http://www.freddiesulit.com Freddie Sulit | Experience Design & Storytelling Sun, 09 May 2010 16:08:54 +0000 http://www.freddiesulit.com en http://www.freddiesulit.com/400761/TEDxUniPittsburgh http://www.freddiesulit.com/400761/TEDxUniPittsburgh Sun, 09 May 2010 16:08:54 +0000 Freddie Sulit | Experience Design & Storytelling 400761 The Story The theme of our TEDxUniPittsburgh event was EXPERIENCE. The afternoon was divided into three sections: NEW Experiences DESIGNING Experiences HAVING Experience It was held in the Randy Pausch Interdisciplinary Studio at CMU's Entertainment Technology Center. We had over 100 guests in attendance. <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/7153/400761/attackTheatre-thumb.jpg" border="0" width="100" height="100" align="left" /> To introduce NEW EXPERIENCES, the afternoon began with an interactive performance by Liz Chang, Dane Toney, and Michele de la Reza from Attack Theatre. Our host, Michael Capristo, introduced roboticist Marek Michalowski. <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/7153/400761/marekmichalowski.jpg" border="0" width="100" height="100" align="left" /> Marek gave a talk entitled The Dance of Social Interaction. We then watched our first TED Talk video of the day, Derek Sivers, How To Start A Movement: <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/7153/400761/jesseschell.jpg" border="0" width="100" height="100" align="left" /> Continuing the New Experiences session, Jesse Schell spoke about education in The Future Is Beautiful. <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/7153/400761/MrMcFeely-thumb.jpg" border="0" width="100" height="100" align="left" /> Then we had a SURPRISE speaker, David Newell, better known as Mr. McFeely of Mr. Roger's Neighborhood. He gave an inspiring talk about Fred Rogers and the New Experiences involved in that revolutionary educational program. This concluded our New Experiences session. During a 30-minute discussion break many connections were made, ideas shared, and snacks consumed. To facilitate conversation, every guests' name tag listed three things that they are passionate about (which we got when they filled out their ticket application). We also featured a few ETC project such as Mocotila and the Innovation Oakland kiosk project in our discussion area. <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/7153/400761/andrewhosmer.jpg" border="0" width="100" height="100" align="left" /> Andrew Hosmer kicked off our second session, DESIGNING Experiences, with Talking Through A Robot. He reflected on his experiences in designing a robot named Quasi. Our second TED Talk video was Tom Wujec, Bulid A Tower, Build A Team. <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/7153/400761/The_Yume_Project_logo.jpg" border="0" width="100" height="100" align="left" /> The ETC students were represented well by The Yume Project. On stage were four of the five team members: Christine Barnes, Mike Honeck, Andy Ping Li, and David Teot. Their other team member, Yan Lin, was unavailable for the event. They presented the results of their semester's work. <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/7153/400761/jdwhitewolf.jpg" border="0" width="100" height="100" align="left" /> J.D. Whitewolf followed with the talk Designing Experiences: How The Brain Works (And What To Do About It!). With the Designing Experiences session complete, we had another 30-minute discussion break. This time we asked guests to clear the room so we could prepare another surprise for them. Our third and final session, HAVING Experience, began with that surprise. Underneath each seat was a Powerball Lottery ticket. So far, I am aware of $6 having been won from that surprise. After the surprise we watched our final TED Talk video, Jane McGonigal, Gaming Can Make A Better World. <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/7153/400761/danielszecket.jpg" border="0" width="100" height="100" align="left" /> Our final speaker of the day was Daniel Szecket with his talk Jumping In: Choosing vs. Deciding. <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/7153/400761/glehane-thumb.jpg" border="0" width="100" height="100" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/7153/400761/Mary-thumb.jpg" border="0" width="100" height="100" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/7153/400761/Tammy-Ryan-thumb.jpg" border="0" width="100" height="100" align="left" /> Gregory Lehane | Mary Rawson | Tammy Ryan