MIT has launched a documentary lab. Why? Because at this moment of media change, the opportunities for documentarians have never been greater. Yet it is also a time of confusion, with narrative structures, technologies, …

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Chris Boebel, Jesse Shapins, Katie Edgerton, Sarah Wolozin

Armed Response is an action series about a SWAT team battling a Mexican cartel at the Port of Long Beach. The series is told from the POV of helmet and security cameras. The idea is to combine a video game aesthetic with…

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, Justin Lutsky, Matt Michnovetz, Thomas Bannister

This session is presented by SXSW Film and is open to Interactive, Film, Gold and Platinum badges. Armed Response is an action series about a SWAT team battling a Mexican cartel at the Port of Long Beach. The series is …

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, Justin Lutsky, Matt Michnovetz, Thomas Bannister

How do you tell the story of a PLACE? New technologies like geo-tagging, location-aware devices, interactive video and augmented reality are being combined with traditional storytelling methods like documentary film and …

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Danny Harris, Liz Nord, Michel Reilhac, Mike Knowlton

How do you tell the story of a PLACE? New technologies like geo-tagging, location-aware devices, interactive video and augmented reality are being combined with traditional storytelling methods like documentary film and …

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Danny Harris, Liz Nord, Michel Reilhac, Mike Knowlton

What happens when big ambition meets limited budgets? A lot, as it turns out. Listen in as Josh Ruben and Vincent Peone (CollegeHumor's resident director/DP team) take us through their experiences as professional filmmak…

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, Josh Ruben

What happens when big ambition meets limited budgets? A lot, as it turns out. Listen in as Josh Ruben and Vincent Peone (CollegeHumor's resident director/DP team) take us through their experiences as professional filmmak…

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, Josh Ruben

Explore what the future holds for content creators and the distribution of video with leaders and talent at the forefront of the digital revolution. Investigate how you create a model that thrives and what advice can be …

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Courtney Holt, Danny Zappin, KassemG , Shaycarl

Explore what the future holds for content creators and the distribution of video with leaders and talent at the forefront of the digital revolution. Investigate how you create a model that thrives and what advice can be …

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Courtney Holt, Danny Zappin, KassemG , Shaycarl

This presentation by BBC reporter and video jouranlist Matt Danzico will discuss the neurological and evolutionary underpinnings of storytelling, i.e. what parts of the brain are affected when a narrative is told and why…

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Amy O'Leary, Matthew Danzico

This presentation by BBC reporter and video jouranlist Matt Danzico will discuss the neurological and evolutionary underpinnings of storytelling, i.e. what parts of the brain are affected when a narrative is told and why…

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Amy O'Leary, Matthew Danzico

I describe myself as a web-friendly director. I studied filmmaking and self-taught myself programming. In the last years, I directed traditional films (INNI and MIROIR NOIR), developed web sites and created projects that…

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Vincent Morisset

I describe myself as a web-friendly director. I studied filmmaking and self-taught myself programming. In the last years, I directed traditional films (INNI and MIROIR NOIR), developed web sites and created projects that…

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Vincent Morisset

As Ben Decker once said, "The Internet is not just another TV pipe." And that is why, particularly in the documentary genre, we've seen innovative filmmakers, journalists and other digital pioneers exploring the web and …

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, Bjarke Myrthu, Caspar Sonnen

As Ben Decker once said, "The Internet is not just another TV pipe." And that is why, particularly in the documentary genre, we've seen innovative filmmakers, journalists and other digital pioneers exploring the web and …

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, Bjarke Myrthu, Caspar Sonnen

You’re a group of filmmakers in your 20s and want to make a live-action series about the last panda in a post-apocalyptic Wasteland. In your small Australian city, there’s no way this will be funded, but you know your au…

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Ella Macintyre, Victoria Cocks, Kirsty Stark

You’re a group of filmmakers in your 20s and want to make a live-action series about the last panda in a post-apocalyptic Wasteland. In your small Australian city, there’s no way this will be funded, but you know your au…

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Ella Macintyre, Kirsty Stark, Victoria Cocks

Cloud Chamber is a premium online mystery launching this spring. It aims to raise the bar of online fiction with international stars, feature film production values and a deep understanding of social media and gaming. Bu…

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Christian Fonnesbech, Stinna Lassen

When Danish Film Producer Vibeke Windelov (Lars von Trier, Susanne Bier) and producing partner Stinna Lassen joined Cloud Chamber, an online fiction mystery, they had no idea of the journey they were embarking on. The p…

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Christian Fonnesbech, Stinna Lassen

At a time when many are pursuing new approaches to storytelling that involve non-linear narratives, interactivity, and the influences of gaming, an unlikely but exciting format is attracting viewers and filmmakers alike:…

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Jeremy Boxer, Nirvan Mullick, Ted Hope, Beth Levison

At a time when many are pursuing new approaches to storytelling that involve non-linear narratives, interactivity, and the influences of gaming, an unlikely but exciting format is attracting viewers and filmmakers alike:…

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Beth Levison, Jeremy Boxer, Nirvan Mullick, Ted Hope

There are 94 naturally occurring elements, from hydrogen to plutonium. Their stories reveal the intimate details of our lives, our relationships with our natural resources, and the patterns of our economies. 94 Element…

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Angus Keith, Graham Holt, Mike Paterson, Sarah George

There are 94 naturally occurring elements, from hydrogen to plutonium. Their stories reveal the intimate details of our lives, our relationships with our natural resources, and the patterns of our economies. 94 Element…

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Angus Keith, Graham Holt, Mike Paterson, Sarah George

Using real world examples from a sampling of interactive web-based documentaries, the panel will discuss the specific “Cinematic” and ”Digimatic” devices that makers of interactive documentary are employing to engage the…

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Bart Marable, Florian Thalhofer, Karen Kocher, Laura Dixon

Using real world examples from a sampling of interactive web-based documentaries, the panel will discuss the specific “Cinematic” and ”Digimatic” devices that makers of interactive documentary are employing to engage the…

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Bart Marable, Florian Thalhofer, Karen Kocher, Laura Dixon

Food-related filmmaking on the web is exploding and never has the phrase, "You eat first with your eyes" been more relevant. As people are more and more conscious about what they are putting into their bodies - restauran…

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Aaron Franklin, Alex Kakoyiannis, Christian Remde, Sara Robertson

Food-related filmmaking on the web is exploding and never has the phrase, "You eat first with your eyes" been more relevant. As people are more and more conscious about what they are putting into their bodies - restauran…

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Aaron Franklin, Alex Kakoyiannis, Christian Remde, Sara Robertson

10 important tips you need to know when making a web doc, by award-winning agency Jam3 and Fathom Film Group (and of course Kim Jong-il). We give the inside scoop on how to get funding, how to leverage assets in a transm…

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Adrian Belina, Ann Shin, Hannah Donegan, Media Ridha

1) Good Art = Good Propaganda · The Defector and some of the best web docs out there today 2) What means ‘Interactive?’ · essential attributes of an interactive website 3) American $, Canadian $, I take any $ · lini…

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Adrian Belina, Hannah Donegan, Jean Lange, Media Ridha

This panel discussion springs from the newly released interactive documentary 48 Hour Games which takes place during the Nordic Game Jam, where teams are followed through their creative process, as they struggle to creat…

Intermediate

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Bart Hufen, Jigar Mehta, Suvi Helminen

This panel discussion springs from the newly released interactive documentary 48 Hour Games which takes place during the Nordic Game Jam, where teams are followed through their creative process, as they struggle to creat…

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Bart Hufen, Jigar Mehta, Suvi Helminen