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