Ryan Jones & Mark Catalano Present DADAAB STORIES; bonus: BACKSPAC.ES & DJEHOUTI

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StoryCode welcomes documentary collaborators and pioneers in the interactive documentary arena - Ryan Jones (producer/director) and Mark Catalano (developer). Called a "beautiful multimedia newspaper" by Fast Company (http://www.fastcoexist.com/1681735/a-beautiful-multimedia-newspaper-exposes-life-in-the-worlds-largest-refugee-camp#1) and an "evolving online documentary" by the creators, Dadaab stands out in the sea of new interactive docs. Join us as the creators present the inside scoop on their process.

DADAAB STORIES is an interactive documentary and a place for those stories to live, and be shared with the world. This ongoing project includes video, poetry, art, photographs, blog posts. One of the most interesting aspects of this project is that the creators enabled the subjects to create various elements of the project themselves. This excellent example of community journalism was a 2011 recipient of a Tribeca New Media Fund grant.

Dadaab Stories (http://www.dadaabstories.org/) site.

Ryan Jones - Producer/Director

http://photos1.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/4/8/8/c/event_236298572.jpegK. Ryan Jones directed the feature-length documentary Fall From Grace, which premiered at South by Southwest and aired on Showtime. He has worked as a video producer for publications like Newsweek, GQ, New York Magazine, and The Guardian.

Mark Catalano - Lead Technologist at Ronik Design

http://photos1.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/4/0/9/4/event_236296532.jpegRonik is a digital studio founded by a group of creative thinkers and makers who believe in smart design and progressive technologies. Ronik works closely with forward thinking brands to create engaging user experiences starting with strategy all the way through to development. Mark is a technologist with a broad background in user experience and front-end development. His unique talent is essential in guiding design implementation and ensuring projects are always crafted using progressive technologies.

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BONUS PRESENTERS!

>>>>Adrian Sanders Presents Backspac.es

Join more than 60,000 storytellers from all over the world with Backspaces (http://backspac.es/), a free iPhone app that lets you tell stories with photos and text. Browse interesting topics like #history or #travel, follow other great storytellers and add your own story. From the Street Banditos of Indonesia (http://backspac.es/tag/streetbanditos) to amazing iphoneographers (http://backspac.es/tag/wearejuxt) to the Imam of Kuwait’s Grand Mosque (http://www.backspac.es/mishari_alafasy), Backspaces is a neat app that’s gaining traction all over the world. Download the app here: http://backspac.es/download

>>>Greg Sierra and Benjamin Hoguet Present Djehouti

Djehouti (http://storycode.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=82b0df30a96b10c1c84a36acf&id=5199508ddc&e=3356fd30be), is an interactive storytelling cloud app allowing content journalists, directors, photographers, authors and content producers to create innovative interactive experience through a code-free interface. All projects - whether interactive documentaries, interactive videos, dynamic data vizualisation or even websites - are in HTML5 thus fully compatible with every browser and devices on the market, all the way through connected TVs.

The company works alongside producers and authors to help them give life to their projects or directly with large media organizations by training and accompanying their editorial staff for a smoother and richer digital transition.

Here are a few productions that utilize Djehouti:

Tahrir (http://storycode.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=82b0df30a96b10c1c84a36acf&id=ed5a08a041&e=3356fd30be)
Moneyocracy (http://storycode.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=82b0df30a96b10c1c84a36acf&id=2837de09a8&e=3356fd30be)
Présidentielles (http://storycode.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=82b0df30a96b10c1c84a36acf&id=612b9e5bc2&e=3356fd30be)

djehouti.com/en (http://storycode.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=82b0df30a96b10c1c84a36acf&id=64949461da&e=3356fd30be)