29 January, 2008
WSC Show #82 - WGA/SAG Unity: Interviews with Alan Rosenberg and Valerie Harper
In today’s episode I head out to represent as a member of SAG at the WGA-SAG Unity picketing event in front of Fox Studios. Featured is Alan Rosenberg, the President of SAG and Valerie Harper who sits on the Board of Directors for SAG. Following their interviews, we’ll hear speeches made by Alan Rosenberg, Zachary Quinto from Heroes, Susannah Grant member of the WGA negotiating committee, Susan Savage from SAG (who organized the rally), actor Larry Miller, and Anne-Marie Johnson, Vice President of SAG. Recorded Monday, 28 January 2008.
Will It Blend Takes On The Writers’ Strike
Tom Dickson of the Will It Blend video podcast isn’t letting the Writers’ Strike slow him down. One more reason why a video podcast about a kitchen gadget is one of the top twenty channels on YouTube.
WSC Show #81 - Interviews with Michael Perry, William Hasley, and David Rodwin
In today’s episode we'll conclude a series of interviews recorded last week at the King Day picketing event in front of Paramount Studios. Here we talk to Michael Perry, William Hasley and David Rodwin. Recorded Tuesday, 22 January 2008.
28 January, 2008
Help Wanted: RSS Feed Support
Any of my listeners or readers know how to encode an RSS or XML feed? I can't rely on Odeo and need to D.Y.I. for the podcast. But I also require expertise to do it.Please shoot me an e-mail if you can help or leave a comment below.
Leave the AMPTP alone!
Ha! An awesome recommendation by a reader of this blog who goes by the alt "Winning Scripts", this video parodies the "Leave Britney Alone!" video. Thanks for sharing, Winning Scripts! Keep'em coming, my friend. Cheers!
WSC Show #80 - Interviews with Lissa Levin, Dan Guntzelman, Ron Moskovitz and Bobby Gaylor
In today’s episode we continue a series of interviews to ask some writers on the line about their feelings regarding the terms of the tentative agreement between the DGA and the AMPTP. Featured are Lissa Levin, Dan Guntzelman, Ron Moskovitz and Bobby Gaylor. Recorded Tuesday, 22 January 2008.
27 January, 2008
Indie vs Studio
A Mac vs PC parody. This series of short films pokes fun at Hollywood and the studio filmmaking process. More info at Dobler's Pen Productions.
Indie vs Studio 1: Funding
Indie vs Studio 2: Synergy
Indie vs Studio 3: Crew
Indie vs Studio 4: Awards
WSC Show #79 - Interviews with Eric Weinberg, David Wyatt, and David Kebo
In today’s episode we head out to Paramount Studios to ask some writers on the line about their feelings regarding the terms of the tentative agreement between the DGA and the AMPTP. Featured: Eric Weinberg, David Wyatt and Dave Kebo. Recorded Tuesday, 22 January 2008.
26 January, 2008
IS THIS THE FUTURE OF MEDIA?
In the year 2015 the New York Times has gone offline.
The Fourth Estate's fortunes have waned.
What happened to the news?
And what is EPIC?
WSC Show #78 - Hanging Out With Asterios Kokkinos
In this recording, striker Asterios Kokkinos gives me a ride to my car after a day of picketing on Martin Luther King Day in front of NBC Studios but we end up taking a tour of cool things to see and do in Burbank. Recorded Monday, 21 January 2008.
Credits
Producer/Host: Tanja Barnes
Music: The Asterios Kokkinos Strike Band
Producer/Host: Tanja Barnes
Music: The Asterios Kokkinos Strike Band
Featured in this episode:
The House of Secrets1930 W. Olive Avenue
Burbank, California 91506
818-562-1900
Hyaena Gallery1928 W. Olive Ave.
Burbank, CA 91506
818-972-2448
25 January, 2008
AT&T Proposes to filter the Internet.
There's a great article in today's NewTeeVee blog about AT&T, net neutrality and ... censorship (gasp!). The issue is this bit shown in the video above.
Here's a snippet from the blog post:
"Anyone who’s ever appeared on the news or a talk show can tell you that you can’t necessarily trust you will be treated fairly in editing — especially if you ramble, contradict the host or call a show’s sponsor or advertisers into controversy. Until recently, there was no way to clarify your story, unless you were lucky enough to be a television personality yourself.'
BoingBoing Gadget’s Joel Johnson knew this already.
So when he went into an interview on The Hugh Thompson Show, which airs on AT&T’s Tech Channel, an online video mini-net focused on technology, he brought along Richard Blakeley (NewTeeVee profile), posted it to YouTube and embedded the video on his blog.Which illustrates that in a world where one-to-many broadcasting is no longer the only option, the balance of power between interviewer and interviewee has shifted.Thompson’s show with Johnson has yet to air, and may never — after all, Johnson calls into question AT&T’s publicly stated intent to filter Internet access across its portion of the network and its stance against network neutrality, and Thompson’s show is wholly funded and distributed by AT&T."
