Wednesday, June 11, 2014

H+ Interviews (3) Creators, Too




Bryan Singer, Producer.

The concept and the story of H+ are enthralling. But Bryan Singer is right, "addictive" is a better word!

I love the X-Men series, and I didn't know that Singer wrote, directed and-or produced four of the films.  But unlike H+, though, X-Men isn't so easily or freely available online and it isn't as enthralling as this web series.


Stewart Hendler, Director.

Too bad that those behind this video were lax with the setting and sound.  

Like his cast, Hendler knew he had a superb story in his hands.  He didn't care what medium it was to be filmed and shown - online or otherwise - he wanted to do it.  Moreover, he may be right, that is, H+ is at the cusp of something pivotal in how we all view films.


John Cabrera, Creator and Writer.

Six years before this interview, Cabrera was driving into a parking garage, and his radio started going out and he couldn't listen to a really cool song.  Typically so, signals weaken and waver in such a locale.  So began the story of H+, where he wondered, at that time, what if something happened that he couldn't see.

I really like his notion of us, as viewers and fans, taking the 48 episodes of H+ and swapping them around, however we liked.  A web series allows us to do just that.  It allows us to view a film in part or in whole, as often as we like, and to study up and reflect on it, as I love to do.  It is clear that Cabrera means for this film to be philosophical in nature, something that we do reflect on vis-a-vis technology in particular and our lives in general.  It is superb all around, story telling, film making, acting and editing.  


The creative thrust, behind H+ The Digital Series, at the 2nd Annual IAWTV Awards (2013) - International Academy of Web Television.

Six years in the making, wow.  It took me six-and-a-half years to complete my PhD program, and that was gruelingly long.  

Thank you for reading, and let me know what you think!

Ron Villejo, PhD

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