My video essay is about a podcast that combines a fascinating story line with education and soundscapes. Hope you enjoy, and have a great rest of the year!
Pearl (2016) is an Emmy Award-Winning animated short from Google Spotlight Stories that utilizes multiple media forms in order to change the way storytelling is normally received. It is a musical montage that uses very little words to portray a father-daughter duo during their journey together in a car. The short that had started as a project for Google Spotlight Stories was eventually created for viewing amongst several mediums. And the different technologies that each mediums utilize helps change and tweak the experience for the viewer.
I had a hard time figuring out how to start my digital exploration, since the majority of what I look at on the internet (excluding Instagram) is on a single page, such as Wikipedia or a YouTube account. I tend to search for things that educate me, though not in a useful way. Lately, I’ve finally been reading the Harry Potter series, so many of my searches have been within that universe. Out of all of the things to find and read on the internet, I chose to read about a make believe world, of which literally has no purpose…