After losing sight in 1983, john hull began keeping an audio diary, a unique testimony of loss, rebirth and renewal, excavating the interior world of blindness. Notes on blindness, a documentary based on the theologian john m. Saramago originally refused to sell the rights for a film adaptation. But the central conceit of notes on blindness is to emulate hulls descent into blindness using visuals. Into darkness is now available to download for samsung gear for free at the oculus store.
To help him make sense of the upheaval in his life, he began documenting his experiences on audio cassette. Jul 01, 2016 directed by peter middleton, james spinney. Apr 07, 2014 directed by peter middleton, james spinney. Notes on blindness is honestly one of the best storytelling vr experiences ive ever watched. Like the film on facebook follow the film on twitter. The debut feature from awardwinning short film directors, peter middleton and james spinney, notes on blindness receives its world premiere in sundances new frontiers strand where it plays. Notes on blindness vr kann entweder mit einem vrheadset z.
Theres a scene where he describes music and i just got lost in that experience just wanting to listen the choir for longer. Notes on blindness traces one mans difficult journey and emerges with a reflection on the human condition thats as uplifting and edifying as it is simply. Based on the 16 hours of audiodiary that hull recorded over three years to document his perception of the world after losing his sight, the interactive film explores memories, moments and. Amid the analog crackle of the first tape, we heard a. This clip won best short at toronto hot docs festival, april 20. Arte gives you the opportunity to discover and rediscover notes on blindness, an emotional journey into a world beyond sight. Into darkness uses new forms of storytelling, gameplay mechanics and vr to explore johns cognitive and emotional experience of blindness each scene will address a memory, a moment and a specific location from johns audio diary, using binaural audio and real time 3d animations to create a fully immersive experience in a world beyond sight. For the next three years he would keep a diary on audio cassette over sixteen hours in total a unique and insightful meditation on memory, consciousness and perception. A virtual reality journey into a world beyond sight. Rainfall is the first in a series of short films which dramatise excerpts from john hulls diaries, offering a unique insight of his journey into blindness. Part 1 of an ongoing documentary project im working on. Jan 05, 2017 in cinemas march 2nd tickets only available on demand.
For blind and partially sighted audiences notes on blindness is available with three soundtrack options. Having lost his sight in 1983, just before the birth of his son, theologian john hull began recording his experiences of blindness on a tape recorder. After the writer and theologian john hull became completely blind in 1983, he kept an audio diary of. The multiawarded narrative vr experience is now available on oculus quest. These original diary recordings form the basis of notes on blindness, a sixpart interactive documentary using new forms of storytelling, gameplay mechanics, and virtual reality to. Notes on blindness is a moving, intimate documentary, a triumph of sound and image, and a poetic examination of love, loss, memory and marriage.
Notes on blindness, a virtual reality companion piece to the feature film of the same name, seeks to render writer john hulls experience of blindness. Runs on samsung s6 or later and nexus 9 or later, as well as on any device from a similar generation. In 1983, after decades of steady deterioration, writer and theologian john hull became totally blind. The film was written by don mckellar and directed by fernando meirelles, with julianne moore and mark ruffalo as the main characters. Blindness is a 2008 englishlanguage thriller film and an adaptation of the 1995 novel of the same name by portuguese author jose saramago about a society suffering an epidemic of blindness. Keeping ones eyes closed isnt nearly enough to get inside the mind of someone whose sight has. The settle visuals go so well with the narration of john hull. Its an ambitious and groundbreaking work, both affecting and innovative and one. Frankreich usa, 2017 7 min englisch, franzosisch, deutsch vr dokumentarfilm. Over three years, hull recorded over 16 hours of material creating a story of loss, rebirth and transformation. John hull, whose writings were praised by oliver sacks, shares what it feels like to lose his sight in peter middleton and james spinneys doc, notes on blindness.
Opinion notes on blindness audio description the new. Drawing on johns original recordings, notes on blindness premiered at the 2016 sundance film festival and won the special jury prize at the san francisco international film festival. Lipsyncing his voice from the tapes to reenacted scenes of his daytoday life and staging the vivid dreams he began to have, the filmmakers have created an absorbing documentary that explores a. Hull, who became totally blind after decades of steadily deteriorating vision. Hull, marilyn hull, miranda beinartsmith, jamie bradley. Following on from the emmy awardwinning short film of the same name, notes on blindness is an ambitious. The fear of losing ones sight is perfectly captured in an inspiring docudrama about author and.
Following the emmy awardwinning short film of the same name, notes on blindness takes a creative approach to the documentary form. Notes on blindness was the basis for a major documentary in 2016. Notes on blindness uses vr to tell a story of life without. Over three years, he recorded in excess of sixteen hours of materiala unique testimony of loss, rebirth, and renewal, excavating his interior world of blindness. Notes on blindness vr is produced by ex nihilo, arte france, and the french startup audiogaming, in coproduction with archers mark.
Into darkness uses new forms of storytelling, gameplay mechanics and vr to explore johns cognitive and emotional experience of blindness. Com arte experience presents notes on blindness, a vr journey into a world beyond sight. Over three years, he recorded in excess of sixteen hours of materiala unique testimony of loss. Following on from the emmy awardwinning short film of the same name, notes on blindness is an ambitious and groundbreaking work, both affecting and innovative. Notes on blindness is a compilation of the authors audio notes, made over the course of the years following the loss of his sight. This channel was generated automatically by youtubes.
