Gordon White July 30th, 2008
This post came about largely because of a really great interview with Alan Moore that I saw on Neil Gaiman’s blog. One of the great things about the post-Long Tail world is that niche stories can find niche audiences. Throw in some print on demand, self promotion through social media and you have some pretty good [...]
Gordon White July 22nd, 2008
Just reading this interview with Harold Evans about innovation in newspaper design. Yes, I am a massive nerd but those of you who know me are aware that -as the saying goes- I have ink in my veins. The Sunday Times, The Independent, The Guardian -and recently the WSJ in the states -they have [...]
Gordon White July 19th, 2008
Different yardsticks for different yards, but if you are in the business of online storytelling then you need to know of them both. Dr Horrible’s Sing Along Blog The first is from His Holiness Joss Whedon and is already extremely popular. This was conceived of during the writers strike and is easily the best example of what can [...]
Gordon White July 13th, 2008
The next step in the revenge of the radio plays is recording in the field. Despite your best efforts you may find that staging every story you create in front of a Mac Book becomes a little difficult -especially if you are writing a period drama. But I found this new little toy on engaget and [...]
Gordon White July 9th, 2008
We aren’t far off from getting audio content delivered to our cars/phones/iPods based on geographic location. E-Media tidbits had an article on it over here last week. This ability to deliver content via GPS has interesting implications for screen writers and other storytellers. The Implications of GPS Think about this. We are facing a huge shift in how [...]
admin July 9th, 2008
Some interesting news has come down the wire these last few days. The first is the official launch of Strike TV. This is the online video site launched by a bunch of Hollywood writers. The plan is for a percentage of any money the site makes to go to charity. That’s a nice idea but as [...]
