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11-Year Old Writes iPhone Drawing App and Donates Proceeds To Children’s Hospital

January 25th, 2010 By greg Filed Under: Uncategorized

He may not be the youngest kid to write an iPhone app, but 11-year old Cameron is wise beyond his years. He is donating a substantial part of the proceeds from his drawing app iSketch to the Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA.

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Writing to Crunchgear, Cameron’s father explains the situation:

My son Cameron is 11 years old and, last year, he had a medical problem that prevented him from participating in the physical activities he otherwise enjoys. (He is nearly fully recovered.) During that time, Cameron became interested in computers, and he began to read anything he could get his hands on. He watched Stanford University professors on iTunes, scoured the web for articles on programming and taught himself several different programming languages. (Neither my wife nor I have any idea how to program.)

Cameron began to focus on the iPhone and iPod touch devices as the “apps” offered for sale for use on those devices seemed really cool to him. He began to work on a few different apps. After completing some summer camps on programming and continuing to read and learn, Cameron finalized an app, which he calls iSketch, and submit it to Apple. The app, which is a painting/drawing program, was approved by Apple for sale on its App Store in December. (He has since updated it several times..)

Inspired by the care he received at Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital, Cameron has dedicated a substantial portion of the proceeds from his sales to purchase entertainment and electronic items for Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA’s Child Life/Child Development programs in Westwood and Santa Monica so that pre-teens and teens will have additional age-appropriate options available to them during their Hospital stays. Cameron’s sales so far have been good, but he hopes to accelerate them so that he can donate even more to the Hospital.

source: www.gizmodo.com

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS : REMIX wants to love to love you, baby.

January 12th, 2010 By greg Filed Under: Mash Showcase

Are you a poet/novelist/songwriter? Maybe you’re in a band? What about a fashion designer? Are you a graphic artist? A filmmaker? A photographer?

Yes? Keep reading.

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Are you emerging, fearless and enquiring?

Yes? Pull up a chair. Let’s talk.

REMIX is fascinated with the idea of adaptation: in how content transfers but also how forms and skills translate. Why do we, as practitioners, choose the mediums we do to tell the stories we tell?

REMIX is looking to bring together a creative team of exciting emerging practitioners who have asserted themselves as innovators in film, theatre, fashion, music and the digital arts but who have never created a piece of theatre before. We’ll collaborate and communicate, creating a live performance with an ensemble of actors.

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It doesn’t stop there. Each creative will be tasked with adapting the play into a bespoke adaptation for their own specialism. The REMIXes – the play in its five incarnations – will be launched at a live event on 29 and 30 April 2010 – alchemizing the theatre, visual art, virtual media, fashion, music and literary industries.

REMIX will steal all the best bits of all the mediums whilst leaving behind the constraints/rules. If Carlsberg made theatre…. It would be REMIX.

Where do you sign up?

If you want to play your part in creating 21st century multi-disciplinary performance for the iPod-listening, Vogue-reading, blog-writing, YouTube-watching generation then email Natalie Ibu : Artistic Director at natalieremix@googlemail.com by Friday 15 January.

In your email, detail

· Who you are and what you do.

· What you’ve done and what you want to do.

· What and who you like.

· Attach an up to date CV and portfolio.

· Include details of where and when we can see you doing your thing – whatever it may be.
… And we’ll take it from there.

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Building your portfolio…

May 14th, 2009 By greg Filed Under: Mash Showcase

Whether you are an aspiring model or just keen to break in to promotions and make the absolute most of the opportunity – there is one standard necessity to ensuring as strong a footing in the industry as possible – a solid and versatile photo portfolio.

The promotional marketing and modelling industries are certainly aesthetic but, as has always been our mantra at Mash, the key is combining this great ‘look’ with a fantastically vivacious and engaging personality. One simply does not work without the other……a bit like fish without chips…….salt without vinegar…..the rock without the roll!!

We thought we would impart a few tips as to how to make the most of your photos and maximise their impact when you send in a fresh application for promotional/modelling work or even just update your details with us.

“You don’t get a second chance to make a first impression”

There are distinctly different areas of specialism within promotions and here we’ll explore how a photo can support your application or profile with the different jobs in mind.

General Promotional Work

This is a fantastic photograph as it encapsulates energy and charisma and in such a natural and effusive way. A client would be more than interested in this as a profile as it indicates the kind of smiling energy that makes all the difference within promotions.

Fashion/Costume Work

Again, the photographer has captured a natural energy and look that combine well to really help emphasise the importance of the clothes in this photograph. If fashion modelling is a route you want to explore then the key to the photographs in your profile is to clearly show how comfortable you are in different varieties of clothing and surroundings.

Modelling Work

Some campaigns require a distinctly ‘professional’ model look and if this is a route you want to go down then you need to ensure the photograph really captures your look and energy but retains that ‘natural’ element that is so key.

Keen to take the next step?

Special Discount for Mashers..

The photographs above were kindly provided by Elizabeth Corps (pictured) and Richard Allen who have combined forces to launch a company called Declare. The aim of Declare is to hold regular ‘tailor-made’ photo and make-up portfolio sessions with new and existing promotional staff.

Elizabeth is a qualified hair and make-up artist and works alongside Richard Allen (photographer) to look and style to cater for each individual client – promising knowledge, flair and expertise from both sides of the camera.

They are currently booking up 3 hour portfolio sessions in Central London initially and have offered a 20% discount to all registered Mashers for an upcoming session. The reduced rate of £200.00 per person covers a full hair and make-up session, detailed consultation with Richard the photographer, and a tailor-made photo session. You will be able to take all photos away with you on disc.

Please contact Elizabeth Corps on 07813 040 290 or Greg in the Mash office on 0207 939 7670 for more information.

Please remember to quote Promotional Code: MASH09 when calling.

Please have a look at the following link for an idea of the kind of work they have done and could do for you….

http://www.elizabethclare.co.uk/declare-gallery.html

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