Sentences with phrase «episodic narratives»

With a focus on material legacies of technological shifts and the reorganization of social systems, their exhibition program is approached as a continuous yet non-linear script of episodic narratives.

Filmmakers John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein have infused Vacation with an almost aggressively episodic narrative that grows more and more problematic as time progresses, as the movie suffers from a hit / miss ratio that is, to an increasingly palpable extent, far more miss than hit and it does consequently become awfully difficult to work up any genuine interest in the protagonists» continuing exploits.

and a relentlessly episodic narrative - with, in terms of the latter, the ratio of compelling to pointless sequences aggressively low.

Last time on Life is Strange, XBLA Fans introduced details about this episodic narrative driven adventure game here.

The episodic narrative that follows, in which Johnny explores his gifts, investigating incidents of escalating significance, is really just a vehicle for Cronenberg to mine his fascination with bodily horror, with a deadpan approach to violence that occasionally erupts into spectacle.

The relationship between these two old fighters with a shared violent past recedes into the background of the largely episodic narrative; among the twisted reflections they encounter are a grieving frontierswoman (Rosamund Pike) and a condemned murderer (Ben Foster) who relishes underlining the film's themes.

Scripter Robert Getchell's decision to employ an aggressively episodic narrative compounds the movie's interminable vibe, to be sure, and there's little doubt that Stella is rife with sequences and interludes that are either hackneyed beyond belief or hopelessly padded - out.

The episodic narrative meanders through these folkloric scenarios, expanding its impressions of rustic life across a single late - autumn month.

There are a few subplots that work (including a mild revelation about an hour in), but otherwise, the episodic narrative is monotonous.

Joe begins her episodic narrative through the chapters of her life (literally, with titles that reflect something that pops into her head upon introducing the next part), from her childhood — when she and her best friend writhe on the bathroom floor until they felt something «down there,» with her mother (Connie Nielsen) knowing whatever Joe is doing is «wrong» and her father (Christian Slater) wishing his wife would stop judging their daughter — through young adulthood (Stacy Martin plays the younger version of Joe).

Storytellers since the beginning of time have been drawn to episodic narrative.

Onslaught delivers four new Call of Duty multiplayer maps, the new «Maverick» dual - purpose Assault Rifle / Sniper Rifle, and the first installment in Extinction's four - part episodic narrative, «Episode 1: Nightfall.»

When one thinks of an Episodic Narrative Adventure, one usually thinks of The Walking Dead Series from Telltale Games.

We don't know exactly what titles they're working on, but three former Star Wars: The Old Republic veterans have joined forces under a studio now called FogBank, working on an «episodic narrative» game developed in conjunction with an «interactive storytelling platform.»

On 22nd March, Xbox and 343 Industries revealed «Hunt the Truth» — an episodic narrative audio series, now available on HuntTheTruth.tumblr.com.

Heavy Rain as a concept really suits this type of episodic narrative IMO...

Big Bad Wolf and Focus Home Interactive are giving the episodic narrative adventure genre a twist with The Council.

The Call of Duty ®: Ghosts DLC season closes out with Nemesis, which introduces four new multiplayer maps, each featuring a unique Field Order, and includes the fourth and final entry, and epic conclusion to Extinction's episodic narrative with «Episode 4: Exodus.»

The game is called Quantum Break and appears to continue the episodic narrative style of Alan Wake, but in a brand new intellectual property.

The next episode of The Council, an episodic narrative adventure series about aristocrats and secret societies, is coming out next Thursday on May 17th but players who've purchased the game's season pass can get it two days earlier on the 15th.

Kevin and Dan invented a new medium with episodic narrative gaming.

Supported by strong writing and an unforgettable cast of characters, Life is Strange raised the bar for episodic narrative adventures.

The game utilizes a «Beat - em Up» gameplay mechanic and an episodic narrative storyline rooted in Asian mythology and sci - fi traditions.

The Wolf Among Us is an episodic narrative driven game that is based on Vertigo's Fables, which detail the lives of various fairy tale characters that have left their realm and have started fresh lives in New York City.

Meanwhile, Telltale Games has carved out a niche as a specialist developer of episodic narrative dramas, based around well - known TV and game brands.

Machinima gives you an easy, all - access pass to watch episodic narrative series like the extremely successful «Mortal Kombat: Legacy» and «Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn», live streams, gameplay videos, and original content, including weekly and daily shows such as fan favorites «Sanity Not Included» and «How to Annoy People.»

