http://www.creatipix.co.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.creatipix.co.nz en-us Wed, 20 Jan 2021 15:02:43 +1300 Rocketspark http://www.creatipix.co.nz/blog/post/56970/storytelling-2-0/ Stories constantly vie for our attention. We put ourselves in their path every time we sit down at a computer or pick up our phones. These stories appeal to absolutely everyone—the ones who like to read, the ones who surf YouTube like it’s a sport, the ones who listen to podcasts on their commute. Is it any wonder that there’s a premium on developing concepts and producing and packaging content? It’s incredible to think how quickly we got here. As recently as the 1990s, no one could ... Tue, 01 Sep 2020 11:22:03 +1200 http://www.creatipix.co.nz/blog/#post56970 http://www.creatipix.co.nz/blog/post/55739/unleash-your-assets/ Have you ever tried to find something important—a receipt, or a business card, or a note scribbled on a scrap of paper—in amongst a stack of other stuff? When was the last time you discovered something important in the depths of a catch-all drawer, and wish you could get back the hour you once spent searching for it? One of the advantages of the digital world is that we have all the tools we need to find everything we need instantly. Finite spaces and physical clutter are no longer e... Mon, 03 Aug 2020 14:12:22 +1200 http://www.creatipix.co.nz/blog/#post55739 http://www.creatipix.co.nz/blog/post/52602/enhancing-the-story-through-image/ We all know that “a picture is worth a thousand words”; this maxim defines the essence of contemporary storytelling. Now, more than ever, the use of images in storytelling is crucial for both the audience and the storyteller. Here are three of the key ways that images enhance your story: 1. Images grab our attention. Technology now lets us tell our stories through a variety of mediums to diverse audiences. As storytellers, we face the challenge of grabbing the attention of people who are di... Wed, 13 May 2020 08:25:01 +1200 http://www.creatipix.co.nz/blog/#post52602 http://www.creatipix.co.nz/blog/post/52082/innocent/ Imagine fleeing in the dark of night with six children in a little boat; only three of them make it across the Nile. More than one million innocent victims have been forced from their homes because of fighting in South Sudan. Despite the tragedy, their hearts beat with new hope.Source: Samaritan's Purse... Mon, 04 May 2020 15:54:51 +1200 http://www.creatipix.co.nz/blog/#post52082 http://www.creatipix.co.nz/blog/post/50582/the-little-person-inside/ The truly inspiring story of Talan Skeels Piggins. A testament to the inner courage and strength of the human soul. Talan was paralysed in 2003 when a car side-swiped him and he ploughed his motorbike head-on into traffic. He was told he had just a 30 percent chance of survival and would never walk again if he lived. Today he continues to strap himself to a motorbike and take on able bodied competitors at one of the most dangerous sports on the planet.Source: Speechless Films... Sat, 04 Apr 2020 12:34:43 +1300 http://www.creatipix.co.nz/blog/#post50582 http://www.creatipix.co.nz/blog/post/48816/109-and-Smiling/ Meet Richard Overton, America's oldest veteran. In this lively short film by Matt Cooper and Rocky Conly, hear the whiskey-drinking, cigar-smoking supercentenarian reveal his secrets to a long life.... Wed, 19 Feb 2020 16:44:30 +1300 http://www.creatipix.co.nz/blog/#post48816 http://www.creatipix.co.nz/blog/post/43675/sonja/ Sonja is a poetic portrayal of the story of the sightless artist Sona Zeliskova, who despite adverse fate found her life journey in art and ceramicsThe film experiments with audio-visual components to recount Sona's unique story. Combining a documentary, narrative and poetic approach, this short film attempts to depict the real-life story via poetic language.Sona carries a one-of-a-kind story of a lifetime struggle, overcoming obstacles while flourishing her love for art. At the age of 13, she w... Tue, 13 Aug 2019 10:52:05 +1200 http://www.creatipix.co.nz/blog/#post43675 http://www.creatipix.co.nz/blog/post/40268/waves-for-change/ Surf therapy combines the therapeutic elements of the ocean with the adventure of surfing to impact the physical and mental well being of individuals. Mental health is an area often not supported enough, especially with children. Waves For Change helps take vulnerable and lesser privileged children from under resourced communities into the ocean through the medium of surf therapy. With the guidance and support from the mentors and the power of mother nature, the children learn how to cope with s... Mon, 06 May 2019 14:38:13 +1200 http://www.creatipix.co.nz/blog/#post40268 http://www.creatipix.co.nz/blog/post/39069/beautifully-savage/ In the United States, about two thirds of released prisoners are rearrested within three years. Joe was determined to never go back. This is Joe's story of pugilism, prison, and perseverance in his hometown of Fort Collins, Colorado.SOURCE: Breakwater Studios... Mon, 01 Apr 2019 15:50:53 +1300 http://www.creatipix.co.nz/blog/#post39069 http://www.creatipix.co.nz/blog/post/37605/the-doomsday-vault/ Imagine that the unthinkable has happened.A massive asteroid impact triggers a “nuclear winter” effect, or one of the world’s most dangerous supervolcanos erupts. Maybe Donald Trump gets in an epic Twitter feud with Kim Jong-Un that initiates World War 3.Either way, things are going sideways, and the fate of human civilization itself is at stake. Will everything be lost?ENTER THE ‘DOOMSDAY VAULT’ Well, besides the fact that the world’s cities have been replaced by smoking craters, th... Tue, 26 Feb 2019 14:40:26 +1300 http://www.creatipix.co.nz/blog/#post37605