Tracking the causal relationships between entertainment and social change is a research challenge that demands creativity and rigor. One way to observe the impact of entertainment is through language. Concepts, frames, and metaphors from entertainment diffuse into the public sphere, where they may take hold and inform our worldviews. For example, an ongoing documentary project [...]
May 22, 2013
Real-time Impact at Hot Docs
Normally, the process of measuring impact requires careful planning and long-term thinking. What would happen if we condensed this entire process into a series of panels and developed it with participation from a live audience? Last week, Harmony Institute modeled impact and engagement strategies for two of the documentaries in competition at the Hot Docs [...]
May 10, 2013
New directions at the San Francisco International Film Festival
Film festivals have long been a forum for recognizing artistic achievement, discovering new films and directors, and making distribution deals. But as the industry adapts to new technology and distribution models, festivals are changing as well. Last week the Harmony Institute participated in the 56th San Francisco International Film Festival, which is developing innovative new programming [...]
May 08, 2013
My Sky is Falling: Envision 2013 Recap
In collaboration with storyteller Lance Weiler and Reboot Stories, HI is working to develop a framework for creating and evaluating data-driven stories. Our most recent project, a work of participatory theater entitled My Sky is Falling, premiered at Envision 2013 on April 11 in New York City. My Sky is Falling (MSiF) uses an immersive science [...]
April 16, 2013
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Introducing the Impact Playbook
Last fall, HI participated in the 2012 Producers Institute for New Media Technologies hosted by the Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC). We worked with a diverse group of filmmakers, designers, developers, and nonprofit partners to create new platforms, tools, and stories to inspire social change. Throughout the Producers Institute, we developed our understanding of this collaborative, [...]
April 11, 2013
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