It’s an app!

BLaO Media is ready to launch the web app FollowMe.fm

FollowMe.fm is a web platform supporting “Rising Stars” on their journey to launch a successful project by using crowd sourcing, storytelling and gamification.

Lots of buzz words in one go but we believe we have invented a cool app. Please try it out and send us feed back and like us and follow us here=)

http://www.facebook.com/followme.fm

twitter.com/followmefm

No News is Good News!

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Sorry folks no updates for a while…the truth is we have been so busy developing a bunch of ground breaking fantastic projects in collaboration with great partners so there hasn’t been a minute over to update this section.

It is a bit hush hush at the moment…but bare with us, we cant wait to tell you all about it! Read the rest of this entry »

Xover Networking Day

I attended a brilliant Crossover Session with Frank Boyd and co.
This time at Electric Works at the Digital Campus in Sheffield.

Topics of the day where business models for new media content, development of new media content for kids, IP and legal structures for new media collaboration, funding, commissions and the issues around cross-media delivery.

I had great chats afterwards with Dan Hon, Sixtostart and Richard Land, Illumina. Questions where raised about how to get paid for producing content. I think an important insight is to look at what services you could deliver e.g creation of attractive meeting points that meet a market need rather than just produce content.

On the train back to London we were a bunch of geeks including David Bovill, Dave Sag, Cathy Skinner, Dorigen and Mark Atkin that talked so intensively that we where degraded from first class to second class.

Crossover Nordic 2008 a Success!

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The Launch of the first Crossover Nordic 2008 was a fantastic journey, including a lot of sweat. It went well and the response from partners and participants have been great. The Crossover labs model was adapted to the Nordic market, including strategies, infrastructure, translation work and coordination of a large amount of partners.

Crossover Nordic 2008 has been a pilot for a Nordic development lab for content and cross media projects based on the international model created by Frank Boyd, Unexpected Media and Heather Croall, Sheffield Doc Fest. Creators from different Media sectors and backgrounds including Mobile, Animation, Games, Film, TV and New Media, collaborates on the delivery of Cross Media projects using emerging platforms and new media.

21 Creators from the Nordic Countries plus international mentors, Frank Boyd, Unexpected Media and BBC Innovation lab, Heather Croall, Sheffield Doc Fest, Paula Le Dieu, Magic Lantern Productions, Mark Aitkin, SBS Australia, Neil Richards, The Mustard Corporation and Jason Daponte, BBC Mobile, participated in a one week “full on” lab at Slussens Pensionat, Orust. Read more on Jason Dapontes blog.

The Final Pitch of Crossover Nordic the 28th of September was held at Nordisk Panorama. 70 guests were invited and moderator for the pitch was Frank Boyd. 6 Groups pitched their final projects in front of a Jury and for a development sum of 100 000 SEK

The Jury was:
Erik Robertson, Nordic Game program, Sweden
Are Nundal, SVTi, Sweden
Anders Karlsson, Telia Sonera, Sweden
Klara Grunning, Kudos Family, Norway
Tomas Eskilsson, Film i Väst, Sweden

Commissioners and Financiers were invited and were given the opportunity to back the projects with development money. Further development discussions have been held after the pitch with several groups and their projects. See projects below and who participated at the Final Pitch.

The Winning Project was “Our Secret Society” with Andreas Öhman, Splinter Arts, Oskar Mellander, Royale and Gila Bergqvist Ulfung, Breidablick.

Crossover Nordic 2008 was financed by 9 funding partners, SVT, Film i Väst, Nordic Game Program, Region Västra Götaland, Center of Visualization, Danish Film Institute, Nordic Film and TV Fund and Moving Media Southern Sweden, plus Supported by Partners, Nordisk Panorama, Filmkontakt Nord and Telia Sonera.

Crossover Nordic was Produced by Martin Malii-Karlsson, BLaO Media.

welcome!

We are launching a new exiting company and will soon have a new website here=)