In Haaretz Maya Sela reports that Israeli author Etgar Keret wants to change how you relate to literature, as:
What the hell is wrong with plain old written-word literature ? What need for distracting (and limiting) bells and whistles ? (I'm game for bells and whistles, but only if they expand on the story, not this kind of shit.)
The project is called Storyvid.io (again: god help us all) -- with the tagline: "when was the last time you've watched a story ? - Storyvid: launching Literature into the 21st century."
First of all, aren't they a bit late with the launch (surely we're well into the 21st century already ...) ? Secondly: I don't want to watch stories -- I actually like reading them.
(And: if this the best they can do ... well, damn, that's weak. But then again, I don't get comic books -- pardon me, 'graphic novels' -- either: they seem to me a simplification and limitation of the reading experience.)
Keret and Alfon's new cultural initiative is meant to change the way we relate to literature. They are attempting to create a new artistic format to combine video, text, and audio, and transform the short story. They hope that their effort will result in a dramatic transformation, much like the way the music video changed how we relate to music.To which I can only say: god help us all.
What the hell is wrong with plain old written-word literature ? What need for distracting (and limiting) bells and whistles ? (I'm game for bells and whistles, but only if they expand on the story, not this kind of shit.)
The project is called Storyvid.io (again: god help us all) -- with the tagline: "when was the last time you've watched a story ? - Storyvid: launching Literature into the 21st century."
First of all, aren't they a bit late with the launch (surely we're well into the 21st century already ...) ? Secondly: I don't want to watch stories -- I actually like reading them.
(And: if this the best they can do ... well, damn, that's weak. But then again, I don't get comic books -- pardon me, 'graphic novels' -- either: they seem to me a simplification and limitation of the reading experience.)