After attending my first Digital X technology gathering in Cologne, the first impression, German Telekom knows how to put together a great interactive event.
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Filmmaker Alton Glass could have gone the easy way to make his film POV:Points of View, but decided to push filmmaking technology to a new realm. For some, the future will have the same choices as the present and past.
The interview with Mr. Glass.
Are you a futurist/technologist?
I enjoy both but I’m just a Storyteller using technology to prototype and reimagine the future.
You used state of the art cinema technology to tell an all too familiar story, is this irony?
Yes irony on many levels. I’ve learned narratives and algorithms are essentially the same thing. The impact and evolution of both can be beneficial or detrimental in many ways.
In your vision of the future, should citizens be concerned about the state?
Citizens should be aware and examine what’s happening with the state so you have agency at all levels where your civil liberties can be impacted.
What attracted to you filmmaking? Was there a particular film or director?
Robert Townsend and Michael Shultz who made Five Heart Beats and The Last Dragon. I fell in love with how they captured characters and their journey of growth. I love discovering the hidden gifts that we often don’t know was inside us all this time when you thought you were not enough no matter what time in your life. We create reality and I enjoy seeing those ups and downs as that power unfolds on screen or in any medium.
How will VR influence filmmaking?
I’ve heard the term Story living by Vicki Dobbs Beck at ILM and I think there’s a convergence of the two worlds of traditional filmmaking and immersive technology that will evolve into something special. I’m still learning so the influence and reward I see now is challenging storytellers to think outside the frame and understand the richness of a multi dimensional world. VR takes you from filmmaking to literally world building.
It might not be my generation who brings VR to it’s fullest potential but I’m happy to plant the seed and see where diverse voices will take immersive storytelling in the years to come.
POV:Points of View screened at the Tribeca Film Festival. Running Time: 16 Minutes
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Connectivity is the ongoing trend along with VR technology. Stay tuned for more details.
Counting down to IFA 2017 has started. The latest consumer electronic trends from connected homes, drones, smartphones, and vr are on the agenda.
Coverage starts September 30th from Berlin.
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Themes from CES 2016
There were drones of all kind in every shape and size. A drone able to carry people in the air like the futuristic cars from the animated cartoon The Jetsons.
There will be OLED screens for laptops meaning imaging quality will get improved. OLED allows each pixel to emit its own light making a superior display contrast for better imaging.
Wearables are the rage in the tech world in the forms of health bands and watches from a number of brands introducing devices with abilities ranging from measuring heart rates to message notifications.
Smart appliances that will help you cook; washing machines with dual chambers, Wi-Fi kettles for coffee on demand, and motion activated home greeters are coming to the home in 2016.
Virtual Reality is the future. Presently, the VR equipment is expensive but I expect prices to drop in the medium to longer future as well there are apps and content being developed for the platform.
The biggest technology fair is underway in Las Vegas, Consumer Electronics Show 2016. Themes this year are the connected house, drones, and of course wearables.
Looking over all the devices ( check back for more recommendations) I made a list of what I liked or found intriguing.
