CineNation

CineNation: Episode 6 - Future of Storytelling? Transmedia Examples The Lizzie Bennet Diaries: “The New Way to Tell Old Stories”: http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/10/the-new-old-way-to-tell-stories-with-input-from-the-audience/280682/ “Transmedia Stories are Winning the Internet” http://motherboard.vice.com/en_ca/read/transmedia-shows-are-winning-the-internet The Complete Playlist of The Lizzie Bennet Diaries: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KisuGP2lcPs&list=PL_ePOdU-b3xcDyyzeR5NjxeLEElsqYzn1 The Blair Witch Project The Blair Witch a Transmedia Reference: http://www.transmedialab.org/en/the-blog-en/case-study-en/the-blair-witch-project-a-transmedia-reference/ Marble Hornets The Complete Playist of Marble Hornets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wmhfn3mgWUI&list=PLCACDEE1E71FC8E5E Podcast Storytelling Serial Podcast The Podcast We’ve Been Waiting For: http://www.newyorker.com/culture/sarah-larson/serial-podcast-weve-waiting The Serial Podcast: http://serialpodcast.org/ Other Forms INTERACTIVE DOCUMENTARY WITH STORY ENGINE! https://vimeo.com/110588671 Drop everything and watch this! Kickstarter for interactive fiction. iPad app + printed book. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1850151847/ice-bound-a-novel-of-reconfiguration Software they built the interactive story on - http://inform7.com/ Amazing installation and app work!https://vimeo.com/71589704 http://design-io.com/ One of their best examples http://lennonbermudatapes.com/theapp.php Sosolimited: real time video effects for use among groups https://vimeo.com/71508238 17min language / sentiment analysis 21min lighting the London Eye based on twitter Memo Akten: bizarre interactive installations https://vimeo.com/71907444 38min mark for crazy example 43min mark for yet another People to Follow Aaron Reed - IF Writer / Designer http://aaronareed.net Ice-Bound 18 Cadence Blue Lacuna - http://blue-lacuna.textories.com “what if i’m the bad guy” - https://vimeo.com/49576815 Augmented reality experience built on the iPad. Allows the user to rearrange objects within the system along different axis like time and physical location. Aaron Koblin - one of the top interactive visual dogs http://www.aaronkoblin.com/work.html Interactive Documentaries Interactive Documentary - http://unspeak.submarinechannel.com http://docubase.mit.edu - MIT Database of interactive docs!! http://docubase.mit.edu/project/the-enclave/ https://vimeo.com/67115692 - The Impossible Image - video about the project “Beauty is one of the main lines to make people feel something - it’s the sharpest tool in the box. And if you’re trying to make people feel something, and you make it beauty they’ll sit up and listen.” 5:30~min Interactive Fiction Easy, web based system for building interactive stories - http://www.inklestudios.com/inklewriter/ http://versu.com - Character based system for designing IF. Examples of Interactive Stories Interactive story that feels a little like a game, but is weighted with a lot of meaning and depth in each step - http://www.depressionquest.com/ - text based web game http://lizadaly.com/first-draft/ - web based http://blue-lacuna.textories.com - built in Inform 7 I think http://versu.com/2014/05/28/blood-laurels/ - iPad App built on Versu https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/blood-laurels/id882505676

In Memoriam: Robin Williams http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2014/08/12/robin-williams-influence-on-comedians-louis-ck-jimmy-fallon/13950161/ http://www.today.com/popculture/robin-williams-death-elicits-more-sorrow-fellow-entertainers-1D80053932 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6csfDT5ovps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiyIcz7wUH0 Philip Seymour Hoffman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/02/philip-seymour-hoffman-death_n_4713661.html https://vimeo.com/channels/cinephiles/85797925 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ8QUNd5m2I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7cRwrWV8t4 One of Ben’s favorite’s scenes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5m6FrFsi8Y Joan Rivers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLQ70k3uMuE Mike Nichols https://vimeo.com/112623464 Gordon Willis: We completely forgot to talk about one of the greatest cinematographers of all time. Shame on us. https://vimeo.com/95773735 Harold Ramis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_SPWeDWxDs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kslB6_QFYy4 Sid Caesar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWafNY7m-Bw James Garner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht6QfLBZYpk Shirley Temple https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSjIqtb5RNI Lauren Bacall https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coyzw4iJQJU Bob Hoskins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVjg2pdTLrk Ruby Dee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3al1o2kURyQ Eli Wallach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iua3R9T3IM4 Elaine Stritch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGg6TmyajAs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf52APstI0A Mickey Rooney https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNzTd0mEB3Y Anthology/Cinematic Series (True Detective and Fargo) http://www.npr.org/2014/08/06/338234077/modern-anthology-series-could-revolutionize-television

