Mental Floss is a term that was developed in an email conversation with a very good friend. It is a term to me that is taking on a deeper meaning with regards to Woody’s thoughts and behaviours as he goes…
Yearly Archives: 2015
Funding Creativity – 3 is a Crowdfunding #3 of 3
My final installment about personal contact a Crowdfunding venture is with little known UK football (soccer) team Grimsby Town Football Club – WHO IS THAT? is the cry… My Dad originally came from Grimsby (actually Cleethorpes which very near by)…
Posted in Funding Creativity
Creative Incubators – Does SODA Fizz?
SODA Inc. is a quote “destination incubator for founders across New Zealand” unquote, so I ask what is a destination incubator and what does this have to do with creative incubators? SODA Inc. in the first instance resides in Hamilton…
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Creative Incubators – The HuB Club or Club HuB
I would like to introduce you to the Hub Sarasota, Florida, the self proclaimed “epicenter of creativity and innovation”, and according to the Herald Tribune, quote “the Hub is a collaborative work space for media-savvy techies that simultaneously embraces hippie…
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Funding Creativity – 3 is a Crowdfunding #2 of 3
Dr. Marigaux deals with his bossy daughter, but keeps on drinking his “medicine”, leading to hallucinatory alien musicians. Dr. Marigaux is the creation of Phil Davison a friend and ex-tutor of mine. He has created Marigaux as part of his…
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Woody says “You must check out the NZ Web Series High Road!”
In a far-away galaxy there is a planet where there is a undistinguished building seemingly deserted and guarded by 1 armed and his 5 legged crossbreded and located in sub basement AA date store cabinet 99x***43W Woody left a 256…
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Funding Creativity – 3 is a Crowdfunding #1 of 3
Over the last few weeks I have been aware or involved with 3 succesful Crowdfunding experiences, the first was in October 2013 when I contributed ($UD15) to a NZ film project ‘Older the Movie‘ on the crowdfunding site Indiegogo. They…
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Marketing the arts and creative industries (and yourself?) – The Identity Capital Scam
What is Identity Capital about? Identity Capital is about adding value to who you are! How do we earn identity capital in the creative world? We earn it through creating things or helping others create. But is there another way?…
The Business of Creativity – Weta will be, will be?
Matt Aitken, Visual Effects Supervisor from Weta Digital gave a presentation at Waikato University where he described his and others journey from humble beginnings into a burgeoning business the Weta web of companies is today, and surely journey’s such as…
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Audiences and Creative Industries – Different Strokes or Folks
All creative industries quote “manage creative individuals and processes to produce specific results, to innovate constantly and to stimulate consumer or audience response” unquote (Adrian Ellis, June 15, 2004 Managing the Creative – Engaging New Audiences). And the audience response…
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