2007
Award Winning Podcast Takes the Stage (and I’m directing!)
Award winning podcast Atoms, Motion, and the Void will take the stage as a one-man show at the Players’ Ring in Portsmouth, NH on Friday, December 28th. Told from the perspective of 79 year old Sherwin Sleeves, “Atoms” is a mystical tale of exploration that takes a turn for the inverse. Hired by a clandestine organization with the task of recording secrets, Sherwin Sleeves undergoes a transformative process which offers, in its end-stage, an intimate glimpse into the great unknown. The magical mystery goes to the very root of life, death, and identity.
“Atoms” was first broadcast as a podcast, garnering regional and national accolades. Local Thornton, NH writer and performer Sean Hurley first unveiled the character before a crowd at the Hard Rock Café in NYC at the request of popular radio hosts, Ron & Fez. The character of Sherwin Sleeves has also joined the weekly National Public Radio production of 11 Central Ave. Hurley recently won Chicago Public Radio’s Shortdocs competition and his work has been featured on New Hampshire Public Radio. “Atoms” is directed by Seacoast artist John Herman.
“Atoms, Motion, and the Void” will run from December 28th to January 6th with shows on Friday and Saturday nights at 8 PM and Sunday nights at 7 PM. Tickets for general admission are $10 for members, $12 for non-members. Student
and senior tickets are $8 for members, $10 for non-members. Reservations are suggested and can be made by calling the Players’ Ring at (603) 436-8123.
For more information about “Atoms, Motion, and the Void” please visit
the website at http://www.radioghost.com. For more about the 2008 season for
the Players’ Ring, please call (603) 436-8123 or log onto
http://www.playersring.org.
2007
Improv Comedy 2.0
This is a still from the first ever live web video broadcast of Stranger Than Fiction improv comedy. Suggestions for scenes were taken exclusively through live audience interaction in a chat room. My experiment was a big success. We used Mogulus to produce the show. We are pretty sure this is the first time the web has been used in this way by improv comedians. Everyone in the cast was excited by the positive response. The audience demanded we do it again soon!
2007
The Gossip about John Herman
I recently did a phone interview with the delightful entertainment gossip columnist and artist Jeanné McCartin. Click the image to read the whole bit:
2007
Gameboyz: New 2-player improv comedy show hits Cambridge
I will be joining the talented Chris Bujold for a fast paced round of short form improv comedy with music (by Jon Briggs!) produced on a modified old school Nintendo Gameboy at the Cantab Lounge (with Bastards INC) in Central Square in Cambridge this Thursday, December 6th. Join us at 8 PM. Cover is only $3!
2007
“The Future” awarded by The Center for the Book at the NH State Public Library
The Center for the Book at the NH State Library awarded “The Future” for best capturing the essence of the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. I directed the movie with improv comedians Stranger Than Fiction for the 451 Degree Filmmaker Challenge hosted by the Somewhat North of Boston Film Festival.
UPDATE: Steve Garfield featured “The Future” in his latest episode of Vlog Soup. Steve’s take on the future is a must see!
2007
“The Future” video posted on Youtube!
In honor of Ray Bradbury’s novel, Fahrenheit 451, and in association with the Somewhat North of Boston Film Festival, I directed a new video last night with the improv comedians of Stranger Than Fiction. It is called “The Future” and I get to wear my favorite costume again! Look closely for two books by excellent New Hampshire authors (James Patrick Kelly and Ernest Hebert). Enjoy!
And here is a response video from the vlogfather Steve Garfield!
2007
Happy Halloween from Murkadee!
2007
7th Annual NH Film Festival: Join me for a New Media Panel, Young Filmmakers Workshop
As a director for the NH Film Festival, I get to be involved in quite a bunch of cool stuff. This year not only am I leading the annual Young Filmmakers Workshop, but I am also leading a new media panel discussion called FUTURE NOW: New Media and the Modern Filmmaker. Follow those links for times and locations. I hope you can join me in these two exciting events!
The Young Filmmakers Workshop (YFW) is the featured youth program for the New Hampshire Film Festival. For the past six years, young filmmakers have joined for an intensive full weekend study of the movie making process. The program is one part film school and one part film making challenge. The is an exciting line up of special guests. Some are coming all the way from New York and LA!
Future Now: New Media and the Modern Filmmaker will be a discussion on the changing world of cinema with regards to interactive technologies. Topics may include social media, remix culture, the evolving potential of web distribution and promotion, convergence of media devices, the evolving standards of production values, and the closing gap between filmmaker and audience. Joining me for this discussion will be David Tamés (Filmmaker & Media Technologist, www.Kino-Eye.com), Kevin Anderton (Filmmaker, Midnight Chimes Productions, www.midnightchimesproductions.com), and Steve Garfield (Media Maker
www.stevegarfield.com).
2007
“Energy Smackdown” in The Boston Herald
The energy conservation reality TV pilot I am hosting will begin streaming online at The Energy Smackdown site and on Myspace. The Boston Herald printed an article entitled Cameras roll as Medford residents strive to conserve ‘Energy’ today covering the documentary series.
2007
‘Vlog Squad’ puts NH in online election spotlight
In my continuing work with New Hampshire Public Radio and the Primary Place weekly segment
, I will be leading a team of video bloggers through the streets of Exeter to interview citizens on the Presidential Primary. Here is an excerpt from an article in today’s Boston Herald called Candidates for Change: ‘Vlog Squad’ puts NH in online election spotlight:
It’s citizen journalism at its best - though learning how to vlog still takes a little know-how. That part’s been left to Exeter and Epping High School teacher and new-media guru John Herman.
“The first stage was teaching residents - young and old . . . some very, very old - how to shoot video and upload it to the Internet,” said Herman, who’s volunteering his services to NPR. “The philosophy is that if New Hampshire is to retain the first-in-the-nation primary, then the residents need to earn it. But it is really paving the way for future elections and how people will communicate their opinions.”
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