Episode #5: Year in Review: Part 1 The Interview and Sony Hack http://www.vox.com/2014/12/14/7387945/sony-hack-explained http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/12/18/sony-hack-timeline-interview-north-korea/20601645/ Streaming Services http://www.vulture.com/2014/12/6-ways-the-movie-distribution-model-is-changing.html http://screenrant.com/netflix-digital-killing-movie-theaters/ Dish Streaming Service “Sling” https://gigaom.com/2015/01/15/sling-tv-details-price-devices-networks-resolution-bandwidth/ Base package content: For $20, Sling TV will get you access to live feeds from ESPN, ESPN2, TNT, TBS, Food Network, HGTV, Travel Channel, Adult Swim, Cartoon Network, Disney Channel, ABC Family and CNN. Late Night Shake-Up: Leno leaves and Fallon takes over, Letterman to retire and Colbert to take over, Ferguson steps down and James Coburn to step up. http://themontagemagazine.com/great-late-night-shake/ Marvel/DC stuff (Who is winning?) Who won 2014? http://popwatch.ew.com/2014/12/09/best-of-2014-marvel-vs-dc/

Episode 4: Movies that Changed the Industry The Blair Witch Project http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/viral-marketing/28368/blair-witch-and-the-rise-of-viral-movie-marketing The Blair Witch Project did, that film nevertheless demonstrated two important points about advertising in the modern age: that it's possible to build up an entire back story around a movie before a it's even screened in a cinema, and that if would-be cinema-goers feel as though they've stumbled on a piece of information for themselves, they'll be more likely to talk about it and share it than if they've seen it loudly paraded through more conventional media. An early example of Viral Marketing. Repeated by the likes of The Dark Knight, The Amazing Spider-Man. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,271806_7,00.html Avatar http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20336813,00.html “The most important thing Avatar has done is to force the exhibition industry to get off the fence and to make a decision as whether to install digital projection, and more importantly digital 3D projection.” http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/6840357/Avatar-changing-the-face-of-film-for-ever.html Batman http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/07/how-burtons-batman-changed-hollywood “Batman was not the first summer blockbuster (that honour goes to Jaws), but it was certainly the first king of the opening weekend. After a string of subsequent big three day openers, Hollywood would focus on a film’s short-term success almost exclusively. Nowadays, for better or worse, an opening weekend will make or break a film.” It made 40.4 million opening weekend (inflation: $77.5 million today) “The subtlety Keaton brought to Bruce Wayne showed 'serious actors' - especially those not blessed by the god of chiseled jaws - that superhero roles were accessible and even desirable, and proved to directors that casting against type was viable.” http://flavorwire.com/463615/how-batman-changed-the-summer-blockbuster-forever “In that pre-Internet age, word was that Bat-fans were buying tickets to movies they didn’t even want to see, just to get a look at the teaser; once it unspooled, they’d head out of the auditorium.” “crossed $150 million in nineteen days, and told Hollywood that short-term profitability was a possibility. Eventually, it would become the only goal.” Toy Story http://archive.wired.com/geekdad/2010/11/15-years-ago-toy-story-changed-animated-films-forever/ http://www.ricestandard.org/toy-story/ “It was faster and cheaper than traditional animation. In an article about the film, Entertainment Weekly noted that Toy Story required 3/4 of the budget and 1/8 of the animation staff as its predecessor The Lion King, which premiered in 1994.” Jaws http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-giltz/dvds-is-jaws-the-most-inf_b_1794553.html “Jaws pioneered the wide release approach to distribution which -- combined with TV ads, another major innovation, given their frequency and effectiveness -- is the template for most studio films today.” “In short, jaws changed the way movies are made, when they're released, how they're released, how they are marketed and sold, how they're packaged for home entertainment and how they're remembered online.” http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/hollywood/business/jaws.html "The concept was that instead of going out in a few number of theaters in a city and then expanding more and more and more, if you went and advertised a movie on network television and successfully interested an audience in that movie, you could open everywhere at the same time" Star Wars http://content.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1625074_1625073_1625054,00.html more big movies today are made from comic books than from best-selling novels. “Lucas created a small research company to find new ways to edit sound and sound effects, and to make composite FX shots. From that company came many of the innovations all movie technicians use today. Then Lucas sold the company to Steve Jobs (Pixar).” Jurassic Park http://www.wired.com/2014/06/jurassic-park-cgi/ Amazing video! Pulp Fiction http://www.cbsnews.com/news/pulp-fiction-quentin-tarantino-hit-changed-movie-making-in-hollywood/ http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20140514-how-pulp-fiction-shook-up-film “He drew from a lot of influences that were already out there – foreign cinema and niche filmmaking,” he says. “But to audiences it was the way he had compiled it together, people had never seen that before. Other Links: Entertainment Weekly List: http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20458966,00.html#20900231

