The Evolving Media Podcast

Episode 033: AI art, Summer Island and the future of content - a talk with Steve Coulson

Steve Coulson [https://twitter.com/SteveCoulson] is the creative director over at Campfire [https://campfirenyc.com/], the company that's done a lot of amazing campaigns in the immersive and audience engaging transmedia vein over the years. Some weeks ago Steve caused a bit of a stir by releasing the graphic novel "Summer Island [https://campfirenyc.com/summer-island/]", a novel created with AI-generated artwork. As everyone can imagine, it's been fairly polarising, with some seeing a threat where others see possibilities. Very timely, Steve also released his second novel today - "Exodus [https://campfirenyc.com/comics/]"! Today we'll talk AI, art, and the future of content! Enjoy!

Episode 032: NFTs, audience engagement, TV + e-sports and Gen Z as consumers and producers

We're back!  In this episode I talk to the prolific Sandra Lehner about utilization of NFTs in the world of media, about what the world of TV can learn from e-sports, about the need to build audience and actually engage with them and about how Gen Z is approaching their roles as consumers and increasingly producers.  Check out Sandra on her LinkedIn here https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandralehner [https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandralehner] and enjoy the episode! As always, please do like, share and all that jazz! We'll be back with the next episode in a couple of weeks!

Episode 031: Documentary films, podcasts and the Collective Journey - a talk with Claudia Rinke

Welcome to a new episode of the Evolving Media podcast. In today’s episode I’ll be talking to Claudia Rinke, who’s a bestselling and award-winning author and the creator and screenwriter of the documentary film NOW - available later this spring - about the climate movement. The film features add-ons such as a podcast-series, and is an example of the interest she haves for narratives of vision and the Collective Journey. Let’s dive into it! Links for the episode: Claudia on new narratives and the Collective Journey https://www.innovatorsmag.com/future-chapters-ours-to-write/ The documentary film NOW https://climatewarriors.wfilm.de/now/drehbuchautorin_644/ [https://climatewarriors.wfilm.de/now/drehbuchautorin_644/]   Participant https://participant.com/ [https://participant.com/]  Hafencity University https://www.hcu-hamburg.de/ [https://www.hcu-hamburg.de/]

Episode 030: Immersive theatre through podcasts - a talk with Rosie Poebright

For almost a year the COVID-19 pandemic has created a number of obstacles not only for our everyday life, but also for creatives and producers all over the world. At the same time, new projects featuring ways of engaging and telling stories have cropped up around the globe, as lockdowns and Zoom calls have become integrated parts of our existence. One of these projects is called “Play Inside [https://anchor.fm/play-inside]” - a very interesting way of letting the audience become part of the narrative, fostering understanding and empathy. In today’s episode, I’m thrilled to have been able to have a chat with Rosie Poebright. Rosie’s the Creative Director at Splash & Ripple [https://www.splashandripple.com/], PhD researcher in the Embodied Story at University of the West of England, and now co founder of Play Inside, a new form of experiential podcast which brings an immersive theatrical audio experience to your home.

Episode 029: Docs in a flux - where the world of documentary filmmaking is heading and why. A talk with Louise Rosen.

In this episode we do a deep dive into the world of documentary filmmaking and the change (some would say long overdue change) that we're witnessing at the moment. Old models don't necessarily work anymore, and we desperately need to learn how to navigate new realities... while at the same time taking into consideration a whole set of new challenges and possibilities. Joining me for this talk is Louise Rosen. With over 25 years of experience of the documentary filmmaking industry, her company Louise Rosen Ltd [http://www.louiserosenltd.com/] (LRL) provides services to filmmakers including guidance on project development, editorial review at all stages of production, strategies for fundraising, distribution and festival planning, sales agency for project financing and distribution of finished films. LRL projects have included Oscar, Emmy, Sundance, and other award-winning films and have been released across all platforms. Enjoy!  If you find this interesting, please share, comment, recommend and subscribe. Thank you! Music used in the episode: Chris Zabriskie: Readers! Do You Read? Available on a Creative Commons 4.0 License [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/] here [http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Chris_Zabriskie/Reappear/02_-_Readers_Do_You_Read].