Tiny World Productions — Year in Review: 2017
Conquering bureaucracy & still figuring stuff out
What’d we do this year?
We taught our first class for Berkeley’s Advanced Media Institute in January.
The piece we shot on the Kochi-Muziris Art Biennale in Kerala, India came out in February.
We showed some of our work at a J360 showcase during SXSW.
We helped review applicants for the Knight-ONA J360 grant asking: How might we use immersive storytelling to advance the field of journalism?
The winners are here. There are some amazing projects to look out for!
We presented on a panel at BinderCon in Los Angeles.
We attended Oculus Launch Pad 2017.
(It’s a bit controversial, but an interesting example of how tech companies are attempting to invest in “diversity” initiatives, more here: “Why I Won’t Promote the Oculus Launch Pad Opportunity (But As An Alum, Here Is My Advice To Those Who Get Accepted)”).
We were on a panel at the Online News Association conference in Washington DC.
We produced content for Rise Up: Be Heard/Fusion Media VR Creator Lab through the YouTube Space Los Angeles on DACA recipients in California.
We had a great intern work with us for the summer. Shoutout to Rachel Cassandra.
We worked on a 360 piece on women in the cannabis industry in Washington State (forthcoming, 2018).
We spoke on a panel for the Excellence in Journalism conference in Anaheim, CA.
We got a book contract with Routledge to write on immersive storytelling (expected in 2018) — and, thus far, we’ve interviewed over 20 people and organizations.
Finally, we helped out with a VR hackathon in Naivasha, Kenya. [Shoutouts to Electric South & NBOStorylab] more on the participants here.
Thanks to our network for your support and advice while we grow our production company, navigate bureaucracy and continue our commitment to highlight important stories.