To conclude the day, we had a one-act play called DINKS. The play was written by Tammy Ryan, directed by Marci Woodruff, and starred Mary Rawson and Gregory Lehane. But wait, there was one more surprise... Some lucky people in the audience had a golden ticket in their programs. They each won a book that was donated by O'Reilly books. See what people have been saying after the event. #TEDxUniPgh The Backstory I was the lead organizer for this event. Ever since I saw my first TED talk I wanted to be involved with TED and perhaps one day give a TED talk myself (on what? I'm not sure). I really enjoyed designing this experience for all of the guests. The event was really inspiring. It made all the hard work worth it. There are so many people to thank for making it all come together. So THANK YOU. TEDxUniPittsburgh.com facebook.com/TEDxUniPgh twitter.com/TEDxUniPgh ted.com/tedx http://www.freddiesulit.com/400761/TEDxUniPittsburgh http://www.freddiesulit.com/201555/Right-Left-Write http://www.freddiesulit.com/201555/Right-Left-Write Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:36:00 +0000 Freddie Sulit | Experience Design & Storytelling 201555 The Story A traditional father tries to teach his daughter to write with her right hand, even though her instincts say otherwise. The Backstory directed by Jason Ho starring Winnie Yuen & Freddie Sulit This was a Columbia College graduate short film shot over the course of two nights in Chicago. I'm actually left handed so I strained my brain trying to look like I could use chopsticks in my RIGHT hand! The final product looks awesome though, thanks to Jason and his team. http://www.freddiesulit.com/201555/Right-Left-Write http://www.freddiesulit.com/201548/Mercy-Date http://www.freddiesulit.com/201548/Mercy-Date Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:23:04 +0000 Freddie Sulit | Experience Design & Storytelling 201548 The Story Stacey goes on a blind date set up by her grandmother. She thinks she doing Edward a favor by going on a mercy date with him. But the tables are turned when they get to know each other. The Backstory directed by Adrian DiGiovanni written by Sarah Reule shot and edited by Josh Tallo starring Sarah Reule & Freddie Sulit Mercy Date won 2007 Best of the Fest Second Place at the Chicago Short Comedy Film Festival. This short film was originally written and performed for the sketch show Improvidate in Chicago, Illinois. I helped develop this story. I also performed in it. http://www.freddiesulit.com/201548/Mercy-Date http://www.freddiesulit.com/197325/Laugh-Out-Loud-Theater http://www.freddiesulit.com/197325/Laugh-Out-Loud-Theater Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:57:24 +0000 Freddie Sulit | Experience Design & Storytelling 197325 Laugh Out Loud Theater Intros I designed these video intros for each improv game at Laugh Out Loud Theater. Laugh Out Loud College Promo I performed in this College Promo. Mousetraps & Water Torture Improv Show Promo I performed in this improv show. http://www.freddiesulit.com/197325/Laugh-Out-Loud-Theater http://www.freddiesulit.com/197310/Team-Touchstone-i-Promo-i http://www.freddiesulit.com/197310/Team-Touchstone-i-Promo-i Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:52:45 +0000 Freddie Sulit | Experience Design & Storytelling 197310 The Story We are Team Touchstone 2009. Promo (01:11) The Backstory Song: Genesis Artist: Justice Album: Cross Producer: Freddie Sulit Editors: Michelle Cohen, Dan Pike, Freddie Sulit Production Assistants: Sophie Hui Wang, Ford Te Hu Our objective was to creatively introduce our team. We were inspired by the opening credits of the Watchmen movie. The promo was mostly shot with a Canon EOS 40d with 50mm/1.8 lens. Group shots done with Canon Vixia HG20 . This video was created by Team Touchstone for the Visual Story class at Carnegie Mellon University's Entertainment Technology Center in Fall 2009. <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/7153/197310/teamTouchstone-web.