Tag: entertainment

  • SPAA 2009 Reaching Your Audience – LAMPicks

    Australia’s leading screen conference, run by SPAA, is in Sydney this week and many multi-platform folk associated with LAMP & AFTRS in the past are in force with a record number of panels and sessions. The heavily featured 360 Media (and by implication Social Media) track sits nicely in the theme of this years conference ‘Reaching…

  • Speaking Transmedian – Kelly Chapman at SPAA

    AFTRS & LAMP’ers have been fortunate to know Kelly Chapman for a few years now. She is one of a handful of producers and creatives who actually walk-the-talk by ‘making’ & realising transmedia properties. From her work at Hoodlum on accessible web adventures, BBC Spooks, Emmerdale and Lost through to her own, slightly more spreadable,…

  • Jacobson Brothers Nov 16 Launch for World First Mordy Koots

    Jim Shomos, innovative Australian writer/producer and also LAMP mentor, is about to launch his latest collaboration Mordy Koots, on an unsuspecting public. Gary blogged about the project last month & prior to their shoot in a post entitled Thumbs-up for Aussie innovation live action film-in-game looking at Mordy as a new genre, other examples and…

  • GameJam 09 – Come Play Talk Pitch Listen Invent

    AFTRS in conjunction with the IGDA Sydney are running GameJam 09. An interactive event by gamers for gamers – a day of playing, learning about and making games. Come be a spectator, play to win, or get involved in the creative jam session.  This free one day event features gaming competitions, seminars, networking and creative…

  • The Digital Deadlock – Free LAMP/CSB State of Play Seminar

    The August LAMP State of Play evening seminar will be a joint event with the AFTRS Centre for Screen Business and Screenrights who will be launching Jennifer Wilson’s white paper: ‘The Digital Deadlock: how clearance and copyright issues are keeping Australian content offline’ Jennifer will present the case for reforming the copyright system so that…

  • Art & Craft of Machinima – Seminar & Interactive Workshop

    VIRTUAL STORY: THE ART AND CRAFT OF MACHINIMA Three hour seminar – Thurs 14 May. Full day workshop – Fri 15 May Machinima is a dynamic new form of storytelling that will be explored in a seminar and interactive workshop at AFTRS this week. This unique event will feature leading international experts speaking about the…

  • Seminar: Innovations in Multi-Platform Content

    INNOVATIONS IN MULTI-PLATFORM CONTENT – Wed 22 April 9.30 – 1.00 pm – Sydney Do you really know what Alternate or Augmented Reality Games are, or what makes Social Media Entertainment really successful? How do you plan, produce and maintain complex distributed narrative, multi-platform services? Why do interactive stories work & how to get clients…

  • Scorched WINS! International Interactive Emmy

    LAMP mentored ‘Social Media, Multi-Platform’ Drama Scorched won the coveted International Interactive Emmy Award from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences last night at MIP TV. The first time Australia has won this award. A big congratulations particularly to producers Marcus Gillezeau & Ellenor Cox (of Firelight) from all at AFTRS and especially the…

  • Multiplatform Content Seminars & Workshops

    LAMP @ AFTRS has begun it’s 2009 series of seminars, workshops and incubators, many are listed below. LAMP has been actively involved in getting 360 Content development integrated into the main curriculum at AFTRS (in its new building) for the past year but is now back delivering industry standard, emerging media education. Multiplatform Content and…