Production Professional over dozen years – helped to produce: Reality TV, Marketing Campaigns, Concert Docs and worked on a bunch of movies. Currently freelance at MTV and Comedy Central a lot and partner at Everwild Media – natural history prod co.Most of you are already familiar with challenges to entertainment industry facing an undefined transmedia landscape.Need to hone in on these new ways to engage viewers, introduce new audiences and serve superfansWhether you consider it CRISIS or OPPORTUNITY or BOTH, like entertainment, all communications industries industries are going through a revolution. New products being defined
…meanwhile, on the other side of our society’s communication spectrum are all the big changes happening in education…
Intellectual Development (referring [but not limited to] education)Emerging Adult Learners (referring to any student in K-12)Intermedia from Fluxus artist Dick Higgins
IDEAL INTERMEDIA is a development company for a types of transmedia products that lie between the worlds of entertainment and education that are created for use by a member of any generation that can be considered a digital native.
-In 2006 - A Year on Earth-tasked 3 teenagers to take the pulse of the planet and report back to their generation. -filmed at and between scientific expeditions in 12 countries. -the film was a coproduction with Discovery Networks and aired across 5 of their channels including Discovery Kids. -primarily kept to the life-journey unfolding throughout. -Also produced a set of “field reports”. At about 12 mins each, focused on knowledge and science of each expedition.-Part of Discovery Education curriculum sold to schools-well produced, graphically intensive, played off movie narrative – but educationally intensive.