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="446" align="left" /> http://www.freddiesulit.com/197310/Team-Touchstone-i-Promo-i http://www.freddiesulit.com/197298/Fable-i-Game-Trailer-i http://www.freddiesulit.com/197298/Fable-i-Game-Trailer-i Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:29:01 +0000 Freddie Sulit | Experience Design & Storytelling 197298 The Story There are two forces in the world. Good and Evil. Without Good the world would be a terrible place. Without Bad the world would be... boring. Game Trailer (01:10) The Backstory Boy: Freddie Sulit Bully: Ford Te Hu Girl: Sophie Hui Wang Voice Over: Don Marinelli Producer: Michelle Cohen Editor: Dan Pike Production Assistant: Maiy Wakeel This game trailer is based on pre-production work done by Lionsgate. Team Lionsgate was Craig Wells, Michael Capristo, Emily Sun, Christine Barnes, and Ji Hyun Jeong. This video was created by Team Touchstone for the Visual Story class at Carnegie Mellon University's Entertainment Technology Center in Fall 2009. <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/7153/197298/teamTouchstone.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="370" align="left" /> http://www.freddiesulit.com/197298/Fable-i-Game-Trailer-i http://www.freddiesulit.com/196711/My-Thoughts http://www.freddiesulit.com/196711/My-Thoughts Mon, 21 Dec 2009 06:29:33 +0000 Freddie Sulit | Experience Design & Storytelling 196711 This is where I keep track of things I finished. For my memory and entertainment purposes only. No animals were harmed in making this blog. Click Here To See Older Posts http://www.freddiesulit.com/196711/My-Thoughts http://www.freddiesulit.com/196381/Duck-Hunt-i-Game-Trailer-i http://www.freddiesulit.com/196381/Duck-Hunt-i-Game-Trailer-i Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:10:20 +0000 Freddie Sulit | Experience Design & Storytelling 196381 The Story What The Duck? Animatic (01:00) Final Game Trailer (00:53) The Backstory Illustrations: Sophie Hui Wang Inking: Michelle Cohen Animation & Sound: Freddie Sulit Pre-Production Assistants: Dan Pike, Ford Te Hu Our objective for this project was to design and develop a one minute long video, to sell an existing PC, console or handheld game. This project was done in two parts. Our team did all the pre-production work and then handed it off to another team for production. The final product was created by Zeitgeist. Zeitgeist was David Teot, Carlos Sokion Shin, Leon Li-Heng Liang, Amy Goodwin, and Rahul Azad. These videos were created by Team Touchstone and Team Zeitgeist for the Visual Story class at Carnegie Mellon University's Entertainment Technology Center in Fall 2009. http://www.freddiesulit.com/196381/Duck-Hunt-i-Game-Trailer-i http://www.freddiesulit.com/190767/Happiness http://www.freddiesulit.com/190767/Happiness Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:16:50 +0000 Freddie Sulit | Experience Design & Storytelling 190767 The Story People on the street help us define happiness. (runtime: 04:09) The Backstory Song: Lovers' Carvings Artist: Bibio Album: Ambivalence Avenue Editor: Ford Te Hu Producer: Michelle Cohen Cinematographer: Freddie Sulit Production Assistants: Dan Pike, Sophie Hui Wang Our assignment for this project was to create a story using the following elements: location: bus stop | object: watch | color: red | theme: happiness Thanks to all our friends who sent in pictures from around the world. We have pictures from Chicago, L.A., New York, Minneapolis, Egypt, and China. This video was created by Team Touchstone for the Visual Story class at Carnegie Mellon University's Entertainment Technology Center in Fall 2009. http://www.freddiesulit.com/190767/Happiness http://www.freddiesulit.com/190745/UCLA-Athletic-Hall-of-Fame http://www.freddiesulit.com/190745/UCLA-Athletic-Hall-of-Fame Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:56:17 +0000 Freddie Sulit | Experience Design & Storytelling 190745 <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/7153/190745/9 all.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="502" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/7153/190745/10 fb.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="502" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/7153/190745/11 gym.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="502" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/7153/190745/12 wooden.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="502" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/7153/190745/14 timeline.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="502" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/7153/190745/15 toz.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="503" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/7153/190745/13 foyer_1.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="797" align="left" /> http://www.freddiesulit.com/190745/UCLA-Athletic-Hall-of-Fame