WÖNKY at Cheltenham Science Festival '09
Posted on Wed 10 Jun 2009
WÖNKY were at this year's Cheltenham Science Festival to talk about and demonstrate their latest mediascape.
b.TWEEN 09: Live Webcast from FACT in Liverpool to Watershed in Bristol
Posted on Mon 8 Jun 2009
b.TWEEN 09 on the 11th and 12th June, will bring together a host of digital pioneers and thought leaders from TV, advertising, web, social networking.
Radio in Schools and Heart Bristol launch search for next generation talent
Posted on Fri 5 Jun 2009
Thursday 4th June 2009: Radio in Schools and Heart breakfast’s Bush, Troy and Paulina are launching a city-wide competition to fin
iShed Media Sandbox May Newsletter
Posted on Mon 1 Jun 2009
We’ve had a busy May at Media Sandbox. Our six commissions continue researching the opportunities posed by multi-platform technologies and we’re pleased to share their progress…
'Extended Experience' of Strange Case
Posted on Tue 26 May 2009
You are invited to attend an ‘extended experience’ of Strange Case, a new piece directed by Sally Cookson and devised by the company at Bristol Old Vic."When Henry Jekyll dresses each morning, buttons are done up, dress-coat is brushed down, cravat is neatly tied and…
areas of dramatic interest
Posted on Wed 20 May 2009
The main issues facing mediascapes used for dramatic purposes seem to me to be those of CONTENT and QUALITY, or, what is being shown/told and what are its production values?
Call For Walls
Posted on Mon 18 May 2009
Streetartdealer Needs Your Walls! A call for walls from the people of Bristol... Bristol more than anywhere in the country has a history of art on its streets and a corresponding community ownership of them. Streetartdealer will use new technologies to connect those that view these…
AntiVJ and Murcof
Posted on Sun 17 May 2009
As expected, the AntiVJ and Murcof performance was stunning. The newly commissioned site-specific audiovisual installation mixed live music, projected imagery, and a huge layered, semi-transparent installation. The content created by AntiVJ's Simon Gelifus, was a spellbinding, multifaceted cosmos of…
Ducking between various talks
Posted on Sun 17 May 2009
I spent most of my time ducking between various talks at the conference, but did make time to visit the exhibition at CUBE, as well as catching AntiVJ and Murcof at RNCM. There were a mixed quality of presentations during the conference. Highlights for me included Stowe Boyd on 'Social Tools…
Strange Case
Posted on Wed 6 May 2009
You are invited to attend a work in progress performance of Strange Case, a new piece directed by Sally Cookson and devised by the company at Bristol Old Vic."When Henry Jekyll dresses each morning, buttons are done up, dress-coat is brushed down, cravat is neatly tied and…