A podcast on how media is evolving for storytellers, creators and producers.
Episodes
Friday Sep 27, 2019
Friday Sep 27, 2019
In this episode we meet with Lucy McRae, body architect, filmmaker, science fiction artist, innovator and all around a person who pushed the boundaries of who we are and what we could become.
A note on the sound quality - connections were breaking up, so you will hear some glitches throughout the episode. Apologies!
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Music used in the episode:
Chris Zabriskie: Readers! Do You Read?
Available on a Creative Commons 4.0 License here.
Monday Jul 15, 2019
Monday Jul 15, 2019
In this episode of The Evolving Media Podcast my guest is Nicole van Schaik from Doc Society and the Good Pitch Network. One of the greatest goals anyone of us can have with the projects we’re working on is to affect some real change in the world.
That’s exactly what the Good Pitch Network is about, and that’s what this episode is going to look at - how we can plan our projects from the get-go in order to have as great an impact as possible, how new models can allow us to find new funding models and how we need to tweak our own creative minds to take full advantage of new possibilities.
As always, if you find this interesting, do consider sharing, commenting, rating and subscribing!
Helpful links: https://goodpitch.org, https://docsociety.org/projects/#impactfieldguide
Music used in the episode:
Chris Zabriskie: Readers! Do You Read?
Available on a Creative Commons 4.0 License here.
Monday May 06, 2019
Monday May 06, 2019
In episode 21 of the Evolving Media podcast Christian Fonnesbech arrives to talk about the future of narratives and the importance of collaborations, as well as the challenges emerging forms of narratives have when it comes to financing. Christian is active with Norwegian CEFIMA, he’s the Head of IP at Nordisk Film Games and the creator of Cloud Chambers - dive in!
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The CEFIMA Facebook group discussed in this episode can be found here.
Music used in the episode:
Chris Zabriskie: Readers! Do You Read?
Available on a Creative Commons 4.0 License here.
Thursday Apr 25, 2019
Thursday Apr 25, 2019
In this episode I'm joined by Houston Howard of LA Film School, to take a look at the world of media from another angle - that of people just starting to learn the trade. We'll talk about where the new generation is at, what they know and what they lack, and about the need to think cross-disciplinary from the outset, even while still studying. Dive in!
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Music used in the episode:
Chris Zabriskie: Readers! Do You Read?
Available on a Creative Commons 4.0 License here.
Thursday Apr 18, 2019
Thursday Apr 18, 2019
In this episode of the Evolving Media podcast I'm joined by Frank Rose, faculty director at Columbia University and the author of "Art of Immersion". Over at the Digital Storytelling Lab at Columbia they host an award called "Digital Dozen" each year, celebrating groundbreaking and innovative ways of creating and distributing stories - it's all about "honoring the year's most innovative narratives.".
Join us for a talk on this year's winners, what we can learn from the trajectory of the projects awarded over the years, where we're heading overall and that Frank's new book really is going to be about. Welcome!
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Music used in the episode:
Chris Zabriskie: Readers! Do You Read?
Available on a Creative Commons 4.0 License here.
Monday Apr 08, 2019
Monday Apr 08, 2019
"The opportunities are there to be able to create and grow your brand and engage audiences in new ways, but what it takes is an entrepreneurial mindset to acknowledge the need to hustle, to grind, to learn and to collaborate."
In this episode of the Evolving Media podcast I'm joined by Houston Howard, professor at LA Film School, founder at One3Creative and author of the book "You're gonna need a bigger story". Join us as we talk the importance of revenue and an entrepreneurial mindset in creative industries, the art of pitching empathically (and cyberstalking the people you're going to meet) and what opportunities we can identify and grasp in our daily creative work. Welcome!
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Music used in the episode:
Chris Zabriskie: Readers! Do You Read?
Available on a Creative Commons 4.0 License here.
Wednesday Mar 20, 2019
Wednesday Mar 20, 2019
“We need to reconnect with our audiences, in a really deep and meaningful way - and just saying 'we’re going to open the comment section' is not enough [….] it’s a much different job than most journalists are doing today”
In this episode of the Evolving Media Podcast we'll take an in-depth look at journalism in 2019 and in the future. There are a lot of challenges facing journalists today - financial challenges, challenges from new and unexpected competitors, the challenge of an ever-more elusive audience, and the challenge to disprove the “fake news” checkmark, over and over again. Where is journalism heading, and what hope is there for journalism's survival - and in what form?
Joining me to talk about these challenges and a lot more is Gerald Holubowicz. He’s the Digital Product Manager at the french Liberation newspaper, he keeps tabs on all things journalism and digital over at the journalism.design site and he’s doing in-depth research into the world of Deep Fakes. Enjoy!
Music used in the episode:
Chris Zabriskie: Readers! Do You Read?
Available on a Creative Commons 4.0 License here.
Tuesday Mar 12, 2019
Tuesday Mar 12, 2019
"If you’re going to play with VR, you need to ask yourself 'who is the viewer in that experience, what is his or her place, what is their identity - or do they even have one'. From the script writing phase to the directing phase, this is something we haven’t had to deal with before."
In episode 16 of The Evolving Media Podcast, we’ll dip our feet into the exciting waters of virtual reality and immersive storytelling together with someone who knows a lot about that field. Michel Reilhac is a producer, former head of Dutch outfit Submarine, former Head of Film Acquisition at ARTE and a lot more, and is right now the Director of Studies at the Venice Biennale College for VR.
We talk about the hype around VR, how we as producers can know our project is suitable for VR, what the first steps should be… and we also divert to Kenya for a brief spell :). Dive in!
Music used in the episode:
Chris Zabriskie: Readers! Do You Read?
Available on a Creative Commons 4.0 License here.
Tuesday Mar 05, 2019
Tuesday Mar 05, 2019
This is the second part of our talk with Caitlin Burns, a producer and business strategist from NYC with a host of productions and projects spanning decades on her CV.
In this episode we take on some fundamental questions, such as what crucial decisions need to be made early and during projects, the need for producers and other people in charge to realise the importance of opening clear channels of communication and how that can be done, and a lot more. Dive in!
Music used in the episode:
Chris Zabriskie: Readers! Do You Read?
Available on a Creative Commons 4.0 License here.
Monday Feb 25, 2019
Monday Feb 25, 2019
In this episode of the Evolving Media podcast I'm joined by producer, storyteller and strategist Caitlin Burns. Having worked on everything from transmedia worlds for Disney, Hasbro, Sony, Microsoft and so on, to VR experiences, to empowering children to help others via UNICEF's Kid Power band campaign and so much more, Caitlin knows the ins and outs of most aspects when it comes to planning, designing, developing and producing in the media world of today.
Join us as we - in this first part of a two-part series - dive into the most crucial things to know and decisions to take when it comes to creating things intended to reach people. Welcome!
Music used in the episode:
Chris Zabriskie: Readers! Do You Read?
Available on a Creative Commons 4.0 License here.