Busy couple of days, I spent Tues at the South West Screen 1-day conference/seminar on Digital Film. The event was run as a series of interview/discussions chaired by Nick Roddick and generally flowed quite well, though there was an undercurrent that all this digital stuff was a threat to ‘proper’ film making; which of course… Continue reading Digital Future(s)
Category: Bristol
Pervasive Media planning
Following the Pervasive Media Sandbox event last week (photos here, there’s even one of me and the idea), I met up with Richard from Mobile Pie about the idea I presented and am intending to submit. We kicked a few options around and came up with a couple of tweaks that should get a functioning… Continue reading Pervasive Media planning
More from the Sandbox
I spent yesterday at the launch of the Sandbox, the upside there were lots of people in Waterside 3, possibly drawn by the £9k commissioning offer (but then only 24 admitted to having an idea to pitch and only 14 actually did). Ed Mitchell facilitated and did an excellent, if noisy job with various horns,… Continue reading More from the Sandbox
Playing in the Sandpit
Been a hectic couple of days, and it’s going to get busier. I found out on Sunday that someone dropped out of tomorrow’s launch of the Media Sandbox here in Bristol and I was let in. There are quite a few initiatives flying around the field of pervasive media in Bristol. This funded sandbox to… Continue reading Playing in the Sandpit
Deadlines & Ultimata
One of the features of life in general is that things happen, quite often in a particular sequence and usually within a specific time frame. In this instance there’s a school play next week and a major sales opportunity at the St Nick‘s market that Young Enterprise SW put on for the companies. Except stylECO… Continue reading Deadlines & Ultimata
Schmaps maps
Just found out that a photo I took of a Cornish Gig under sail outside the Cottage Inn back in the summer has been spotted and used in an online guide! So there’s a new widget on the sidebar with said establishment and loads of other places you can see photos and reviews of (I… Continue reading Schmaps maps
Facing down the Dragons
IoD South West – Young Directors The perennial issue of raising finance was the topic of this morning event. The speakers had some entertaining stories and Brian Dorricott from SWAIN was on hand to put the ‘Dragons’ perspective (though he was also speaking as someone that had built two successful high tech companies himself). The… Continue reading Facing down the Dragons
Money for everyone, if you can get through the tape
I spent a couple hours last Tues at a 3CR event as part of the Creative Technology Network learning about new and recent funding announcements. Nigel Derrett k (CEO, 3CR) kicked things off with an overview of the latest Technology Strategy Board’s Autumn 2007 funding competition. There are 8 subject areas, first 3 open now;… Continue reading Money for everyone, if you can get through the tape
Startups live(ish)
I was talking to Charlotte Greenman yesterday following a conversation started at the Startups Live Brisol event a while back. As a a tele-marketeer, Charlotte was chasing me as I’d said to get back towards November (and obviously hadn’t, oops). Even though I’m not sure that my business is quite ready for the B2B services… Continue reading Startups live(ish)
Communications meltdown
Back from half term and there’s been a bit of a communications meltdown, or more accurately a freeze since there hasn’t been any communications. The energy and enthusiasm of previous weeks is in danger of descending into chaos and anarchy. Time to implement a more rigid adherance to process, agenda, action items and individual responsibility.… Continue reading Communications meltdown