Course: Lights, Camera, Computer - Action! How Digital Technology is Transforming Film, TV, and Gaming

In this video, Sarah-Jane, a Producer, discusses her responsibilities, both at entry level and in her current role. She explains what it’s like working in media and the main skills …

The creative industries are known for being competitive and hard to break into; you’ll need drive, determination and a positive can-do attitude to succeed. With many hardworking, dedicated creatives working …

In this step we are getting out our ‘crystal ball’ and looking into the future of the screen industries. Watch Ed’s video introduction, and then let your imagination run riot …

There are many different forms of interactive storytelling available for you to explore. We’d like you to try out a few different types of interactive storytelling examples and let us …

The MacDonnell Mountain Range – a four hundred mile stretch of towering red stone and dramatic gorges – dominates the landscape around the Northern Australian town of Alice Springs. It …

You have probably heard of Atari, providers of classic computer games such as Pacman, Donkey Kong and Space Invaders. However, there is another reason why Atari is an important company; …

The importance of being able to relate to people, real or fictional, in films, television or interactive media was highlighted in the previous learning step. Here, we’ll consider the representation …

In the last step we saw how interactive stories differ from linear narratives, because the reader is also an active participant in the story. To be an active participant within …

Much has been written about the art of telling stories, from the Poetics of Aristotle – written in 350 BCE but still regarded as the most important guide to storytelling …

The invention of the Internet and the World Wide Web has, undoubtedly, been one of the most revolutionary technological developments with the greatest influence on modern 20th-century life. When was …