Comments for Sparrow Hall - Transmedia Storyteller, New Media Producer & Brand Director http://www.sparrowhall.com/blog Sparrow Hall is a transmedia storyteller and new media innovator expanding our experience with entertainment and brands through immersive storytelling. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:52:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on An Artist in the Boardroom: Where Storytelling and Brand Building Go Hand in Hand by Sparrow http://www.sparrowhall.com/blog/an-artist-in-the-boardroom-where-storytelling-and-brand-building-go-hand-in-hand/comment-page-1/#comment-424 Sparrow Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:52:02 +0000 http://www.sparrowhall.com/blog/?p=14001#comment-424 Ha! Thanks Jen. That's one of the reasons I started the new show. I like to be candid with people. It's like a direct line to the good stuff. And I felt like writing all the time was just becoming too... edited... precise. So thanks for the feedback. I need to hear it. Ha! Thanks Jen. That’s one of the reasons I started the new show. I like to be candid with people. It’s like a direct line to the good stuff. And I felt like writing all the time was just becoming too… edited… precise. So thanks for the feedback. I need to hear it.

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]]> Comment on MORE TO THE STORY with Sparrow Hall – What Is Transmedia? by Sparrow http://www.sparrowhall.com/blog/more-to-the-story-with-sparrow-hall-what-is-transmedia/comment-page-1/#comment-416 Sparrow Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:34:16 +0000 http://www.sparrowhall.com/blog/?p=13878#comment-416 Thanks Nina! There will definitely be more. Getting an episode together on the opportunities transmedia offers both sides of the professional artist – creativity and business development all in one. Thanks Nina! There will definitely be more. Getting an episode together on the opportunities transmedia offers both sides of the professional artist – creativity and business development all in one.

]]> Comment on MORE TO THE STORY with Sparrow Hall – What Is Transmedia? by N.L http://www.sparrowhall.com/blog/more-to-the-story-with-sparrow-hall-what-is-transmedia/comment-page-1/#comment-415 N.L Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:42:30 +0000 http://www.sparrowhall.com/blog/?p=13878#comment-415 This is a really good intro to transmedia I think. Good relatable examples (Breakfast Club/ Books to Movies). Looking forward to seeing more. This is a really good intro to transmedia I think. Good relatable examples (Breakfast Club/ Books to Movies). Looking forward to seeing more.

]]> Comment on Will Digital Revolution Be Remembered as Artistic Renaissance or Cultural Death Knell? by hapa http://www.sparrowhall.com/blog/will-digital-revolution-be-remembered-as-artistic-renaissance-or-cultural-death-knell/comment-page-1/#comment-406 hapa Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:36:39 +0000 http://www.sparrowhall.com/blog/?p=13539#comment-406 no... trouble... i wonder how many progeny-generation people would like to hear how their experience right now isn't 'trouble' no… trouble…

i wonder how many progeny-generation people would like to hear how their experience right now isn’t ‘trouble’

]]> Comment on Will Digital Revolution Be Remembered as Artistic Renaissance or Cultural Death Knell? by Sparrow http://www.sparrowhall.com/blog/will-digital-revolution-be-remembered-as-artistic-renaissance-or-cultural-death-knell/comment-page-1/#comment-405 Sparrow Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:36:07 +0000 http://www.sparrowhall.com/blog/?p=13539#comment-405 Mike, That's an interesting perspective. I think you're right. When it comes down to it, it's about artists understanding how to do business. My dad said something recently - that art students should shoot for a major in business and a minor in art. Once you have your business mindset in place, the digital frontier is rife with opportunities. Mike, That’s an interesting perspective. I think you’re right. When it comes down to it, it’s about artists understanding how to do business. My dad said something recently – that art students should shoot for a major in business and a minor in art. Once you have your business mindset in place, the digital frontier is rife with opportunities.

]]> Comment on Will Digital Revolution Be Remembered as Artistic Renaissance or Cultural Death Knell? by Sparrow http://www.sparrowhall.com/blog/will-digital-revolution-be-remembered-as-artistic-renaissance-or-cultural-death-knell/comment-page-1/#comment-404 Sparrow Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:31:36 +0000 http://www.sparrowhall.com/blog/?p=13539#comment-404 Nick, I'm waiting to see how people will be living 20 years from now, when all of this looks quaint in hindsight. I'm reminded of the scene in "Children of Men" when Michael Caine goes to his stereo and plays the music "that the kids are listening to these days." Nick, I’m waiting to see how people will be living 20 years from now, when all of this looks quaint in hindsight. I’m reminded of the scene in “Children of Men” when Michael Caine goes to his stereo and plays the music “that the kids are listening to these days.”

