THE (R)EVOLUTION OF STORYTELLING

Henry Jenkins (in the clip above) is the director, Comparative Media Studies Program at MIT. In this clip he discusses the power of media in a 21 century trans-mediated world. A world where converging technologies and cultures give rise to a new media landscape. A movement from “spectatorial culture” and to “participatorial culture”.

Below, is an out-take from a Wired: magazine interview with Director Guillermo del Toro on the topic “Future of Film”

del Toro: In the next 10 years, we’re going to see all the forms of entertainment—film, television, video, games, and print—melding into a single-platform “story engine.” The Model T of this new platform is the PS3. The moment you connect creative output with a public story engine, a narrative can continue over a period of months or years. It’s going to rewrite the rules of fiction.

Wired: It sounds like you’re talking about an entirely new form of storytelling. Read more at obsessivecompulsive.tumblr.com