Friday, January 22, 2016

Updated Research Statement, Topic, and Questions

Research Statement
The research topic I have been working on is centered on the composition of a story that blends cinematic animation, interactive media, and literature in a complementary way. I am exploring the topic through the creation of a user driven animation that contains some of the poignant elements that have been filtered form children's stories over the last few generations.  The intended form would adapt contemporary devices from cinematography and interactive media, mixing text, animated characters, and live action through camera movement, turning pages, and a touch screen in a way that I am trying to compile seamlessly and coherently. I hope that the final product is an emotionally complex artifact that children and parents will find meaningful and my research will yield revelations into the creation of mixed platform narration.

Research Topic: Construction of a blended media children’s story with complicated emotional impact
Narrowed research topic:
·         Relationship between phrases, implication, and interpretation across cinematography, literature, and interactive media
·         Adaptation of a book to an interactive animation
·         The generation of communicative elements unique to hybrid media

More specific topic: How can I invoke the emotional impact of a somber bedtime story in a contemporary form without corrupting the intimate quality of a book?
Research Questions:
1.      How can analysis of overarching communicative structure aid the fusion of blended media forms?
2.      What are the constituent phrases of cinematography, literature, and interactive media?
3.      How do the dialects of cinematography, literature, and interactive media function (constructively and destructively) when combined?

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