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Finding inspiration in crowded streets lit by neon signs

Client
Canon

Project Duration
6 Months

Our little party of travelers awakened the next morning refreshed and full of hope, and Dorothy breakfasted like a princess off peaches and plums from the trees beside the river. Behind them was the dark forest they had passed safely through, although they had suffered many discouragements; but before them was a lovely, sunny country that seemed to beckon them on to the Emerald City.

To be sure, the broad river now cut them off from this beautiful land. But the raft was nearly done, and after the Tin Woodman had cut a few more logs and fastened them together with wooden pins, they were ready to start. Dorothy sat down in the middle of the raft and held Toto in her arms. When the Cowardly Lion stepped upon the raft it tipped badly, for he was big and heavy; but the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman stood upon the other end to steady it, and they had long poles in their hands to push the raft through the water.

They got along quite well at first, but when they reached the middle of the river the swift current swept the raft downstream, farther and farther away from the road of yellow brick. And the water grew so deep that the long poles would not touch the bottom.

  • Black Mirror S3E4: San Junipero

    Summary Yorkie and Kelly — polar opposites — are aging women in separate retirement homes in a future society. They visit each other once a week and develop a romantic relationship during transcendental “preview” visits to the afterlife, a place called San Junipero. These visits are initiated with a button press, facilitated by technology involving

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    Yorkie & Kelly sitting outside in the rain. Image credit: Black Mirror screen capture.
  • Black Mirror S5E2: Smithereens

    Summary Rideshare driver Chris kidnaps Smithereen intern Jaden at gunpoint, with an objective to speak with the social media giant’s CEO/founder Billy Bauer. Chris threatens Jaden’s life while speaking on the phone with Smithereen management, who scramble to take action, quickly gathering a comprehensive file on Chris before London police do. Bauer is on a

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  • Black Mirror S1E3: The Entire History of You

    Summary An implantable technology, the Willow Grain, is prevalent in society. The rice grain-sized device, implanted behind the ear, records audio and video of users’ interactions from a first-person perspective. Recordings can be mirrored to screens for playback, or users can view them inside their eyes. Users control playback with a thumb-sized remote. Grain’s recordings

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  • Black Mirror S2E1: Be Right Back

    Summary Ash and Martha have just begun living together in Ash’s childhood home. Unfortunately, Ash dies on the way to return their moving van. A grieving Martha is introduced to a technology that recreates Ash’s presence based on his digital footprint — for instance, his social media posts. Initially, the technology involves software that allows

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  • Black Mirror S4E6: Black Museum

    Summary Driving through the desert, Nish stops at a shuttered gas station to charge her car. Waiting for the 3-hour charge, she visits the nearby Black Museum, which is full of strange exhibits of murder, violence, and other gruesome oddities. There are no other visitors since she got there before tours began, so it’s just…

  • Black Mirror S3E1: Nosedive

    Summary Lacie lives in a future society where people rate other’s online content and face-to-face interactions from 1 to 5 stars on a social media platform. Everyone sees each other’s ratings via smart contact lenses fed content by their phones. Ratings drop after negative occurrences and are boosted by positive interactions — especially those with…

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  • Black Mirror S4E2: Arkangel

    Summary Marie’s toddler daughter, Sara, wanders off while at the park. Thankfully, Sara is found with help from the community. The incident leads to Marie getting Sara an Arkangel implant, which is paired with a tablet app and relays Sara’s location, vitals, and video feed of what she sees. The implant can censor stressful things…