Oct 29, 2016 with notes on blindness, this is keenly felt as you immerse yourself in the decadesold recorded notes of john hull, who finally fell blind in 1983, after years of steady deterioration. He knew that if he didnt try to understand his blindness it would destroy him. In 1983, following a decade of steady deterioration, writer and theologian john hull lost all traces of sight sensation. Cardboard oder im 360modus smartphone oder tablet konsultiert werden, ohne zusatzmaterial. Jan 16, 2014 the story behind notes on blindness from the directors. To help him make sense of the upheaval in his life, he began documenting his experiences on audiocassette. The film was released in the uk on 1st july and is still playing in a handful of cinemas. Download notes on blindness vr and enjoy it on your iphone, ipad, and ipod. Not a gift i want, but it is a gift days before the birth of his first son, writer and academic john m. In cinemas march 2nd tickets only available on demand. Update please have a look at the trailer for the multiaward winning feature film notes on blindness completed 2016, also available here, for which i won a golden frog for cinematography at the prestigious camerimage festival, 2016. In may 2011, we received a parcel containing a dusty box of eight c90 cassettes.
With notes on blindness, this is keenly felt as you immerse yourself in the decadesold recorded notes of john hull, who finally fell blind in 1983, after years of steady deterioration. This film is a dramatization using those recordings. This series will be incorporated in the feature into darkness due to be filmed in 20. Notes on blindness 2016 directed by pete middleton, james. Jason daprile is a freelance writer with work appearing in prominent publications such as gamespot, playboy, and many others. Notes on blindness vr is viewable with or without virtual reality headset cardboard mode or smartphone mode. When directors pete middleton and james spinney do clever things like keeping bits of information and action offscreen while we hear hulls frustration over having to ask for descriptions of whats happening, the film achieves its goal. Hulls memoir, subtly evokes sightlessness with figures in silhouette. It has been supported by creative england, british film institute, impact partners, arte france, swedish film institute, bbc storyville, cinereach, britdoc, new york times and. Upon their publication in 1990, oliver sacks described the work as the most extraordinary, precise, deep and beautiful account of blindness i. Notes on blindness is a 2016 documentary film written and directed by pete middleton and james spinney. Fost classic in 1983, after decades of steady deterioration, writer and theologian john hull became totally blind. Notes on blindness is available now on the gear vr oculus store. As part of our accessibility campaign we want the film to reach far and wide.
In order to make sense of the upheaval in his life, he began keeping a diary on audiocassette. This experience is based on the audio diaries of writer and theologian john hull, who after decades of. After the writer and theologian john hull became completely blind in 1983, he kept an audio diary of his experience. Theres a scene where he describes music and i just got lost in that. Into darkness ist eine interaktive virtual realityapp. Following the emmy awardwinning short film of the same name, notes on blindness takes a creative approach to the. Into darkness is an immersive virtual reality vr project based on john hulls sensory and psychological experience of blindness. Each scene will address a memory, a moment and a specific location from johns audio diary, using binaural audio and real time 3d animations to create a fully immersive experience in. Notes on blindness audio description peter middleton and james spinney january 15, 2014 after the writer john hull became completely blind in 1983, he kept an audio diary of his experience.
Notes on blindness vr is available in english, french and german. In 1983, after decades of steady deterioration, john hull became totally blind. To help him make sense of the upheaval in his life, hull began documenting his experiences on audio cassette and wrote his autobiography touching the rock. Bitte immer nur genau eine deutsch englischubersetzung eintragen formatierung siehe guidelines, moglichst mit einem guten beleg im kommentarfeld.
Notes on blindness on rainfall original 2012 short on vimeo. The sixpart documentary is part diaryontape, part interactive experience as you listen to johns words, and understand his experiences through being. As such, its quite a fragmentary book, but nonetheless a very insightful im not sure thats really the right word to use in this instance. Note blindness article about note blindness by the free. Below are some of the ways to experience the film in cinemas and at home if youre blind, partially sighted, or hard of hearing. Nov 18, 2016 john hull, whose writings were praised by oliver sacks, shares what it feels like to lose his sight in peter middleton and james spinneys doc, notes on blindness. In the summer of 1983, just days before the birth of his first son, writer and theologian john hull went blind. Mesmerizing the best virtual reality experience at tribeca film festivalvice notes on blindness is one of the first great virtual reality experiencesalphr. Notes on blindness opened in us theaters on 16th november 2016 find your local screening here. Upon their publication in 1990, oliver sacks described the work as the. A magical vr experience guardian mesmerizing motherboard vice poetic and timeless le monde in 1983, after decades of steady deterioration, john hull became totally blind. Notes on blindness, a virtual reality journey into a world beyond sight.
Nov 16, 2016 notes on blindness, a documentary based on the theologian john m. Notes on blindness on rainfall original 2012 short on. The genius of the film is in allowing us to understand and visualize the world of blindness a beautiful, accessible and thoughtful work of art. Notes on blindness is a 2016 british documentary film directed by peter middleton and james spinney. Feb 09, 2017 notes on blindness is a compilation of the authors audio notes, made over the course of the years following the loss of his sight. Into darkness is available at the oculus store to download for samsung gear for free and on the other. Blindness may be caused by injury, by lesions of the brain or optic nerve, by disease of the cornea or retina, by pathological changes originating in systemic disorders e.
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