Just got back from the midnight showing of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. All I can say is, wow. There are going to be a lot of pissed-off diehard Tolkien fanatics out there because of the sheer number of liberties Mr. Jackson took with the story, but what he’s come up with is one really impressive high-octane thrill ride. Better than The Empire Strikes Back for “part-two-of-three” movies, in my humble opinion. My only complaint is that the number of helicopter shots in this series is getting excessive, but all things considered it was an incredible flick.
After researching transmedia storyworlds at MIT, guiding Microsoft in its CTO/CXO's think tank, co-founding Microsoft Studios' Narrative Design team, and exploring the future of entertainment and media as the Creative Director and a Research Fellow for USC's Annenberg Innovation Lab, I'm now the Creative Director for USC's World Building Media Lab, a storyteller, a designer, a consultant, and a doctoral student in Media Arts and Practice at USC's School of Cinematic Arts. more »
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