Show Notes for Episode 3: Some Early Oscar Talk Indiewire Oscar Predictions (as of November 27, 2014): http://www.indiewire.com/article/2015-oscar-predictions Indiewire’s Top 10 Picks for Best Picture have changed since we first recorded this podcast. Here are a few articles and reviews regarding Birdman: New York Times review: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/17/movies/birdman-stars-michael-keaton-and-emma-stone.html Some talks about Birdman’s Oscar chances: http://deadline.com/2014/10/birdman-oscar-chances-box-office-855785/ Note from Brandon: “I know when I say Michael Keaton it sounds a little weird. I’m Southern, so I don’t enunciate my words that well sometimes. I’ll work on that” Variety review on Boyhood http://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/sundance-film-review-boyhood-1201064902/ Early reviews on Selma: Indiewire review: http://blogs.indiewire.com/criticwire/selma-first-reviews-thrilling-civil-rights-drama-premieres-as-an-instant-oscar-contender-20141112 Hollywood Reporter review: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/selma/review/748467 Variety review on Whiplash http://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/sundance-film-review-whiplash-1201061948/ Independent Spirit Award Nominations: Birdman, Boyhood, and Selma get a boost: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/independent-spirit-awards-good-news-752291 Brandon’s Current Oscar Predictions (as of November 27th): Boyhood Birdman Selma The Imitation Game Unbroken Foxcatcher Whiplash The Theory of Everything Gone Girl Into the Woods

Show Notes for Episode 2: The Streaming Wars “Is This the End of TV?” Article by The Guardian -http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/oct/16/cbs-all-access-hbo-go-end-cable-tv Deals with the two recent announcements by HBO and CBS regarding their streaming service. Nielsen Ratings for the week of November 10th through 16th http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/11/18/tv-ratings-broadcast-top-25-sunday-night-football-tops-week-8-with-adults-18-49/329077/ CBS takes 10 of the top 25 spots as it continues it’s dominates in the ratings among the networks. We recorded this episode a little while ago, so here is a review on CBS’s streaming service http://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2014/10/29/review-cbs-streaming-not-worth-cutting-cord-yet HBO CEO says they will go after non-HBO cable subscribers for stand-alone service http://www.ibtimes.com/hbo-ceo-eyes-15-million-cord-cutters-hbo-go-1727160 We talked a little bit about the SEC Network and college sports. Here is an article about the deals that the SEC Network and how many subscribers they are gaining. http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2014/8/4/5968919/sec-network-direct-tv-deal Some background on the deal with Crackle regarding Joe Dirt 2. http://www.slashfilm.com/joe-dirt-2-crackle/

CineNation Episode #1 Brandon and Ben discuss how the growth of Netflix continue to change the ways movies and TV are created