So many things are shot on various kinds of virtual sets that actors and directors less frequently get to fully steep in a sense of place. That doesn’t mean modern creative teams can’t do good work; they clearly can. But over time, I think there’s something eroded in the foundations of culture every time a prop or a throne room gets inserted electronically by work done in a quiet computer lab isolated from the living, breathing crew.
Read MoreWANTING REALISM IS NOT REALISTIC
The reason something looks real is because a production team has gone to pains to present visuals and words and other narrative elements that suggest realism to the viewer.
Read MoreTHE REAL AND VIRTUAL PERILS OF PAULINE
When frames of reference are no longer tightly tethered to the real world, do we share as much with each other when we consume each others imagined experiences?
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THERE’S NOTHING VIRTUAL ABOUT REALITY
There are great, even thrilling and vital new worlds to discover in virtual space. But it’s essential that narrative and story always direct the action, lest purely flashy but irrelevant sensations overwhelms the reason for spending time someplace that only pretends to be real.
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SLEEP
Each of us get another crack at transformation every single day. It's called sleep.
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