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RELEASE: Comedy Summer Camp for Grown-ups Open For Registration
Posted on June 24, 2009 - Filed Under Uncategorized, education, friends | Leave a Comment
Have fond memories of summer camp? Adults from around the country are reliving their camp memories at a special retreat in the Maine woods. Camprov is a volunteer-run comedy summer camp for grown ups running from Friday, August 28th to Sunday, August 30th. It’s a jam-packed weekend of comedy workshops and performances.
“What makes Camprov special [...]
Web video is serious business
Posted on September 7, 2008 - Filed Under friends, media makers, new media | Leave a Comment
Photo: Steve Garfield CC BY-NC-SA
John Coyne and I are just discussing web video at Boston Media Makers. Apparently pretty serious business.
UPDATE: Here are David Tames’ fantastic notes on the meeting.
NH Media Makers featured at NewEnglandFilm.com
Posted on September 7, 2008 - Filed Under friends, new media, press | Leave a Comment
Julia Cox wrote a great feature on NH Media Makers for NewEnglandFilm.com Here is a taste:
“They are New Hampshire Media Makers: bloggers, film enthusiasts, web designers, writers, directors, producers, cartoonists, businesspeople, YouTubers — artists who represent every face of new media. And, hosted by fellow artist-of-all-trades John Herman, they meet at Crackskulls, a Newmarket coffee [...]
First look at ‘Odd Noggin’ the web series
Posted on September 6, 2008 - Filed Under art, friends, new media, video | Leave a Comment
First look at ‘Thomas in Wonkyland’ the web series
Posted on September 6, 2008 - Filed Under friends, new media, notable video on the net, video | Leave a Comment
Think you’re trapped in a fantasy world? Thomas doesn’t think. He knows.
In 1979, Thomas in Wonkyland was the most popular children’s television show in America. Young Thomas and a cast of colorful puppets solved life issues by sharing, caring, and being true to themselves. After years of wholesome fun, the television screens went dim, the [...]
“The Future” video posted on Youtube!
Posted on November 8, 2007 - Filed Under festival, friends, improv comedy, literature, new media, notable video on the net, video | Leave a Comment
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 [...]
The Eye on Vlog Soup
Posted on October 22, 2006 - Filed Under friends, notable video on the net | Leave a Comment
My weekly video blog The Eye is featured in the latest episode of Steve Garfield’s Vlog Soup. According to his wikipedia entry, Steve is “one of the Internet’s first video bloggers.” I like to tell Steve that he is the youthful grandfather of vlogging. Steve tells me that he would be a good improv comedian. [...]
Personal Video Journal: Paul Verschueren
Posted on October 20, 2006 - Filed Under friends, notable video on the net | Leave a Comment
My friend Paul Verschueren faces life in an inspiringly thoughtful way. Recently his life challenges have inspired him to start a video journal. This is his first entry. I helped him record and edit it during a brief visit he made to New Hampshire from Washington. That’s downtown Exeter in the background. Paul doesn’t know [...]