Produxion

This is a really - and I mean really insightful video of a talk given by a filmmaker going by the name of M dot Strange.

He talks at length about how he created a feature-length animation on his own terms. He learned the skills from scratch, funded it himself, and built up a community of inclusive audience members. He got accepted at Sundance, turned down movie deals (the contracts he delves into are shocking) and is now funding his next film entirely through self-distribution of his work.

This is a really inspiring talk, and really opened my eyes to the possibilities which are emerging for the independent filmmaker.

On 19th May 2008, I presented a business masterclass which aimed to demystify the modern-day internet, and show how it can be easily put to use by any business – large or small.

This event was organised in association with Furness Enterprise, and the presentation is here for you to watch in it’s entirety.

On 9th May 2008, I spoke to students at Lancaster University as part of the “Insight to Creative & Media Careers” event.

The two-day event was organised by CEEC (Centre for Employability Enterprise and Careers) and included a wide range of speakers from different areas of the media industry.

As an experienced practitioner in New Media, I introduced a brief history of the industry, and then explored the 10 commandments for following a good work ethic, before concluding with some of my ideas about where the industry is heading in the future.

We filmed the presentation, and you can watch the whole thing, right here, right now.