Media Labs: What You Need to Know - Softcover

Clarke, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0993220762 ISBN 13: 9780993220760

Publisher: Supernova Books, 2019

Synopsis

From game jams to film festivals, from how to apply for funding, to who to connect with online, this is an essential guide to the evolving and dynamic world of the media lab as a place (actual or virtual) that encourages, nurtures and provides tangible support for creative talents and their projects. While the focus is on filmmaking and gaming, the author also delves Into the "brave new worlds" of VR and AR.

Providing an overview of the range of media labs on offer, the book is enriched by interviews with contemporary practitioners working in the lab culture around the world.

About this title

About the Author:

James Clarke has written for the magazines 3D Artist, 3DWorld, Moviescope and Empire. His work has also featured in The Guardian, on BBC Radio 3 and for the BFI and the British Council. As an educator he has taught Film at the University of Gloucestershire, Hereford College of Arts and at SAE Institute in London.  He has also taught screenwriting for the short film course at the University of Warwick. James's books include the recently published The Year of the Geek (Aurum Press) and Bodies in Heroic Motion: The Cinema of James Cameron (Columbia University Press).

Review:

"... an inspirational and timely new resource, packed with contacts, leading edge initiatives, tips from seasoned media practitioners .... It can’t fail to help you get new creative content made, and seen, around the world." (Nic Millington, CEO Rural Media)

About this edition

• Publisher: Supernova Books
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0993220762
• ISBN 13: 9780993220760
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224