[lab] story-coding: captain cardboard - aug 18, 2014 - notes

[LAB] Story-Coding: Captain Cardboard !18. August 2014

ABOUT

StoryCode is an global community for emerging and established cross-platform and immersive storytellers. !Founded in New York in 2012, StoryCode has evolved in scope and model to include 16 city chapters around the world in 4 continents. !Unlike many arts and professional organizations, StoryCode runs on a dispersed network model, giving each chapter the opportunity to customize offerings for the local creator community.

Serving a core community of over 5,000 story+tech creators, StoryCode is home to both established and new cross-platform storytellers. !Members represent a wide diversity of disciplines ranging from; film to advertising, theatre, gaming, publishing and tech. !Each chapter organizes a series of real life events for informal learning and professional development including; talks, workshops, story hackathons and social events. !Chapters in: Barcelona, Boston, Brussels, Costa Rica, Paris, Marseille, Miami, London, New York, San Francisco, Singapore, Vermont, Warsaw and beyond !

GLOBAL COMMUNITY

Advocate + Educate + Prototype !

- New forms & formats of narrative experiences. !

> Set in media business context of Singapore + SEA region

StoryCode Singapore

CAPTAIN CARDBOARD

storyhacking workshop

Background

Aug '13: met cardboard artist Bartholomew ting

http://butternmilk.com

Caine's Arcade Project by 9 year old boy,

video went viral

http://cainesarcade.com

Legend of the Cardboard Heroes

by Don Bosco

Aug '14: Captain Cardboard for Storycode Singapore

Creative Process

3 simple steps

Step 1: concept and character

cardboard culture, promote responsible

behaviour, Hero vs Villain, funnies format

Step 2: create stories

Sample 1

Sample 2

Sample 3

Sample 4

Sample 5

Using: http://stripgenerator.com

Step 3: connect with audience

shared on blog,

Facebook, Twitter, etc

organised hackathon

collaborate to tell new stories

Prototyping process

Creative genre test idea before full execution

problem solving collaboration

creative freedom and fun

Time to create your own

CAPTAIN CARDBOARD

story!

script > visuals > share

Time to Publish through

your Own smartphone

remember to tag us!

Organise your own Global Cardboard Challenge group

11 October 2014

http://imagination.is/our-projects/cardboard-

challenge

For Updates

http://www.SuperCoolBooks.com

+ join us on Facebook!

Resources

• Introduction to Worldbuilding for Transmedia: http://www.transmediadigest.com/worldbuilding-transmedia-stories-part-1/ !!• How to Pitch and Prepare a Successful Funding

Application for a Transmedia Project: http://www.beactivemedia.com/transmediaguide.html !• Google's Cardboard turns your Android device into a VR

headset: http://www.theverge.com/2014/6/25/5842188/googles-cardboard-turns-your-android-device-into-a-vr-headset http://www.mashable.com/2014/06/25/google-io-2014-wtf-cardboard/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link !• Comics for Film, Games & Animation http://www.tyler-weaver.com/comicsforfilmgamesandanimation/

UPCOMING EVENTS

August 29 StoryWalk Night Festival + Network Drinks !

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!August 29 [Workshop] StoryLines - The narrative intent of lines in space

CONTACT

www.storycode.org/ !!http://www.meetup.com/StoryCode-Singapore/ !!https://twitter.com/StotyCodeSG !!https://www.medium.com/@StoryCodeSG