Word has it that Fogbank Entertainment's debut title will be an episodic narrative game that will draw from story, character and location elements based on acclaimed Fox intellectual property as well as original content.

Shezad Dawood's solo exhibition «Leviathan» is an episodic narrative around notions of borders, mental health and marine welfare issues of foremost concern, resonating profoundly with both coastal locations and contemporary life.

Their episodic narrative is loosely based on William Hogarth's A Rake's Progress (1732 - 33), eight paintings that tell the story of a man, Tom Rakewell, who finds his demise through the accumulation and subsequent consumption of wealth.

Not exact matches

As an industry content leader, Participant annually produces up to six narrative feature films, five documentary films, three episodic television series, and more than 40 hours of digital short form programming, through its digital subsidiary SoulPancake — all aimed at entertainment that inspires social awareness and engaging audiences to participate in positive social change.

If the Jacob narratives appear to be somewhat better knit than the more episodic Abraham cycle, it is nevertheless clear that neither one has the integration of the Tale of Joseph.

Because the narrative is so episodic, it's very easy to remember Volume 2 (like its predecessor) as nothing more than a collection of bits.

For the most part, however, these moments are lost in a narrative which remains episodic, distracted and needlessly non-linear.

400 Days is the demonstration that The Walking Dead worked thanks to its episodic nature, or at least to a «not too compressed» narrative rhythms.

It's just as clear, however, that the film's incongruously languid pace stands as an almost insurmountable obstacle virtually from the get - go, as filmmakers Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg have employed an episodic structure that becomes more and more problematic as the thin narrative unfolds - with the ongoing emphasis on subplots of a decidedly underwhelming nature (eg Jim's continuing efforts at resisting the advances of a sultry neighbor) compounding the movie's increasingly lackluster atmosphere.

The episodic bent of the film's first half - much of the narrative seems to follow the central characters as they fight one fire after another - does test the viewer's patience to a fairly demonstrable degree, and it's clear that Backdraft, by and large, works best when focused on the rivalry and relationship between the central figures (and how it ultimately affects their respective work).

And while banking on potential can be dangerous for an episodic game, if Telltale can maintain the precedent it's setting here for narrative risks and twists then the payoff will be all the better for it in the end.

Su Rynard's feature, with its episodic overview of various interconnected issues around the globe, lacks the unifying emotional and narrative involvement of the best nature documentaries.

As an industry content leader, Participant annually produces up to six narrative feature films, five documentary films, three episodic television series, and more than 40 hours of digital short form programming, through its digital subsidiary SoulPancake — all aimed at entertainment that inspires social awareness and engaging audiences to participate in positive social change.

Many critics felt that, due to lack of genuine conviction, Spielberg failed to give Walker's folk tale a narrative drive or emotional push, resulting in an overly fractured saga, devoid of the pop - folk religiosity that served as the glue that held the episodic book together.

But the narrative proves too episodic, and when you move into the final section — with all of its digressions — it just grows stale.

The festival showcases feature narratives, feature documentaries, a slew of short categories and even episodic, but I mostly love to go for the documentaries.

The cast are comically good though especially Alden Ehrenreich and Ralph Fiennes but the narrative feels episodic and disjointed.

His two follow - up films, House of Flying Daggers and Curse of the Golden Flower are as well, but where the former luxuriates in the irrational melodrama of tragic romance and the latter is consumed by the emptiness at the heart of its own baroque decadence, there's a reticence to Hero, a by - product of its episodic structure, narrative instability and potentially repellent politics.

The narrative of «The Equalizer» is very episodic.

is the leading media company dedicated to entertainment that inspires social awareness and engaging audiences to participate in positive social change, annually producing up to six narrative feature films, five documentary films, three episodic television series, and over 40 hours of digital short form programming through SoulPancake

Participant Media is the leading media company dedicated to entertainment that inspires social awareness and engaging audiences to participate in positive social change, annually producing up to six narrative feature films, five documentary films, three episodic television series, and over 40 hours of digital short form programming through SoulPancake.

The episodic style, rather than breaking the narrative, punctuates it with the reframing of both idealized and semi-tragic experience.

Some viewers found the star - wattage of the film distracting, and we'll acknowledge that Brad Pitt's late - in - film appearance isn't the most successful, but it can be useful to see familiar faces to delineate a narrative that's decidedly episodic.

Greta Gerwig's Lady Bird forgoes traditional narrative structure for episodic storytelling — each episode a seemingly low - key event that together add up to a monumental year in Lady Bird's (Saoirse Ronan) life.