Media Montage Podcast 119 - Creative Challenges: NaNoWriMo, 24 Hour Comics, & More

Every November thousands of would-be novelist settle in for NaNoWriMo, attempting to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days. Bruce is taking on the challenge this year, and so he and Larry decided to discuss Creative Challenges. 

NaNoWriMo, 24 Hour Comic Book Day, 48 Hour Film Festivals and other timed creative events are explored. Are such challenges a plus or minus to the creative process? Does it all depend on the creator? What about simpler challenges like writing prompts or random title?  Can format constraints challenge creators in other ways? 

All that and more in Episode 119 of the Media Montage Podcast!

Learn more about NaNoWriMo

A List of Time Creative Challenges for Writing Comics and Film

Bruce's 24 Hour Comics:

Perfect Gentleman

I Don't Wanna Rock N Roll Tonite

Wish I Had an Angel

Our Comics:

Brain Teaser Comics:

www.brainteasercomics.com

Earthman Prime on Deviant Art

Twitter:

@otterdisaster

@larrykingundead

Media Montage Podcast 118 - What's the Deal With Zombies?

What's the deal with zombies?

White Zombie, from 1932 is widely considered the first zombie film. Since then hundreds of zombie movies, tv shows and comics have come out with dozens of different takes on these popular monsters.  

From mind controlled slaves out of Voodoo legend to the living dead of George Romero, zombies are an important part of the pop culture landscape.  

Bruce and Larry explore the popularity of zombies. They explore different takes on the genre, and try to figure out why the shambling, mindless dead have become so popular in Episode 118 of the Media Montage Podcast!

Our Comics:

www.brainteasercomics.com

Earthman Prime on Deviant Art

Twitter:

@otterdisaster

@larrykingundead

Media Montage Podcast 117: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Max World

This week Bruce and Larry take a visit the World of Mad Max. They look at all four films featuring the Road Warrior Max Rockatansky.  

They explore the themes of a world gone mad, a world clinging to the last vestiges of civilization, a world where the Halls of Justice are literally decaying.   They look at parallels to 70s Horror, the idea of enduring myths and legends, the power of stories, as well as unreliable narrators. 

When does Fury Road take place on Max's time line?  Will we get more Mad Max in the future, and what will that mean?  All that and more in Episode 117 of the Media Montage Podcast! It's a Mad Mad Mad Max World!

Our Comics:

www.brainteasercomics.com

Earthman Prime on Deviant Art

Twitter:

@otterdisaster

@larrykingundead

Media Montage Podcast 116: Small Press Expo 2015

Small Press Expo happens every year in Bethesda Maryland to celebrate self publishers, small publisher and do-it-yourselfers.  Larry went to the show this year and he and Bruce discuss the event. 

Who were Larry's favorites?  What leads to explosions of certain art styles.  How important is Deoderant?  Why do we like self publishers so darned much?  All these questions and more in Episode 116 of the Media Montage Podcast!

Some of the SPX Creators Larry met:

*Claire Connelly

@CkConnellyDraws 

http://claireconnellycomics.com/

*Aja Moore 

@ajadraws 

http://ajamoore.com/

*Ann Uland

@NymAulth 

http://www.annulandart.com/

*Denise Clamors

@clamtime

 http://goodintentionscomic.tumblr.com/

*Joshua Cotter 

http://jwcotter.tumblr.com/

*Andrew MacLean 

@Andrew_MacLean 

http://andrewmaclean.tumblr.com/

Our Comics:

brainteasercomics.com

Earthman Prime on Deviant Art

Twitter:

@otterdisaster

@larrykingundead

Media Montage Podcast 115: This is a Public Service Announcement

Knowing is half the battle, your brain on drugs and we learned it from watching you Dad! This week Larry and Bruce visit the strange world of Public Service Announcements.  

Are they Education or Propaganda? Maybe a bit of both?  We discuss some classics PSA's, PSA's and children's programming, and the shocking world of Canadian Safety Education in Episode 115 of the Media Montage Podcast!

The Stairway to Heaven of PSA's

...and the Blitzkrieg Bop:

Canadian Safety PSAs

Canadian Domestic Violence Spots (Course/NSFW Language):

Don't Drive High/Colorado Pot PSA

EarthmanPrime at Deviant Art

Brain Teaser Comics:  Brainteasercomics.com

Twitter

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@otterdisaster

Coming Soon: This is a Public Service Announcement!

This Friday Larry and Bruce take a look at the strange world of Public Service Announcements. Here's the Clash with a PSA reminding you to Know Your Rights:

Media Montage Podcast 114: Synchromystic Theory - Back to the Future, OMAC, and More

Synchronicity is defined as a meaningful coincidence. Synchromysticism is the theory that ties synchronicity with mysticism as it relates to art and media. Esoteric symbols and sequences in films often resonate with current events, seemingly predicting those events with foreknowledge.  

What's going on here? 

Do some artists have a knack for tapping into the collective unconscious, enabling them to imbue their art with messages and images from another time and place? 

This week Bruce and Larry explore a couple of specific instances of synchromystic theory.  We look at 9-11 sychronicities in the 1985 Robert Zemeckis film Back to the Future, as well as Jack Kirby's Gulf War 1 and 2 Predictions in the pages of OMAC and Kamandi.  

Follow us down the rabbit hole in Episode 117 of the Media Montage Podcast!

The Back to the Future Synchromystic Video discussed:

Predictive Programming: Ep 8 of MMP

The Secret Sun on Jack Kirby, OMAC, Kamandi and the Iraq Wars.

EarthmanPrime at Deviant Art
Brain Teaser Comics:  Brainteasercomics.com

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