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Social Collaboration for Filmmakers

Written by Mark. Posted on October 20, 2011. No comments.

Any social network is only as strong as the socializing it attracts, but the tools are here on Stage 32 for filmmakers to connect in meaningful ways -- not just in a contest.

Empire Of The Sun meet and greet

Written by admin. Posted on October 12, 2011. No comments.

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Hey guys, so after a few months of travelling, working like crazy, rearranging and expanding, we’re back from our leave of absence. It’s been a wild few months but we are back in the game and in it to win it. We have a couple upcoming projects that we’re very excited about and can’t wait [...]

Latest Facebook Changes

Written by admin. Posted on September 3, 2011. No comments.

The world is now aware of the drastic changes that Facebook made to their website last week. And of course, these changes didn’t come without harsh criticism and opposition from its 800 million users. Facebook users didn’t know what to do initially… except complain. A friend of mine wrote that “Complaining about the new Facebook [...]

No Hyperbole: Vivian Maier is American Photography’s Van Gogh

Written by Henry Goldman. Posted on January 5, 2011. No comments.

@pictory tweeted the link to this longish segment on recently-discovered-great-American-artist Vivian Maier. Long story short, Viv-Ma was a loner-nanny in Chicago, who spent all her free time taking pictures, most of which she never even developed. Then, a while back, an amateur historian/real estate agent came across 30,000 of her negatives, got sucked in by [...]

Edge of Progress Tour Hits Home

Written by admin. Posted on December 7, 2010. No comments.

That’s a wrap! Urgent recently finished production on the Edge of Progress Tour‘s stop in San Francisco. MacKenzie Fegan, along with our crew, stopped by GAFFTA (Gray Area Foundation For The Arts) to chat with executive director Josette Melchor. GAFFTA is a nonprofit dedicated to building social consciousness through digital culture, and is located in [...]

Edge of Progress Tour Hits Austin

Written by admin. Posted on November 30, 2010. No comments.

Urgent’s team has been working with GOOD magazine + Ford to produce a series that follows a journalist across the country to interview some of today’s most influential innovators, stopping in NY, Austin, SF, LA, and Detroit. The latest installment in the Edge of Progress tour takes place in Austin, a city that is big [...]

Urgent Content + @Good Mag Meet With Innovators in NYC

Written by Peter. Posted on November 12, 2010. No comments.

Urgent Content teamed up with Good Magazine and Ford to produce the Edge of Progress Innovator Sessions. Here’s the first video of the series profiling two innovators in New York City: food blogger/writer/rooftop gardener, Cathy Erway, and metal worker/artist, Josh Hadar. Check out the vid and see what they had to say…

Killing It: Chris Martz

Written by Peter. Posted on November 11, 2010. No comments.

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We’re starting a new feature on Urgensia this week called “Killing It,” that profiles friends and colleagues of Urgent Content who are killing it in the world of video. We’re going to bring you filmmakers, producers, motion graphics artists, editors and more to talk a little about themselves and show you what they’re working on. [...]

Welcoming Back Conan to Late Night

Written by admin. Posted on November 9, 2010. 1 Comment.

Tonight marks the night we will welcome Conan back to late night. Following his departure from NBC, the premiere on TBS is sure to be a special one, especially considering the promotional content that’s been created around his debut: Also airing tonight will be a new American Express ad starring Conan in a clever spot [...]

YouTube Takes Over The Guggenheim

Written by Peter. Posted on October 22, 2010. No comments.

I missed out on the YouTube Play live webcast last night (Giants game), but I’ve been going over some of the clips today and it looks like the event was pretty amazing. We’ve already started acknowledging the talents of creators on YouTube, but getting the Guggenheim involved kicks it up a major notch. I’d happily [...]

Bonus video of the day: trailer for “Influencers” documentary

Written by admin. Posted on October 14, 2010. No comments.

R+I Creative, a creative agency in Paris, released the trailer of their upcoming short documentary called “Influencers” this week. Directed by Paul Rojanathara and Davis Johnson, the trailer features the likes of Rob Stone, Jon Cohen, and Jeff Staple commenting on modern-day “influencers” like Jay-Z, Obama, and Lady Gaga, to name a few. Someone like Jay-Z, [...]

FAIL: Band Blocks 101 Freeway For Publicity Stunt

Written by Peter. Posted on October 13, 2010. No comments.

Some people believe any publicity is good publicity, but something tells me that won’t work for the band Imperial Stars. These morons took their publicity stunt a little too far when they…well…BLOCKED THE 101 FREEWAY IN LOS ANGELES! Now, all three of the band members are in jail and they probably have more enemies today [...]

@Audiodraft crowdsources original music

Written by admin. Posted on October 1, 2010. No comments.

AudioDraft is hopping on the crowdsourcing bandwagon, leveraging a contest-model as a platform for helping musicians collaborate online. Hailing from Finland, the founders of the company have developed a platform that allows businesses or individuals holding a composition-contest on their site. They use open source technology as a way to help musicians collaborate online easily; [...]

New iphone app sends real life drinks

Written by admin. Posted on September 30, 2010. No comments.

A new service called Bartab is allowing users to use their cell phones to send real drinks to their friends for $1 a pop. Virtual gifts on facebook for birthdays and holidays are a thing of the past, now that Bartab (which identifies users via Facebook Connect) provides this virtual service that makes internet gifting [...]

Video of the day: “Barbra Streisand” and Duck Sauce

Written by admin. Posted on September 29, 2010. No comments.

/Barbra Streisand (music video) Duck Sauce/ Turntablists Armand Van Helden and A-Track, AKA “Duck Sauce,” have only been releasing music for a year, but already individually have sold a resume of bangers under their belts. The video for “Barbra Streisand” is an accomplishment in its own right, capturing the spirit of New York, in which [...]

Youtube’s Most Unwatched

Written by admin. Posted on August 27, 2010. No comments.

Viral videos on Youtube are getting view counts pass the millions, many over 150 mission. But what about the videos with no views at all. These videos have been untouched, unwatched, and are unharmed with bad ratings. 0 Views on Tumblr features Youtube’s “Bottom of the Barrel” videos. They are pixelated, with bad audio, and [...]

Interactive Twitter Mural

Written by admin. Posted on August 25, 2010. No comments.

The Canadian tourism industry is trying to lure American tourists to head to Canada for their next vacation by relating to them through social media on the streets. DDB Vancouver put giant, touchable screens (8X10 foot) in New York, LA and Chicago with real time twitter updates that people are posting about their travels through [...]

Movie Trailer Game

Written by admin. Posted on August 10, 2010. No comments.

Universal Pictures put some creativity behind the marketing of their new movie, “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World”, by doing movie trailers in a new way… making a game out of it. They’ve especially grabbed the attention of comic and gaming fans by creating this interactive game where you can click on icons that pop up [...]

Control Dan’s Life For A Year

Written by admin. Posted on August 5, 2010. No comments.

Dan Brown, a video blogger who’s been around for 3 years but who is most famous for his “How to Solve a Rubik’s Cube” video on Youtube, is now taking interactive blogging to the next level. He is starting an interactive web show called Dan 3.0 where viewers can literally control his life for an [...]

“Will Make Art for Beer”

Written by admin. Posted on August 4, 2010. No comments.

Around since 1882, Pabst the old-time brewing company famous for their Pabst Blue Ribbon, held an art contest for all the Pabst beer lovers to get involved with their marketing. The contest accepted paintings, drawings, digital media, photography and even poems that were inspired by PBR. Have you seen the winning en- tries around on [...]