2013 Panel Discussion: Storytelling in the Age of the Internet
Friday, November 15th
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Over the years, the formats for storytelling have changed: starting with the oral tradition, to text, radio, film, TV and then video, digital and now the internet. How was this new format changed the nature of storytelling? What value have we gained? And, what have we lost? Storytelling in the age of the internet - what that is, and how has it affected our lives.
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Panel Moderator - Jorge Rivera
JORGE RIVERA is a multi-platform screenwriter and producer, who's work has included independent television, film and award winning digital productions. He also teaches a variety of New Media subjects that include screenwriting and video production for the web.
At ValDean Entertainment, Jorge has served as Head Writer and Co-Writer on several of their most well known web series including: ODESSA (winner of the SYFY Imagine Greater Award and development deal), LENOX AVENUE (optioned by BET Digital Networks), and the BABY DADDY MEMOIRS.
Prior to writing for ValDean, Jorge's best known work was the web series RHYME ANIMAL (starring Al Thompson) (the Cleveland Show, The Royal Tennenbaums) and Craig "muMs" Grant (of HBO's OZ), Which recently took home the 2011 Independent Film Quarterly Best New Media/Webseries prize. In 2010, he produced and directed the UNPROTECTED a branded content web series which took home two Honorary Webbys in the Branded Entertainment category.
At ValDean Entertainment, Jorge has served as Head Writer and Co-Writer on several of their most well known web series including: ODESSA (winner of the SYFY Imagine Greater Award and development deal), LENOX AVENUE (optioned by BET Digital Networks), and the BABY DADDY MEMOIRS.
Prior to writing for ValDean, Jorge's best known work was the web series RHYME ANIMAL (starring Al Thompson) (the Cleveland Show, The Royal Tennenbaums) and Craig "muMs" Grant (of HBO's OZ), Which recently took home the 2011 Independent Film Quarterly Best New Media/Webseries prize. In 2010, he produced and directed the UNPROTECTED a branded content web series which took home two Honorary Webbys in the Branded Entertainment category.
Panelists
Yamin Segal holds a BA in Film Production from Emerson College, and an MFA in Dramatic Writing from NUY's Tisch School of the Arts. His web series, East WillyB, which he wrote, produced, directed and edited, has received praise in over 30 publications including the New York Times, Univision, CNN, and was named "1 of 3 web series to watch" by The New Yorker.
As a screenwriter Yamin has completed a number of award-winning projects including his original screenplay Que Lindo Es Bailar, which was a finalist at the Sundance Film Festival's Producers' Lab, and was selected to participate in the Nantuchket Screenwriters Colony. In addition, Yamin's short film El Landroncito, produced in his native Nicaragua, was honored with the Special Jury Prize by the Miami Short Film Festival, and won Best Short Narrative at the Arizona International Film Festival.
As a screenwriter Yamin has completed a number of award-winning projects including his original screenplay Que Lindo Es Bailar, which was a finalist at the Sundance Film Festival's Producers' Lab, and was selected to participate in the Nantuchket Screenwriters Colony. In addition, Yamin's short film El Landroncito, produced in his native Nicaragua, was honored with the Special Jury Prize by the Miami Short Film Festival, and won Best Short Narrative at the Arizona International Film Festival.
Chris Chan Roberson has been teaching at NYU since the Fall of 1999. For over ten years he's been involved with the Future Filmmakers Workshop and Summer Filmmakers Workshop (classes offered to high school students). Chris has won a Telly Award for his editing work while at Robert Small Entertainment and was an editor for TV shows on Comedy Central and The Biography Channel.
Currently Chris is the Studio Manager/Lead Producer at YouTube Space NYC, a free facility for monetized YouTube partners to make content for their YouTube channels. On YouTube, you can find Chris writing and performing at AllHailRetcon, CourtneyChrisChannel, and the Neibauer series on SciFiRiot.
Currently Chris is the Studio Manager/Lead Producer at YouTube Space NYC, a free facility for monetized YouTube partners to make content for their YouTube channels. On YouTube, you can find Chris writing and performing at AllHailRetcon, CourtneyChrisChannel, and the Neibauer series on SciFiRiot.
J. Sibley Law, Founder and CEO of Saxon Mills, is the creator of twenty online television series ranging from cooking shows and animation series to political spoofs and scripted narratives and everything in between.
One of the first YouTube Partners (ever), he is an Official Honoree of the Webby Awards and he regularly creates commercials for broadcast. Additionally, he co-founded the NYC Web Series Writers Group for the International Academy of Web Television (IAWTV), where he also serves on the board of directors.
His book, Streaming Media Delivery in Higher Education is available on IGI Global. His articles about the online video industry can be read in various industry publications.
Additionally, he is a co-founder of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival (now called Festival Stratford) in Connecticut and was its executive producer from 2005-2010. In addition to all this, he has been a management consultant for Fortune 500 companies since 2000. In this role he has worked with top-level executive management and line producers in every major industry segment for hundreds of the world’s most profitable companies.
One of the first YouTube Partners (ever), he is an Official Honoree of the Webby Awards and he regularly creates commercials for broadcast. Additionally, he co-founded the NYC Web Series Writers Group for the International Academy of Web Television (IAWTV), where he also serves on the board of directors.
His book, Streaming Media Delivery in Higher Education is available on IGI Global. His articles about the online video industry can be read in various industry publications.
Additionally, he is a co-founder of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival (now called Festival Stratford) in Connecticut and was its executive producer from 2005-2010. In addition to all this, he has been a management consultant for Fortune 500 companies since 2000. In this role he has worked with top-level executive management and line producers in every major industry segment for hundreds of the world’s most profitable companies.