Dec 21, 2013

Experience Spotlight - Dr. James Canton & Time Travelers

James Canton, Global Futurist, talks to Pooky Amsterdam about why he has worked with PookyMedia and Russell Boyd on the Time Travelers webseries.

http://virtualworldtelevision.com/2013/12/21/experience-spotlight-james-canton/



Nov 26, 2013

Style Matters!

This year's Machinima-Expo 6 focused on intense discussions regarding the medium we love for game engine film making known as Machinima (that portmanteau describing cinema done on machine).

There were many great presentations which we urge all to see, plus of course the fabulous films which reflect a depth and breadth of talent within our independent film community, that does indeed make this the medium to watch.

Within this context, Pooky was asked to contribute a piece on Style in Machinima.


On Style in Machinima with Pooky Amsterdam from Ricky Grove on Vimeo.

Nov 17, 2013

Editing Your Video to Tell a Coherent Story

Russell Boyd gives The Machinima Expo festival a tour of the history of editing and applies editing rules to machinima.


Editing Your Video to Tell a Coherent Story - Russell Boyd from Ricky Grove on Vimeo.

Aug 14, 2013

The Channel

Richard Kastelein, Publisher of TV AppMarket, has co-authored a piece on machinima with Pooky Amsterdam  for the magazine of The Association of International Broadcasting called The Channel.

In 2013, The Channel had a print subscriber base of more than 6,600 decision-makers in international and national television and radio broadcasters as well as related manufacturing and service provision companies in over 120 countries worldwide. The Channel has significant additional distribution to delegates at key industry events throughout the year – such as CSTB, Moscow; Mobile World Congress, Barcelona; IPTV World Forum, London; FT Digital Media Conference, London; IBC, Amsterdam; NewsXchange; AppsWorldEurope, London. In its print and electronic form, The Channel has a combined reach of over 25,000 named professionals in the broadcasting and related industries in over 120 countries worldwide.

The Channel - Machinima Rising

A profound thrill to have the article published and it's a great read!

Jun 26, 2013

Global Futures Forecast: Top Trends for 2013

The Global Futures Forecast examines the top trends that will shape 2013 and beyond. The GFF was produced by leading futurist, keynote speaker and author Dr. James Canton CEO & Chairman, Institute for Global Futures, a San Francisco based think tank.


Mar 27, 2013

Certification from Couresera

Russell Boyd successfully completed two online certified courses - Introduction to Digital Sound Design from Emory University and The Language of Hollywood from Wesleyan University.