Writing Assignment for DF 2008 for Sem 2 2019
Research large format/immersive presentations throughout history.
Do an internet search and find articles and images. Also do a search in the ADM library. Collect a Bibliography of information. Panorama books on reserve in ADM for this class.
Write a 4-5 page essay, 1.5 line spacing, about one old and one new large format/immersive media space and what they present and presented. Compare our human fascination then and now with seeing things and places represented large and larger than life all around us.
Some suggested search terms:
Panorama Cyclorama Large Format Murals Imax Omnimax Immersive Giant Screen Wide Screen
4K 8K 3D Surround Sound Dome screen Cave paintings Big Paintings Cathedrals Frescos Cinerama Cinemascope Projection Multi-screen Virtual Reality Expanded Cinema Projection Mapping Spherical Filmmaking VR Filmmaking 360° Cinema
Include a list of 7-10 URLs for images and/or videos about giant screen/immersive imagery.
Paper Due on 20th March: Email PDF file version to bshedd@ntu.edu.sg
In-Class Presentations of assignment with visuals–flat screen or dome screen–on 3rd April class.