Eco-friendly, floating, movie theater is a mouthful, but it does exist. Just off the Kudo Islands in Thailand floats one of the most innovative movie theaters in all the world. A wooden platform created of recycled materials supports 60 theater seats – all positioned in front of a massive floating screen and sound system. The remote ocean setting gives the feeling of being suspended in the dark of night. No city light interference or traffic noise like the drive-ins of yesteryear. Can you imagine if this place existed in 1975 for the debut of JAWS? Baaadum, baadum, badum, badum, badum….
The new Starbucks concept store located in Amsterdam will be the first of many to spread across Europe in the near future. This multilevel and sustainable shop is a gathering place composed of elements natural to the Netherlands such as brilliant dutch oak. The unique and bold ceiling is covered by different sized wooden blocks that contribute the typically homey style decor of Starbucks.
For what other reason are you writing if it's not to provoke an emotional response from your audience? Hint #1: If you're writing a comedy, people should be laughing when they read the script. During one of our intense focus groups for the development of our LitPro application, we gathered together script consultants – some who have been reading scripts professionally for decades. All agreed that if the script doesn't draw you in emotionally, neither will the dramatization (movie) of the material.
As avid moviegoers, screenwriters and co-founders of LitCentral, we put a lot of emphasis on writing a screenplay that emotionally resonates with the Reader. In fact, the LitPro application will provide toolsets to capture a Reader’s emotional response (or not), and provide a graphically-driven interpretation of the E-Beat (Emotional Beat) of the script. If your script can move a Reader emotionally, then there is a pretty sure bet the movie will evoke the same emotional response from the audience. [click to continue…]
“I am the left brain. I am a scientist. A mathematician. I love the familiar. I categorize. I am accurate. Linear. Analytical. Strategic. I am practical. Always in control. A master of words and language. Realistic. I calculate equations and play with numbers. I am order. I am logic. I know exactly who I am.”
Right Brain Text:
“I am the right brain. I am creativity. A free spirit. I am passion. Yearning. Sensuality. I am the sound of roaring laughter. I am taste. The feeling of sand beneath bare feat. I am movement. Vivid colors. I am the urge to paint on an empty canvas. I am boundless imagination. Art. Poetry. I sense. I feel. I am everything I wanted to be.”
At the heart of any good movie is a great script, and a great script has one main ingredient pulsating throughout – solid story structure.But writing scripts rich in content is not a microwave process.It takes effort and collaboration to get the script right.
To expedite the process and lessen the risk, many Hollywood Executives are avoiding the strains of movie-making by producing sequels, adaptations and reboots (requiring much less effort than creating a great movie from scratch). Judging by box office revenues [down to 1992 levels], that formula does not bode well as moviegoers are taking their coin elsewhere. According to the latest Huffington Post Blog titled: Stars Diss Hollywood: Clooney, Edgerton & More Swipe At Commercial Movie BombsA-listers are taking a stand too, and are backing their frustrations with lower paychecks and their own production studios – in exchange for better stories.
The good news is a change may be on the horizon and like everything else, it’s fueled by technology.Here at LitCentral, we have been working on a solution for bringing Creatives and Execs together and story structure back to the script development process with our LitPro application.Our company has been awarded two patents for quantifying feedback, tracking emotions and analyzing literary documents.
In order to move a script to the screen Creatives and Execs must come together, with the latter having the final say.Unfortunately, many Execs are not as familiar with the art of storytelling and the Creatives have difficulty in expressing and defending key components that must remain in the script. The LitPro application graphically displays the story structure of a script in the form of bar graphs, pie charts and numeric values – something everyone on the project can understand.
When we built the prototype app we wanted to make certain it expedited the process of analyzing a script as well as reveal its quality. The challenge was the platform needed to expose story structure in a way that brings both the Creatives and Execs onto the same page and I think we’ve accomplished that – and more!
But that’s not all… LitPro takes script analysis a step further by tracking the reader’s emotions.[click to continue…]
Stand-up meetings are becoming a part of the culture at some tech companies. The idea is to keep long-winded diatribes to a minimum lest the dogs (i.e. feet) start barking.
To accommodate this new phenomena in the tech world, Steelcase's sister company Turnstone has created an extra tall conference table called the Campfire Big Table. Not sure tall tables (or short tables for that matter) have anything to do with quick, no PPT meetings, but hey, anything to ride the latest tech craze, right?
I'm more partial to the daily-team-meeting strategy vs. company meetings, but one thing is for sure, meetings are evolving along with corporate climate. That's a good thing.
Early Edition 2 is one of my favorite apps for the iPad. It allows me to merge everything I want to read via RSS feeds into one single beautiful-looking newspaper. Yes, there are lots of RSS readers for the iPad – tons in fact, but Early Edition 2 is just a cut above the rest in look, function and feel. It's like having a custom newspaper with everything I'm interested in reading dropped at my front door every morning. Whatever your profession or hobbies, this app pulls your relevant internet info into one app and keeps you up-to-date in style.
We originally started the LitCentral Founder's Blog to bring our readers the latest and greatest technology as it relates to writers. Over the past 12 months LitCentral has evolved and now has vested interests in multiple vertical markets relating to analytics and analysis. To better represent the interests of LitCentral, we are changing the focus of our blog to – Technology, entrepreneurship and everything in between. Over the years we have learned a lot about both topics and are anxious to share the knowledge with our readers.
We told you about the ANA Alliance for Family Entertainment (AFE) first ever writing contest back in October. The results are in and Megan Angelo, a journalist and aspiring screenwriter, took home the winning prize of $5,000 plus the opportunity to be mentored by TV icon John Wells for her script, O’Connell for Congress. O’Connell [...]
In 2012, the lack of outlets in a Barnes & Noble is a criminal act against humanity. In fact, in this age of technology, the lack of outlets to power our devices is just plain immoral. Mophie hears our pain and is making the world a better place for smartphones and tablets needing juice to [...]
A few months ago Blue Ant Studio's blog dedicated a weekly area to shine the spotlight on creative spaces. Some photos are of famous folk, some not. Check it out – the collection is growing and inspiring. Be Sociable, Share!
1.iPad 2 – Whether they use it for writing or not, writers will figure out how to embrace this gadget and include it in their daily lives. 2. Other tablets – I would consider the Kindle Fire or the Nook simply because unlike other tablet makers (HP, Motorola, etc.), these two brands will be around [...]
Creativity flows through us in many different ways. For some it is writing, for others it is music and for me it is photography. I acquired my love for photography as a child, following in the footsteps of my dad. My parents divorced when I was 10 years old. Twice a month (with [...]
Ever try to personalize a letter written on a computer by choosing Lucida or some other hokey script font? And did the letter look hokey? I thought so. It's a simple seven-step process to be able to type letters and documents using your very own handwriting. Fontifier will first present you with an ABC template. [...]