]]> Comment on Will Digital Revolution Be Remembered as Artistic Renaissance or Cultural Death Knell? by Nick http://www.sparrowhall.com/blog/will-digital-revolution-be-remembered-as-artistic-renaissance-or-cultural-death-knell/comment-page-1/#comment-403 Nick Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:44:21 +0000 http://www.sparrowhall.com/blog/?p=13539#comment-403 I stopped making the distinction. Life got easier when i removed that illusory roadblock. And that thing your mother said to you? Her parents or grandparents said it to her, and you say it to your progeny. Who are currently having no trouble inhabiting this 'other' world. :) I stopped making the distinction. Life got easier when i removed that illusory roadblock.

And that thing your mother said to you? Her parents or grandparents said it to her, and you say it to your progeny. Who are currently having no trouble inhabiting this ‘other’ world. :)

]]> Comment on Will Digital Revolution Be Remembered as Artistic Renaissance or Cultural Death Knell? by Sparrow http://www.sparrowhall.com/blog/will-digital-revolution-be-remembered-as-artistic-renaissance-or-cultural-death-knell/comment-page-1/#comment-401 Sparrow Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:45:16 +0000 http://www.sparrowhall.com/blog/?p=13539#comment-401 Jen, Yes, you're right. In fact, you've been right all along. Perhaps sidetracked (at least in your mind) by your Dean's short-sightedness (or her own creative insecurities). That said, I think it's great that you developed yourself in the realm of film in order to give yourself a foundation to stand on. I'm in a similar boat. At Bennington, I wrote plays, short stories, children's books (um, scary!), painted, drew, acted, and designed posters for the publications office. I thrived on all of these pursuits, but when I left Bennington, I felt like I had to define my path and so I chose writing. But all of those other passions remained. Only now am I getting back in touch with them and seeing how they all work in symphony. It's lent quite a bit to my tinkerings in transmedia, but mostly it makes me feel like a richer, more fulfilled creative person. I'm glad to have them back. Or perhaps they never left. Jen, I can't wait to see where you keep pushing you're multi-faceted self. You're an artist of your time. Jen, Yes, you’re right. In fact, you’ve been right all along. Perhaps sidetracked (at least in your mind) by your Dean’s short-sightedness (or her own creative insecurities). That said, I think it’s great that you developed yourself in the realm of film in order to give yourself a foundation to stand on. I’m in a similar boat. At Bennington, I wrote plays, short stories, children’s books (um, scary!), painted, drew, acted, and designed posters for the publications office. I thrived on all of these pursuits, but when I left Bennington, I felt like I had to define my path and so I chose writing. But all of those other passions remained. Only now am I getting back in touch with them and seeing how they all work in symphony. It’s lent quite a bit to my tinkerings in transmedia, but mostly it makes me feel like a richer, more fulfilled creative person. I’m glad to have them back. Or perhaps they never left. Jen, I can’t wait to see where you keep pushing you’re multi-faceted self. You’re an artist of your time.

]]> Comment on Will Digital Revolution Be Remembered as Artistic Renaissance or Cultural Death Knell? by Jen Begeal http://www.sparrowhall.com/blog/will-digital-revolution-be-remembered-as-artistic-renaissance-or-cultural-death-knell/comment-page-1/#comment-400 Jen Begeal Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:39:53 +0000 http://www.sparrowhall.com/blog/?p=13539#comment-400 Sparrow, I agree with you that we are in a new era of self-discovery as artists and that the "old ways" of being tied to our craft or techniques has all but fallen by the wayside with the boom of digital technology. When I was applying to undergrad in the mid-90's I was uncertain which artistic path I wanted to take; did I want to follow my music, did I want to study theater, visual arts, writing? When I met with the Dean of Admissions at Carnegie Melon (I was looking into their acting program) I explained how I felt and that my creativity spanned multiple disciplines. Her answer to me was "there is no such thing as a renaissance artist anymore, you must choose one creative path and stick with it." In the end I chose film because at the time it seemed to encompass most completely the different elements of my creativity, however her words always stuck with me, causing me to believe that one could not be functionally creative across multiple platforms. Digital media and the "re"-birth of transmedia has proven the old ideology of a single platform creative skillset wrong, and I am very thankful for that. Sparrow,

I agree with you that we are in a new era of self-discovery as artists and that the “old ways” of being tied to our craft or techniques has all but fallen by the wayside with the boom of digital technology.

When I was applying to undergrad in the mid-90′s I was uncertain which artistic path I wanted to take; did I want to follow my music, did I want to study theater, visual arts, writing? When I met with the Dean of Admissions at Carnegie Melon (I was looking into their acting program) I explained how I felt and that my creativity spanned multiple disciplines. Her answer to me was “there is no such thing as a renaissance artist anymore, you must choose one creative path and stick with it.” In the end I chose film because at the time it seemed to encompass most completely the different elements of my creativity, however her words always stuck with me, causing me to believe that one could not be functionally creative across multiple platforms. Digital media and the “re”-birth of transmedia has proven the old ideology of a single platform creative skillset wrong, and I am very thankful for that.

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