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Gaming Old and New

Posted in Unconventional Media, new media, video games, virtual, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on June 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »

As I wrote in this blog last October, after the “E for all Expo,” the philosophy behind my company, Unconventional Media, is to deliver a fresh angle for new entertainment, incorporating movie storytelling into game play. This seems to be a growing, exciting trend in the business, although much of it remains tied to feature film releases like “Batman,” “Watchman,” “Harry Potter,” etc.. I do admit it was fun to stand next to the original Ghostbusters Ecto-1 vehicle, parked outside to promote the Ghostbuster Video game. I believe with the immersing technology of virtual game worlds, we can create storylines to form a new kind of entertainment. It’s like my fictional screenplay, “Press>Play” as reality. We enter the story, virtually.

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Need for Speed:Undercover nominated for 2 VES Awards

Posted in Red Camera, Unconventional Media, new media, video games, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Yesterday, the Visual Effects Society (VES) announced the nominees for the VES Awards and “Need for Speed:Undercover” was nominated in two categories, Outstanding Pre-Rendered Visuals in a Video Game and the one that truly reflects Unconventional Media’s work, Outstanding Real Time Visuals in a Video Game.  Directed by Joseph Hodges with cinematography by Jeff Seckendorf, [...]

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On Blog Radio

Posted in Unconventional Media, new media, video games, webisodes, tagged , , , , , , , , on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I’m on the radio.  Check it out.  I join the program about five minutes into the show.
Blogtalkradio.com
Wayne Clingman is the host.  He calls his show “Indy Film Wisconsin.”  Originally, I think the idea of the program was to promote Film projects in the State of Wisonsin including their film incentives! But like so many things [...]

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Webisodes

Posted in Unconventional Media, new media, video games, webisodes, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on September 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I’m seeing more and more “webisode” television and it reminds me of my days in Los Angeles theater.  It’s up there, not as a staged experience or to even just entertain, but as a showcase.  The creator is actually hoping someone will discover their series and put it on Network television.  It’s content for the [...]

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RED Camera

Posted in Red Camera, Unconventional Media, video games, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on September 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »

There have been some requests for more details about the live action shoot on the upcoming EA video game “Need For Speed:Undercover” that I produced.  Especially about why we chose the RED cameras.
When the director, Joseph Hodges and I met with EA to discuss the Live Action elements in the game and how to match [...]

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Unconventional blogging begins

Posted in Unconventional Media, new media, video games, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on September 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Earlier this year I started my own production company Unconventional Media, LLC.  I was very lucky that Director/Production Designer Joseph Hodges from “24” ask me to produce the Electronic Arts (EA) video game, “Need for Speed:Undercover“.  I produced all the Live Action segments, the car racing stuff is all animation.  The first trailers for “Need [...]

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