The Campaign of Ideas:
Video Knowledge Exchange
In October 2009 delegates from across Canada and beyond joined Artscape in Toronto for our third Creative Places + Spaces Conference The Collaborative City. In a packed two-day program inspirational keynote speakers and ground breaking projects made the case for the power of collaboration to solve complex multi dimensional challenges and to fuel innovation.
Over the next 5 months The Campaign of Ideas will bring you a regular diet of conference highlights focusing on the major themes of the conference and some of the tools for collaboration that were presented.
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Creative Places + Spaces: Why Collaborate?
To kick off The Campaign of Ideas, Artscape commissioned Storyboard Ink to develop a three episode film which reflects on the overarching conference themes and the lessons learned at the conference. The first episode is released today, entitled Why Collaborate? and featuring graphic recordings and short video clips from Sir Ken Robinson, Richard Florida, David Buckland, Tim Jones and Simon Brault. Stay tuned for future episodes to be released on a semi-monthly basis.
About Storybook Ink's Graphic Recording
at Creative Places + Spaces
1 man, 1 tablet computer, 2.5 days, and 1 objective, to graphically record 17 presentations in order to produce collaborative videos summarizing specific elements of the Creative Places + Spaces 2009 conference.
For two and a half days Storybook Ink’s Bill McIntosh captured information that allowed him to create simple, yet, powerful animations that were then pieced together by his partner to create a series of episodic features in collaboration with Artscape.
The art of graphic recording combines both listening and drawing skills; however, the CP+S conference presented a different challenge as he was now required to do a lot more listening given the variety of rich content being discussed.
As he sat at the back of the room, sketch software open, stylus in hand, he spent 85% of his time with his eyes on the audience while listening to each presentation, honing in on particular reactions that show the importance of what was being said. A nod in agreement, laughter, or disapproving head shake, all are indicators of the emotional connection between the individual and the words being expressed. These reactions and the words being heard by all of us within the room are what inspired him to draw the images that are now enjoyed by those responsible for the creation of Creative Places + Spaces and those that attended in person or via live, online streaming.
Storyboard Ink specializes in visual storytelling. From cave paintings, stone tablets, the printing press, comic books and photography, people have become increasingly sophisticated in their forms of visual communication; yet, nothing is more effective than simple, powerful images and words. www.storyboardink.com
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