Sep

A conversation with ANDREA PHILLIPS -

Building Storyworlds

the art, craft & biz of storytelling in 21c

Episode #02 - ANDREA PHILLIPS

running time 24:56

Welcome to the second episode of “Building Storyworlds - the art, craft & biz of storytelling in 21c.” The podcast is a companion to a course that is being taught this fall at Columbia University. The goal of the podcast is to stimulate discussion and debate around the evolution of storytelling.

Our guest today is Andrea Phillips, an award-winning transmedia writer, game designer, and author. Her work includes a variety of educational and commercial projects: The Maester’s Path for HBO’s Game of Thrones with Campfire Media; America 2049 with human rights nonprofit Breakthrough; Thomas Dolby’s Floating City game; and the independent commercial ARG Perplex City. She is also the author of the A Creator’s Guide to Transmedia Storytelling: How to Captivate and Engage Audiences across Multiple Platforms which is required reading for the course.

Topics of discussion

Finding the emotional core

Story vs. Game

Evolving the form of immersive storytelling

Balancing freelance and personal work

For more on Andrea and her work visit

http://deusexmachinatio.com/

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Jul

A conversation with TED HOPE -

Building Storyworlds

the art, craft & biz of storytelling in 21c

Episode #01 - TED HOPE

running time 24:50

Welcome to the first episode of “Building Storyworlds - the art, craft & biz of storytelling in 21c.” The podcast is a companion to a course that is being taught this fall at Columbia University. The goal of the podcast is to stimulate discussion and debate around the evolution of storytelling.

Our first guest is award winning producer Ted Hope. Co-founder of This is that & Good Machine, Ted has produced over sixty films, including three Sundance Grand Prize winners and the first features of Alan Ball, Todd Field, Michel Gondry, Nicole Holofcener, and Ang Lee. A strong supporter of a truly free film movement Ted believes that– due to the democratization of the tools which enable & spread creative expression — a self-supporting artistic middle class is now establishing itself. But in order for all those who are creating to also sustain, we must be as rigorous in thought & action towards the creation of an independent infrastructure. Are you up for the challenge?

Topics of discussion

The future of film - Ted shares the thoughts behind a recent post to his blog Hope for Film.

Finding new froms of value

The role of scarcity and abundance in storytelling

The internet of things - the emergence of a storytelling layer over the real world