Tribeca Flashpoint Academy - PIA - Battle of the Bands
We have a winner! After an awesome night of killer rock music, Archie Powell and the Exports has emerged as the champion of TFA's May 2011 Production-in-Action: Battle of the Bands!
Last night at CBS Studios in Chicago, Archie and first-round finalists The Noise F.M. and Molehill took to the TFA stage for a sensorily-stunning showcase of Chicago's coolest up-and-coming artists.
A panel of three expert judges including US99 Morning Show host Lisa Dent, legendary Chicago club owner Joe Shanahan and independent producer and songwriter Frayne Lewis presided over the affair, grading each band's performance on its unique blend of eye-popping visuals, multi-media integration, and (of course) explosive rock sound.
To give the performers a competitive edge, rival groups of first year students created marketing materials which were also presented during PIA. From video packages to video games, in-show entertainment to iPhone apps, TFA students brought their digital media A-game.
"I can't believe students did all this," said Dent, and the audience responded in cheers.
Congratulations to all of our first year students who participated for making PIA: Battle of the Bands a resounding success!
About Production-In-Action
Production-In-Action is the cornerstone of TFA's first year curriculum, which brings together students from all four disciplines to work on a large-scale, interdisciplinary production. Students take a hands-on role in a project's planning, execution, and completion, and learn to think on their feet, solve problems, and create high-quality results in an immersive, collaborative setting.
About Big Live
Big Live provides a single screen social viewing platform that connects people around synchronous online video experiences. Big Live provides its social video technology as a product for content owners to create hosted or unhosted social viewing experiences on their sites or on http://www.biglive.com. The technology allows users to communicate effectively through chat room size limits, as well as through one to one chat, all to promote interaction when joining video experiences with strangers or friends. Users are also able to see who is watching content with them through profiles and to search the crowd (by age, gender, location, and friendship) to find people they are interested in connecting with.
Read MoreLast night at CBS Studios in Chicago, Archie and first-round finalists The Noise F.M. and Molehill took to the TFA stage for a sensorily-stunning showcase of Chicago's coolest up-and-coming artists.
A panel of three expert judges including US99 Morning Show host Lisa Dent, legendary Chicago club owner Joe Shanahan and independent producer and songwriter Frayne Lewis presided over the affair, grading each band's performance on its unique blend of eye-popping visuals, multi-media integration, and (of course) explosive rock sound.
To give the performers a competitive edge, rival groups of first year students created marketing materials which were also presented during PIA. From video packages to video games, in-show entertainment to iPhone apps, TFA students brought their digital media A-game.
"I can't believe students did all this," said Dent, and the audience responded in cheers.
Congratulations to all of our first year students who participated for making PIA: Battle of the Bands a resounding success!
About Production-In-Action
Production-In-Action is the cornerstone of TFA's first year curriculum, which brings together students from all four disciplines to work on a large-scale, interdisciplinary production. Students take a hands-on role in a project's planning, execution, and completion, and learn to think on their feet, solve problems, and create high-quality results in an immersive, collaborative setting.
About Big Live
Big Live provides a single screen social viewing platform that connects people around synchronous online video experiences. Big Live provides its social video technology as a product for content owners to create hosted or unhosted social viewing experiences on their sites or on http://www.biglive.com. The technology allows users to communicate effectively through chat room size limits, as well as through one to one chat, all to promote interaction when joining video experiences with strangers or friends. Users are also able to see who is watching content with them through profiles and to search the crowd (by age, gender, location, and friendship) to find people they are interested in connecting with.
