About Eli Chapman
Eli Chapman designs and produces participatory media and entertainment by integrating traditional film and video production tools and techniques with information technology. His research centers on transforming video production into a social activity and video cameras into social devices. He is currently starting up a company to create products and services for both casual and prolific media producers. Previously, he was working for Avid Technology, and was Executive Producer of an original reality game show for MTV. On January 22, 2005, he led a session called Masses' Media at vloggercon- the first video blogging conference. Eli posts links at del.icio.us/filmstreet and contributes to unmediated, a group weblog exploring the decentralization of media. You can find out more about him on LinkedIn.
Contact Eli via email at elichapman {at} gmail {dot} com. Or take a look at some of the projects Eli has worked on:
Eli Chapman designs and produces participatory media and entertainment by integrating traditional film and video production tools and techniques with information technology. His research centers on transforming video production into a social activity and video cameras into social devices. He is currently starting up a company to create products and services for both casual and prolific media producers. Previously, he was working for Avid Technology, and was Executive Producer of an original reality game show for MTV. On January 22, 2005, he led a session called Masses' Media at vloggercon- the first video blogging conference. Eli posts links at del.icio.us/filmstreet and contributes to unmediated, a group weblog exploring the decentralization of media. You can find out more about him on LinkedIn.
Contact Eli via email at elichapman {at} gmail {dot} com. Or take a look at some of the projects Eli has worked on:
*Staffers, a documentary/reality TV series following the lives of the Democratic Presidential candidate's staffers and interns while working on the campaign trail, for Discovery Times- video here
*Javu Technologies, where Eli developed innovative media production and management systems.
*Videofarm, an online video production and management service, won the Webby award for best broadband site in 2000.
*Nobody's Home, Eli's first play. "This slice of young Boston life was built completely backwards from the usual play. The director worked for several months with each actor separately, focusing real memories on some factual person, then fleshing out with accents, posture and mannerisms a believable portrait that became a character. "any information we didn't know, we made up; any habits we were unsure of, we created. Once the characters were able to walk, talk, and act natural, they started interacting."
*Epiphany In Progress, a documentary about the process of creating a new school, taking it from idea to reality.
*StreetLife NYC, example video here, lots of video production work with artists and activists in New York City documenting train parties, events, and miscellaneous actions.
*J@zzchool, at the Knitting Factory, an interactive music class for wired schools around the East coast, using multiple ISDN lines and video conferencing.