Well...all I can say if that if you're a guest on my podcast you can pretty much count on the fact that I don't edit out anything you said (or what I said for that matter). But then again, I'm independent with no sponsors.
Anyway, now that you know, here's a snippet from Tim Wu of Slashdot in a blog post entitled "Has AT&T Lost Its Mind?". I recommend clicking to read the entire post here, just to get caught up to speed.
Anyway, now that you know, here's a snippet from Tim Wu of Slashdot in a blog post entitled "Has AT&T Lost Its Mind?". I recommend clicking to read the entire post here, just to get caught up to speed.
"Chances are that as you read this article, it is passing over part of AT&T's network. That matters, because last week AT&T announced that it is seriously considering plans to examine all the traffic it carries for potential violations of U.S. intellectual property laws. The prospect of AT&T, already accused of spying on our telephone calls, now scanning every e-mail and download for outlawed content is way too totalitarian for my tastes. But the bizarre twist is that the proposal is such a bad idea that it would be not just a disservice to the public but probably a disaster for AT&T itself. If I were a shareholder, I'd want to know one thing: Has AT&T, after 122 years in business, simply lost its mind?"
WSC Show #77 - Interviews with Vicangelo Bulluck and Regina Taylor
In today’s episode I head out to the picket line at Paramount Studios to speak with Vic Bulluck, the Executive Director of the Hollywood Bureau of the NAACP. I also speak with Regina Taylor from The Unit. Recorded Tuesday, 21 January 2008.
24 January, 2008
Bono Responds To The Davos Question
As I previously blogged, the Davos Conversation on YouTube provides a place where anyone can create a YouTube video and answer the question “What one thing do you think that countries, companies or individuals must do to make the world a better place in 2008?” and upload it to the site.
Bono has answered the question and it's posted above. According to TechCrunch he had just left a breakfast talk with Al Gore on the subject of climate change.
WSC Show #76 - Interview with Jeff Wolfman
In this episode, I talk writer/director Jeff Wolfman and with us is SAG member Colleen McGrann. Recorded Monday, 20 January 2008.
Credits
Producer/Host: Tanja Barnes
Music: "Television Raised Me" by Agent Xenon
and sung by Nikki G of Plasticade
available on AgentXenon.com
"Ay Mambo" by Falik
available on Magnatune.com
Producer/Host: Tanja Barnes
Music: "Television Raised Me" by Agent Xenon
and sung by Nikki G of Plasticade
available on AgentXenon.com
"Ay Mambo" by Falik
available on Magnatune.com
As mentioned in this episode: Time Warner Cable to trial hard bandwidth caps
23 January, 2008
RSS in Plain English
In my recent interview with Alan Kirschenbaum, I asked him to define what a breakthrough show on the Internet would look like.
His response is "It's written, scripted programming...where the content is so compelling that next week a thousand people come, and the next week two thousand people come and reaches a critical mass."
I then asked him if he watched "Ask A Ninja" as an example of an Internet breakthrough programming and though he found it entertaining and clever, he said "When I remember to watch it, I watch it. That's not exactly the same and unless you're arguing with me that are like when Seinfeld was on and people stayed home on Thursday nights because they wanted to see Seinfeld because they wanted on Friday morning to be able to have the conversation with the other people they worked with to say "'Did you see what happened?'" and you don't want to say "'No don't talk about that because I didn't see it yet.'" You want to be part of the conversation so you watched it the first chance that it was on."
I respectfully think the issue with Alan's Internet viewing habits is that he's failing to use the technology to his advantage.
"When I remember to watch" he said.
I still contend that "Ask A Ninja" is a perfect example of an Internet breakthrough new media product. The difference between Ninja and Seinfeld (format notwithstanding) is that viewers subscribe to the show (rather than tuning in or programming their VCRs or Tivos) by making use of RSS readers.
I believe in the brave new world of new media and the consumption of new media products, audiences will rush to be the first to click on a show and will constantly refresh their RSS readers to be the first (and perhaps the hippest and coolest) to catch programming as soon as it goes live on the Web.
My two cents. YMMV.
(Oh, and BTW...I got your RSS feed for Ninja right here.)
WSC Show #75 - Conversation with Damon D'Amato
In today’s episode I have a conversation in front of NBC Studios with Damon D'Amato who works below the line as a teleprompter operator. Recorded Monday, 20 January 2008.
Tanja Barnes, originally uploaded by NoHoDamon.
It's official: Damon D'Amato is the official staff photographer for the Strike Chronicles. Thanks, Damon!
WSC Show #74 - Interviews with Alan Kirschenbaum and Elizabeth Reynolds
In today’s episode I talk with writer Alan Kirschenbaum followed by SAG member Elizabeth Reynolds at the picket line in front of NBC studios. Recorded Monday, 20 January 2008.
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