Archive for the 'new media' Category
Internship with Media Power Youth (and me!)
Posted on May 7, 2010 - Filed Under media makers, new media, video | Leave a Comment
WANTED: Media/literacy and tech interns to work with training staff
June – August (fall internship also available)
Internship description:
Media Power Youth, empowering youth to lead healthy, safe lives through smart use of media, seeks a few creative interns to assist staff in working with teens and new media technologies including [...]
Techno-culture Game Changers in 2010
Posted on December 14, 2009 - Filed Under new media | 4 Comments
Remember 2009? That was the year that brought us balloon boy jokes. What will the next year bring? Here are five projections for techno-culture game changers in 2010. What do you think? Make your own projections in the comments.
1. Augmented Reality
You want to eat a hot dog. You type “hot dog” into your smart phone, [...]
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 “Strange” Worlds of John Herman
Posted on February 29, 2008 - Filed Under improv comedy, new media, press, video | Leave a Comment
I was recently interviewed by Dana Unger for the amazingly thorough New Hampshire arts blog, 18 miles. It is thorough look at what I’ve been up too lately. Click the image to read the whole story. Thanks Dana!
Gossip: What’s new with John Herman today?
Posted on January 17, 2008 - Filed Under new media, press | Leave a Comment
Photo: Steve Garfield CC BY-NC-SA
Today there is an update in The Spotlight about Gravityland! The column is aptly named “Gossip: What’s new with John Herman today?” I must say it was a little surreal happening upon it. Yes, this IS what is new with me today. I like that I sound a little bit [...]
Improv Comedy 2.0 RETURNS!
Posted on January 9, 2008 - Filed Under improv comedy, new media | Leave a Comment
From my improv comedy troupe’s latest press release:
NH Comedians Take to the Web for Live Interactive Performance
What happens when the Youtube generation meets ‘Whose Line is it Anyway?’-style comedy live on the Web? Improv comedy troupe Stranger Than Fiction plans to find out. The New Hampshire cast will broadcast an interactive performance on Tuesday, January [...]
Improv Comedy 2.0
Posted on December 12, 2007 - Filed Under art, improv comedy, new media, notable video on the net, video | Leave a Comment
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 [...]