Sentences with phrase «of classic storytelling»

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So around our house there's no shortage of talk about storytelling structure, and the bookcase is full of titles on the topic like Joseph Campbell's classic The Hero with a Thousand Faces.

In it, she delves not just into the how of great storytelling but also the why — why do these classic structures affect us so profoundly?

A special episode of the Netflix original series «Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters» updates a classic storytelling format for the year 2018 — but kids» programming may not be the only potential for it.

Willimon cites a «classic article» by Richard Lischer, «The Limits of Story,» as testimony to «what story and narrative preaching can not do,» while failing to note Lischer's distinction between Craddock and those who equate preaching with storytelling.

About the University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies At the University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies high - tech tools and classic storytelling come together to pioneer new ways to teach, train and treat.

Simple, chic, and subtly significant, Erin Bartels» jewelry intertwines classic yet innovative design with the unique and personal art of storytelling.

Max Payne 3 dismisses its well known noir - style, but retains the mature storytelling, and enhances the classic shooter mechanics to adapt them for the needs of this generation of gamers.

Ramin Bahrani's HBO adaptation of Ray Bradbury's classic novel wastes a good cast with generic storytelling, say critics.

One of the foremost American filmmakers of our time, Richard Linklater achieved cult immortality with the «90s classic Dazed and Confused, won critical respect for the sublime Before trilogy, and redefined cinematic storytelling with the groundbreaking Boyhood.

For all that John McTiernan's jungle combat classic is packed with explosive edge - of - your - seat moments, it's the sheer economy of its storytelling that makes it so compelling.

Leading to one of the most satisfyingly - earned endings in Hollywood film history and with every single actor from the leads to the supporting cast (William Sadler, Clancy Brown, and Bob Gunton among them) on not just career - best but definitive form, «Shawshank» is simply a masterclass in classic Hollywood storytelling, on every conceivable level.

The level of immersion and emotion in the storytelling made it an instant classic among horror fans.

A wondrous combination of martial arts action and BioWare storytelling, Jade Empire is a classic action RPG that could really use a sequel.

The storytelling is classic Soderbergh, lean and laconic, a style that heightens both the bone - dry humor with which the film is suffused and the suspense of the split - second timing required for the heist and the ancillary, ahem, compost, that happens.

They look back in the chest of this dead man called the classic narrative only to find it is filled with nothingness, and we all can do nothing but weep that the heart of storytelling beats for no one anymore.

Directed by famed documentarian Laurent Bouzereau, narrated by Meryl Streep, and featuring five great modern directors — Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola, Guillermo Del Toro, Paul Greengrass, and Lawrence Kasdan — discussing the classic directors» work, Five Came Back is no small effort, and it shows in its storytelling and level of depth.

More importantly, this is just very entertaining storytelling, all of which feels more like the Classic Trilogy that began it all.

A noble failure from a noteworthy filmmaker, Joseph Cedar's «Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer» — the unofficial winner of this year's «Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)» Award for the most fanciful title — mines a classic storytelling tradition in order to spin a darkly comic parable that often feels as unkempt and intolerable as its title character.

While its minute - to - minute narrative lacks the complexity and pull of classic adventure games, its open - world design and unique approach to storytelling make it something unlike anything I've ever played before.

«The Good Dinosaur» not only borrows a major plot point from «The Lion King» — and several other Disney classics — it's the closest blend of Disney animation storytelling and Pixar technique since Disney bought Pixar in 2006.

Regalia draws inspiration from jRPG classics, but also delivers a modern mix of good old adventuring and dynamic storytelling.

The biggest reason for that (surprise surprise) is because the writers took enough time to fine - tune the script, whittling it down to a pitch - perfect piece of storytelling that feels both fresh and classic at the same time.

But the sheer starkness of the filmmaking, Scott's brutal, inventive use of light, space and sound, and the stripped - down storytelling make this a classic nonetheless.

Chilean - born Ruiz is a director whose love of storytelling and narrative play is often more engaging than the films themselves but with Mysteries of Lisbon, an epic based on a classic Portuguese novel (one yet untranslated into English), his engagement with the characters and their defining stories guides his direction, and his graceful camerawork and unerring eye for images both classical (like paintings in a cinematic frame) and fluid (his camera moves with purpose and grace) are in the service of the trajectories of the characters.

Accompanied by John Williams» full - bodied musical score and edited with an easy, assured rhythm by Michael Kahn, War Horse is established as an epic in the style of wide - screen classics from the 1950s and 60s, married to a storytelling sensibility dating to the mid-to-late 30s.

A year after Bendis» «Avengers Dissembled» tore Marvel's classic team asunder, «House of M» promised to continue Bendis» universe altering storytelling.

Strong storytelling and rich specificity put this impressive debut firmly in the tradition of Ursula K. Le Guin's classic Earthsea books.

