Matthew Davis 13/11/22 Matthew Davis 13/11/22

Salt of The Earth - Documentary Score

A write up about Salt of The Earth score.

Matthew Davis 12/3/22 Matthew Davis 12/3/22

Wong Kar-Wai: Second Cinema Auteur

The internationally acclaimed Hong Kong director Wong Kar-Wai is seen to be an auteur in Second Cinema as his work includes trademarks to distinguish itself from others’. Similar narrative devices, stylistic choices and discourses link his films.

Matthew Davis 6/2/22 Matthew Davis 6/2/22

NARRATIVE VS PLATFORM IN TRANSMEDIA STORYTELLING

There has been much debate recently as to the roles the audience should play in transmedia narratives. There is the argument that a strong narrative is key to audience engagement, whilst others say that user interactivity (eg between audiences and the fictional world or creators) and emphasis on the platforms as being most important.

Matthew Davis 9/1/22 Matthew Davis 9/1/22

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA & TRANSMEDIA

The reboot of the television serial Battlestar Galactica (Ronald D. Moore 2004) utilised different platforms to create a transmedia narrative. Although it has been argued that some of these platforms were unsuccessful because of their differing levels of relevancy to the launch platform, some created audience positive interest due to the high concentration on narrative design and the creation of an overall experience for the users.

Matthew Davis 14/11/21 Matthew Davis 14/11/21

Film Noir Thoughts

Matthew Davis 26/10/21 Matthew Davis 26/10/21

AUSTRALIAN FILM AND TELEVISION DIFFERENTIATING ITSELF FROM HOLLYWOOD

Matthew Davis 21/9/21 Matthew Davis 21/9/21

The Power Of The Outback In Australian Cinema

With its prominent look, texture and exotic wildlife; on screen, Australia’s unforgiving bush landscape has been used to differentiate this country from others, and this has been an attraction to international audiences (Gibson 1988).