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Walking Cinema: Murder on Beacon Hill

Mixed-reality storytelling iPhone application

Mixed-reality storytelling iPhone application

Walking Cinema: Murder on Beacon Hill is an iPhone application designed by Untravel Media, based on the Parkman–Webster murder case, where John White Webster was accused of the murder of George Parkman. The case was the first one to use the budding science of forensics. The iPhone application was recognized to be the first iPhone application to be accepted to a major film festival, based on the PBS documentary, Murder at Harvard. The application is a mixed-reality storytelling experience, combining a roughly one-mile walk with audio, video, a live map and location-based adventures to guide participants through the story.

Cast and crew

NameRole
Michael EpsteinWriter, director
Eric StangeWriter, Collaborating Director
Caitlin MaillyProducer
Laura PiranoProducer, cinematographer, editor, art director, Digital Effects, Animator
Sasha MandelOriginal Music, Sound Editor
Michael BornMap Animation and Renderings
RaizlabsApplication Design and Software Development
Susi WalshProject Coordinator
Brooke ScibelliProduction Assistant
Alexandra McDougallNarrator
Paul Logan, Jr.Additional Voices
S. Parkman “Parkie” ShawDescendant of George Parkman
Ronald StoryHistorian
Karen HalttunenHistorian

Stops on the tour

  • The Etherdome at Massachusetts General Hospital
  • The Liberty Hotel
  • Black Ink
  • Blackstone's
  • Harvard Musical Association
  • Acorn Street
  • Parkman's House, 8 Walnut St.
  • Appalachian Mountain Club, 5 Joy St.

Awards

  • "Indie Spec New Media", 2010 Boston International Film Festival

References

References

  1. Ryan Gilbey. (14 April 2010). "The first film made for the iPhone: Is this the start of a whole new cinematic genre?". [[The Guardian]].
  2. (2 October 2009). "Taking a walk through history". MGH Hotline.
  3. Baard, Mark. (26 April 2009). "Immersive devices aid navigation in virtually every way". The Boston Globe.
  4. Klein, Christopher. (2 May 2010). "The crime scenes of the city's haunted and hunted". The Boston Globe.
  5. http://parkmanmurder.com/Parkman_Murder_Application.html Description of the application
  6. "IMDbPro".
  7. ""Walking Cinema: Murder on Beacon Hill" - 1849 Murder of Dr. George Parkman, Beacon Hill, Boston, MA iPod and iPhone walking tour!".
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