"I want our best minds to be able to make a killing from starting new companies rather than going to Wall Street and making a killing by betting against existing companies."
Find myself agreeing with Thomas Friedman lately.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Progress
The Creators Project is prolly the best web video product out there. Any surprise that Vice is behind it? It's a straight up "sponsored by" scenario where (I assume) Intel gives the keys to a creative team/emerging multi-media powerhouse for the early 21st century, develops a simple yet solid concept, and puts decent money behind it. It surpasses most everything out there for combined production value, storytelling, entertainment value, information value, and relevance to the world. Name me one better. Most importantly the goal of each piece is to mine for insight to new, fresh ideas in Arts & Media.
Not being dummies, they make an effort to fulfill the (rarely realized) potential of the 2010 internet by pairing each vid with written words, in this case an interview. Words and video on the same page, including a vital stats bio. Plus thumbnails of extra video content related to the featured video. And comments, which are never a bad idea. all good.
Monday, May 10, 2010
This is what the world is like
Nice piece about Damon Dash, his work/life/business philosophy, and how he's basically remaking himself as a Diddy meets Warhol type for the decentralized, indie community-entralled landscape of today.
“[Prisoners of wack world] have no other choice, there’s no other option,” he explains of P.O.W.s. “So people have to fit in where they can and just be mad, and that’s why people don’t work as hard, because they don’t enjoy what they do. They live for Fridays. You know what I’m saying? I hate Fridays. Sunday in here is just as packed as any day. Because, this shit, you enjoy it. You wouldn’t compromise it for the world.”
video of the whole thing unfolding at CreativeControl.tv
“[Prisoners of wack world] have no other choice, there’s no other option,” he explains of P.O.W.s. “So people have to fit in where they can and just be mad, and that’s why people don’t work as hard, because they don’t enjoy what they do. They live for Fridays. You know what I’m saying? I hate Fridays. Sunday in here is just as packed as any day. Because, this shit, you enjoy it. You wouldn’t compromise it for the world.”
video of the whole thing unfolding at CreativeControl.tv
Monday, May 3, 2010
MTV Waah Waah (sound of comic failure or brilliant new revenue stream?)
Very much puzzled by this. On one hand it's great. But on the other, where's the rest of the song?
MTVU's Ahead of the Curve brings you the hot new shit that hip kids in the street are bugging out to! And they do so by making lovely, exclusive performances in picturesque settings; surely spending tens of thousands producing the thing, not to mention the man hours spent planning. Maybe the primary purpose is as a TV spot, fine. But MTV has this MTV360 ethos going which aims to put MTV in your face via every possible medium.
"Our users have televisions, computers and stereos in their rooms, often all on at the same time," says Sarah Cohen, Vice President of Programming and Production of MTV.com.
Cohen elaborates, "With the development of the 360 strategy, MTV.com has become a brand in its own right. As our strategy evolved, we developed MTV.com as an original programming destination rather than only thinking of it as an extension of promotions or marketing. This is true online programming – the television medium cannot by nature provide it. MTV.com qualities like community, interactivity, and broad, deep music access are now part of users’ and viewers’ expectations of the MTV brand as a whole."
So this Local Natives performance gets distributed online, but only 41 seconds of it. This is "deep music access"? "True online programming"? I assume they did not spend all that money just to shoot 41 seconds of the song.
Why not put the whole performance online? Why??? They have a whole site dedicated to these abbreviated performances with lots of great artists. I don't get it.
Is this a licensing issue? A sly way to get more unique views, more clicks, run more ads, make more ad money? Or is this a failure of brand strategy, kind of a waste of money, and frustrating to viewers all at once? Ahead of the Curve!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MTVU's Ahead of the Curve brings you the hot new shit that hip kids in the street are bugging out to! And they do so by making lovely, exclusive performances in picturesque settings; surely spending tens of thousands producing the thing, not to mention the man hours spent planning. Maybe the primary purpose is as a TV spot, fine. But MTV has this MTV360 ethos going which aims to put MTV in your face via every possible medium.
"Our users have televisions, computers and stereos in their rooms, often all on at the same time," says Sarah Cohen, Vice President of Programming and Production of MTV.com.
Cohen elaborates, "With the development of the 360 strategy, MTV.com has become a brand in its own right. As our strategy evolved, we developed MTV.com as an original programming destination rather than only thinking of it as an extension of promotions or marketing. This is true online programming – the television medium cannot by nature provide it. MTV.com qualities like community, interactivity, and broad, deep music access are now part of users’ and viewers’ expectations of the MTV brand as a whole."
So this Local Natives performance gets distributed online, but only 41 seconds of it. This is "deep music access"? "True online programming"? I assume they did not spend all that money just to shoot 41 seconds of the song.
Why not put the whole performance online? Why??? They have a whole site dedicated to these abbreviated performances with lots of great artists. I don't get it.
Is this a licensing issue? A sly way to get more unique views, more clicks, run more ads, make more ad money? Or is this a failure of brand strategy, kind of a waste of money, and frustrating to viewers all at once? Ahead of the Curve!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
The most widely copied graphic-driven editorial innovation in magazine land gets its own TV show.
from Cynopsis: "Bravo has a new original series in development titled Approval Matrix (wt) inspired by the weekly feature in New York Magazine. Approval Matrix is a studio-based, hosted show where four rotating pop culture gurus debate on which news items should be placed in the quadrants: Highbrow Brilliant, Highbrow Despicable, Lowbrow Brilliant and Lowbrow Despicable. The show will sport guest opinions and audience interaction."
Monday, April 19, 2010
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Shotgun
A frozen weekend spent at a friendly cottage in Ontario with NYC rock monsters Earl Greyhound yielded this, our ol' team's latest music vid effort. (don't be shy, play it full screen).
Director......Chell Stephen chellstephen.com
Producer.....Sam Winter
Cinematographer......Gregg Conde
Light Design......Bryan Parker
Editor......Chell Stephen/Sam Winter
Production Company......thinkfeel.tv
Hair & Makeup......Meagan Hester @ MHArtistry
Stylist......Chelsea Conklin for tarotvintage.com
from the just released album Suspicious Package. Stream that noise right here!!!! Don't miss Holy Immortality. S'good.
Earl Greyhound - Shotgun from think/feel on Vimeo.
Director......Chell Stephen chellstephen.com
Producer.....Sam Winter
Cinematographer......Gregg Conde
Light Design......Bryan Parker
Editor......Chell Stephen/Sam Winter
Production Company......thinkfeel.tv
Hair & Makeup......Meagan Hester @ MHArtistry
Stylist......Chelsea Conklin for tarotvintage.com
from the just released album Suspicious Package. Stream that noise right here!!!! Don't miss Holy Immortality. S'good.
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