I like this French Poste ad, where reality and dream melt into one space. It’s not only about the basic difference between the material and the abstract, but also about how in the cinematic experience opposite dimensions and feelings can – convincingly and inseparably – coexist.
I posted this Dave McClure tech talk because the strategies for new companies and those for innovation films aremore similar than you would think. If you are making a film that has (really) never been made before, you will need to find, attract and retain your crowd. Plus Dave is a funny speaker.
Startup Studios -> users = audiences
Educators use story more and more. Making stories is a fun class activity that frees the imagination, gives value to personal and group process, and creates new knowledge and experience in many forms. Beau Lotto [Lottolabs.org] explores alternative paths to scientific discovery with kids . He told me “Film is a wonderful medium in which to explore the issues of asking questions”. See Beau’s TED talk here:
The Cinemahead Workshop has a new Italian home! at Villa Pianciani, an 18th century hilltop estate near Spoleto, Umbria.