Category: Season 3

  • Andy Opel: The Climate Witness Project

    Andy Opel: The Climate Witness Project

    The Climate Witness Project: Storytelling and the Virtual Witnessing of Planetary Change This presentation details the philosophies and strategies behind The Climate Witness Project (CWP), a one-year project based in Media City at the University of Bergen in Bergen, Norway. Andy Opel, an assistant professor in the Department of Communication at Florida State University, researches…

  • Albert Figurt: Desktop Horror

    Albert Figurt: Desktop Horror

    The (threatening?) Re-Sizing of the Cinematic Experience In this both practical and theoretical workshop, Albert Figurt, who is an Italian video-artisan, independent researcher and Video Vortex member, will dive into the genre of “desktop films.” Figurt explores the practical elements of the desktop film production well as art & craft of “screencast storytelling.” How to…