Gaming and the immersive environments of virtual reality continue to be among the most interesting storytelling arenas for young media creators, and this article — Virtual Reality is a Disappointment? Not in the World of Video Gamers — points out some of the stops and starts with recent developments in VR and gaming-based storytelling. For an example of a mediamaker working on a specific project (pictured at right), check out this article on Nonny de la Peña’s virtual reality project Hunger.
Archive for June, 2017
Virtual Horizons of Storytelling
Posted in Chapter 1, tagged Hunger, Nonny de la Peña, video games, Virtual Reality, VR Gaming on June 30, 2017| Leave a Comment »
The Tilda
Posted in Chapter 5, Directors, tagged Bong Joon-Ho, Broken Flowers, Derek Jarman, Doctor Strange, Michael Clayton, Okja, Snowpiercer, The Host, Tilda Swinton on June 30, 2017| Leave a Comment »
By grace of the particular brand of her presence in Bong Joon-ho‘s Okja, it is clear that “The Tilda” is a distinct genre unto itself, from Doctor Strange to the films of Derek Jarman to Michael Clayton, Broken Flowers, and more. 
And beyond the power of Tilda Swinton, there is much more to explore, clearly, in the newest work by one of the most dynamic of 21st century directors, Bong Joon-ho (Snowpiercer, Mother, and The Host).
Diving into Movie Music with Score
Posted in Chapter 3, Music & Sound Design, tagged Bear McCreary, Film Composer, Hurdy-Gurdy, Jeff Beal, Matt Schrader, Outlander, Quincy Jones, Rachel Portman, Score, Trent Reznor on June 29, 2017| 1 Comment »
The vital roles of music and sound design in moviemaking are key components of Moving Images and have been featured in numerous posts on mediateacher.net, including pieces about composers Jeff Beal, Cliff Martinez, and Henry Mancini, among others. Score, a documentary about composing for film by director Matt Schrader, opened this month and should serve as a solid resource to media literacy educators. Score provides film history, profiles of and interviews with film composers (from Quincy Jones to Rachel Portman to Trent Reznor and many more), and exploration of the process of composing for motion pictures.
Composer Bear McCreary with his Hurdy-Gurdy
Here is an interview with composer Bear McCreary (Outlander, Battlestar Galactica, The Walking Dead, 10 Cloverfield Lane) and Matt Schrader in which they note film scores that they believe to have “changed the way we hear movies.” What would be your picks? Check out the article and you will see theirs!
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