about what has worked well for them — and what hasn’t. I think this event, like the DIY Days gatherings that you run, and like The Workbook Project itself, is really about giving people the information and tools to be smarter pioneers, and smarter businesspeople in this new environment we’re in.

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