Monthly Archive for: ‘August, 2011’
Special Showcase
Cinema Speakeasy Presents ‘Show and Tell‘ at DIY Days LA – We want your work! Remember when you got up in front of your first grade class clutching at your pet baby turtle? How you held it up in front of your buddies and happily told everyone how you especially liked its slimy green toes? Yeah, [...]
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DIY Days Looks At The Future Of Storytelling
The Creators Project sat down with DIY DAYS co-founder Lance Weiler By Dylan Schenker – originally published March 08, 2011 For the most part, film has always been considered a medium that is not particularly welcoming to the amateur creative. This is mostly due to how expensive it is to produce films and the inexhaustible [...]
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NEW: Wicked Solutions for a Wicked Problem
A creative exploration into problem solving using storytelling. OBJECTIVE: The next generation of Social Networking, Social Media and Mobile Applications will be driven by storytelling and with it comes an opportunity for social change. DIY DAYS is excited to announce a special R&D project that will take place during our upcoming LA event. “Wicked [...]
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Program Coming Soon
DIY DAYS LA will be taking place in the UCLA’s Charles E. Young Research Library. The space is amazing and has recently been renovated. We’re excited to partner with both UCLA and Open Access Week. TALKS, WORKSHOPS, & CASE STUDIES We’re currently working on the program for DIY DAYS. It looks like we could have [...]
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DIY DAYS is a roving gathering for those who create. Past stops have included Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston and Philadelphia. FREE to participants and organized by volunteers – DIY DAYS is about the accessibility of ideas, resources and networking that can enable creators to fund, create, distribute and sustain.
Currently DIY DAYS is held twice a year
Spring - NYC
Fall - LA
Looking for Partners
In 2012 we are looking for partners to bring DIY DAYS to other countries. If you're interested drop us a line.
The WorkBook Project (WBP) is for those who want to be creative in the digital age. An open creative network that provides insight into the process of funding, creating, distributing and sustaining from one's creative efforts.
At the heart of WBP is a story R&D lab. Current R&D projects include DIY DAYS, Robot <3 Stories and Wicked Solutions for a Wicked Problem.
WBP is always looking for collaborators to join our growing global community of storytellers. If you're interested let us know we'd love to hear from you.
We're excited to announce a NEW addition to DIY DAYS where inspiration meets ACTION
Wicked Solutions for a Wicked Problem (WS WP) is a creative exploration into problem solving using storytelling. A think tank meets Hackathon that will tackle a wicked problem over the course of 48 hours. The community will work together from concept to prototype. -- READ MORE
A special co-creation project @ DIY DAYS featuring: 40 students, 2 teachers, multiple stories, a robot, a rocket and endless creativity. -- READ MORE