Gothic, dense, brutal, touching, and always compelling, Jolie Blon's Bounce is classic storytelling from a writer who has been dubbed «the Faulkner of crime fiction.»

Original and fresh yet steeped in classic fantasy, this is a novel that could have only come from the imagination of Colin Meloy, celebrated for his inventive and fantastic storytelling as the lead singer of the Decemberists.

A darkly comic crime story in the tradition of a classic Irish trickster tale, complete with a twisting and turning plot, a small - town rife with secrets, and an infectious love of language and storytelling that is a hallmark of the finest Irish writers.

For with every theme Ross presents — the Hitchcockian fallen hero, the classic «wrong man» trope, the Möbius strips and Escher imagery that emerge again and again, lest we forget the unending nature of marriage, love and murder — there is a way in which this too - clever - to - be-neat story resists such thematics, indeed calls into question the expectation / fulfillment nature of storytelling itself.

Needlessly conservative storytelling, crap coloring (maybe that's just me and my art snob friends though), bad comics, rising prices, a lack of speculators, the Hollywood money being exponentially better, companies going for the short gain instead of the long - term gain (I'm looking at you, Humanoids, and your reprinting of comics classics in strictly deluxe formats that are too expensive for the casual reader who needs that stuff and you, Marvel, who can't even keep a trade of a book that's buzzing super hard in print, and you, comic shops, for banging your doofus drum every time somebody does something in digital comics you don't like), and yes, piracy, have all hurt comics.

Regalia draws inspiration from jRPG classics, but also delivers a modern mix of good old adventuring and dynamic storytelling.

Inspired by the humor, whimsy, and storytelling of classic adventure / RPGs Quest for Glory and Paper Mario, West of Loathing is a single player role - playing game set in a slapstick stick figure rendition of the wild frontier.

We take classic play forms from the past - be they physical folk games from the playground or adventure games from old consoles - and breathe new life into them with 21st century technology and our own sense of style and storytelling.

In a little over two weeks» time, Tim Schafer's classic adventure game Grim Fandango will rise from the grave, ready to inform a whole new generation of players on how storytelling in games is supposed...

Jess noted about Bastion, «Simple classic hack «n slash adventure with wonderful art design and a unique method of storytelling.

The Kickstarter funded reboot of the 2003 PS2 cult classic will be available for $ 19.99 and feature over 30 songs, breathtaking visuals, and a concept album approach to its narrative storytelling.

It is one of many visionary choices that make Ico a classic and a master class in elegant storytelling and design.»

A highly polished, finely tuned platform / shooting / exploration game, Cave Story + uses the appealing visual aesthetic of classic 16 - bit video games to draw players into a world deep with emotional storytelling.

Cult - classic Yume Nikki Returns After a Decade of Silence, to Showcases Once Again the Artistic Merit of Pixel Art Games in the Pursuit of Abstract Storytelling.

Inspired by classic games like Metroid, Cave Story, and Dark Souls, Anew: The Distant Light will appeal to fans of platforming, combat, exploration, and visual storytelling.

Ten years since its debut, Pathologic has spread to become a worldwide cult classic, its macabre storytelling both unsettling and alluring in its eccentricity, its gameplay prodding at the fragile boundaries of convention.

Quantic Dream pushed the boundaries in storytelling and gameplay in gaming and created a ground - breaking new method of delivering an interactive story by expanding upon the classic button prompts but with a modern twist that kept the player engaged throughout.

While its minute - to - minute narrative lacks the complexity and pull of classic adventure games, its open - world design and unique approach to storytelling make it something unlike anything I've ever played before.

This brilliant patchwork of storytelling, vandalism and melancholic reminiscences at the local mall is set to go down as a millennial classic

Combining a mix of classic text - adventure, point - and - click and more, 4 short stories are packaged together into a single mysterious anthology that has been described as «a fantastic, fascinating example of interactive visual storytelling» (Telegraph 5/5) and earning widespread critical acclaim since release.

Rather than a classic storytelling structure that reunites side characters and recalls subplots increasing the scale of the climax, Lost Odyssey cuts back on the complexity of the game, and focuses on family matters and a fifth immortal who betrayed the others.

Gameplay is inspired by point - and - click adventure games (like the classic Monkey Island or King's Quest series, or more recently Telltale's Walking Dead series), but focused on characterization, atmosphere and storytelling rather than clever puzzles or challenges of skill.

KEY FEATURES — Stunningly detailed pixel graphics — 10 challenging, well - designed boss battles — Hypnotic electronic score by composer Karl Flodin — Modern take on the classic Metroidvania genre: Players can freely explore the world at their own pace — Organic storytelling: The environments tell the story, along with some holo - tapes that are scattered around the drowned cities — Plausible plot driven by real - life issues: Explore the effects of climate change and technological progress