http://www.fantrust.com FanTrust Site Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:08:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en With the television rerun season kicking into full gear, kids breaking out of school for summer and Hollywood's dream factory potentially weeks away from a labour shutdown, it's a perfect storm for launching our FanTrust video contest, "I Know What TV Did This Summer." We're encouraging television fans from around the ... http://www.fantrust.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fantrust.com%2F2008%2F06%2F27%2Ffantrust-viral-video-contest-launch-i-know-what-tv-did-this-summer%2F&seed_title=FanTrust%26%238217%3Bs+fan+video+contest+launch%21+%26%238220%3BI+Know+What+TV+Did+This+Summer%26%238221%3B Abel Cine Tech, in association with the Producers Guild of America New Media Council and PostWorks, presents their second joint workshop, Sony XDCAM EX In Depth.Click link to view invitation: http://www.abelcine.com/invites/The Sony PMW-EX3 camcorder will be making its East Coast debut at this workshop.This new model adds more features and ... http://www.fantrust.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fantrust.com%2F2008%2F06%2F25%2Fsony-xdcam-ex-in-depth%2F&seed_title=Sony+XDCAM+EX+In+Depth YouTube. Google. Facebook. All of these channels are seriously underexploited by many entertainment companies, given that there are a number of simple things that content creators can do right now to capitalize on each. With YouTube it is important that producers don’t just upload content and wait for hits. YouTube provides ... http://www.fantrust.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fantrust.com%2F2008%2F06%2F24%2Flow-hanging-fruit-youtube-google-facebook%2F&seed_title=Low+hanging+fruit+-+YouTube.+Google.+Facebook. All fans are equal but some are more equal than others. For any given property, you've got fans… and then you've got superfans. Superfans make up a small percentage of the audience, but can have an impact far greater than their numbers. They're a loyal band of dedicated ... http://www.fantrust.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fantrust.com%2F2008%2F06%2F18%2Fuse-the-force%2F&seed_title=Use+the+Force Here’s a shout-out to our friends at Capcom, an entertainment company that functions at the cross-roads where “Fans” and “Trust” meet. This weekend, Capcom did a stealth relaunch of Capcom Unity’s community destination. Talking exclusively to FanTrust, Capcom Corporate Officer/ Vice-President - Strategic Planning & Business Development Christian Svensson said, “The ... http://www.fantrust.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fantrust.com%2F2008%2F06%2F17%2F1219%2F&seed_title=Exclusive%3A+Capcom+builds+fan+trust After a whirlwind month of speaking on the future of digital entertainment and online video at the Vancouver International Game Summit, VIDFEST, Cossette Convergence Day, and nextMEDIA - I've decided to take a break and let someone else do the pontificating. Ninja, of viral video "Ask a Ninja" fame, shares his ... http://www.fantrust.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fantrust.com%2F2008%2F06%2F13%2Fnew-media-new-rules-just-ask-a-ninja%2F&seed_title=New+media%2C+new+rules+-+Just+ask+a+ninja "First, do no harm." This phrase, typically associated with medical professionals, should also be heeded by transmedia producers. In his correspondence with Professor Henry Jenkins, Jeff Gomez asserts that transmedia executions must not compromise the core viewing experience. Jenkins: What do you see as the challenges of generating content ... http://www.fantrust.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fantrust.com%2F2008%2F06%2F12%2Fdo-no-harm%2F&seed_title=Do+No+Harm As we’ve seen, the digital world lets you reach audiences directly, eliminate the middle man and disintermediates the big boys. But for many producers, that is a very big leap. Most producers operate as business-to-business companies. Whether you sell TV to broadcasters, secure distribution for film or get game publishing ... http://www.fantrust.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fantrust.com%2F2008%2F06%2F10%2Fhow-can-you-use-fan-activity-to-support-your-main-business%2F&seed_title=How+can+you+use+fan+activity+to+support+your+main+business%3F Recently we have been brainstorming concepts and furiously writing new curriculum which we are going to teach at AFTRS in 2009. The work we have been doing at our Laboratory of Advanced Media Production has been influencing many of our new offerings in games, virtual environments and more generally in ... http://www.fantrust.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fantrust.com%2F2008%2F06%2F10%2Fexperience-design%2F&seed_title=Experience+Design Like any pop culture junkie, there’s nothing I like better than a good crossover – when characters from different realities step into each other’s world. Like when Laverne & Shirley or The Big Ragu appeared on Happy Days. Or when Batman and Spiderman teamed up to take ... http://www.fantrust.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fantrust.com%2F2008%2F06%2F08%2Ftransmedia-crossover%2F&seed_title=Transmedia+Crossover