# Photo Dump: Scorbit x Kineticist Pinball Media Mixer 3 in Photos

**Source:** Kineticist  
**Type:** article  
**Published:** 2025-10-30  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.kineticist.com/post/pinball-media-mixer-3-photos

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## Analysis

Kineticist hosted the third annual Scorbit x Kineticist Pinball Media Mixer, a community event where attendees played pinball, socialized, and participated in a creative film photography project. The organizer distributed disposable cameras to selected creators, resulting in 324 exposures culled down to 69 curated photos showcasing candid, authentic moments of the pinball community enjoying themselves.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] This was the third annual Pinball Media Mixer event — _Event explicitly named 'Pinball Media Mixer 3' and references 'past two years' of similar events_
- [HIGH] 324 total photo exposures were generated from distributed disposable cameras — _Direct statement: 'We generated 324 exposures'_
- [HIGH] 80 photos were selected from the 324 exposures, with 69 ultimately shared publicly — _Explicit culling process described: '324 exposures, and I culled that down to 80 of my favorites, and then a bit further for the 69 that are shared in this post'_
- [HIGH] Ian Jacoby of Nudge Magazine inspired the film camera photography approach at the original mixer — _'This whole idea of film cameras at the Mixer is a riff on some photos he took for us at the very first mixer using his signature film camera'_

### Notable Quotes

> "This whole idea of film cameras at the Mixer is a riff on some photos he took for us at the very first mixer using his signature film camera, and how much I liked that look."
> — **Colin (Kineticist)**, N/A
> _Explains the creative origin of the film photography tradition and credits Ian Jacoby's influence on event design_

> "It's your job to take photos tonight. Here's a camera. Have fun!"
> — **Colin (Kineticist)**, N/A
> _Shows the deliberate curation strategy for year 3, selecting specific creators for photography responsibility_

> "What's fun about this exercise for me is that I have no idea what I'm going to see when I drop them off to get developed."
> — **Colin (Kineticist)**, N/A
> _Highlights the appeal of the analog photography process and element of surprise in community documentation_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Kineticist | organization | Pinball media organization that hosted the mixer event; run by Colin; publishes Hype Index and This Week in Pinball |
| Scorbit | company | Partner organization for the third annual Pinball Media Mixer event |
| Colin | person | Organizer of Kineticist; hosted the Pinball Media Mixer 3 event and curated the film photography project |
| Ian Jacoby | person | Founder of Nudge Magazine; inspired the film camera photography approach at the original mixer through his signature film photography work |
| Nudge Magazine | organization | Pinball lifestyle print magazine founded by Ian Jacoby; represented at the mixer event |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Community events and gatherings, Pinball media and content creation, Pinball community culture
- **Secondary:** Creative collaboration and inspiration, Analog photography and documentation

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.92) — Highly positive reflection on community event; celebrates friendship, creativity, and authentic moments within the pinball community; enthusiastic about collaborative creative projects

### Signals

- **[community_signal]** Deliberate creative engagement strategy using analog photography to capture authentic community moments; curators pre-selected specific creator-attendees for photography responsibilities (confidence: high) — 'This year, I ordered fewer cameras but was much more strategic in handing them out to specific pre-selected guests (mostly fellow creators) with an explicit ask'
- **[event_signal]** Third annual Scorbit x Kineticist Pinball Media Mixer demonstrates sustained, growing community gathering tradition with evolving creative elements (disposable film camera project refined in year 3 based on year 2 learnings) (confidence: high) — Event explicitly numbered as 'Mixer 3' with references to 'past two years' and iterative improvements to film camera distribution strategy

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## Transcript

Another year, another improbably successful pinball media mixer. This year we partnered with the good folks at Scorbit, so technically it was the Scorbit x Kineticist Pinball Media Mixer 3. We partied, played some pinball, drank some beers, and mostly just enjoyed each other's company.
The past two years, one of my absolute favorite things we do is hand out a bunch of disposable film cameras to attendees, ask them to take photos, and see what comes back. Last year, I ordered way too many cameras and ended up with a lot of undeveloped film or half-exposed cameras. This year, I ordered fewer cameras but was much more strategic in handing them out to specific pre-selected guests (mostly fellow creators) with an explicit ask, "It's your job to take photos tonight. Here's a camera. Have fun!"
We generated 324 exposures, and I culled that down to 80 of my favorites, and then a bit further for the 69 that are shared in this post (not including a few additional pics shared with us by other attendees).
What's fun about this exercise for me is that I have no idea what I'm going to see when I drop them off to get developed. For the most part, except the photos I'm in, I'm off elsewhere doing other things in the room as the photos are being taken. I don't know what people will take photos of, or how creative they will get. But, without fail, the photos that come back are just a bunch of candid, authentic, pictures of my friends being goofy and having fun, which is about all I can ask for at these events.
The first two pics here were actually taken by Ian Jacoby of Nudge Magazine, and I wanted to highlight them first because they are awesome, and also to give him a little tip of the cap. This whole idea of film cameras at the Mixer is a riff on some photos he took for us at the very first mixer using his signature film camera, and how much I liked that look. I guess that's the other thing I love about these events, sometimes they lead to collaborations and new forms of creative inspiration that lead to the creation of new things that should exist in this world.

_(Acquisition: web_scrape, Enrichment: v1)_

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*Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-04-13 | Item ID: 1b5d5939-95ad-4d47-a358-f880478fb1a4*