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After Solitary

Description

This 360 experience will take you inside a 13×7 solitary cell in Maine State Prison. You’ll be guided by Kenneth Moore, who spent 20 years in prison, and more than five of those years in segregation. Experience “After Solitary” – a VR documenatry from FRONTLINE and Emblematic Group, created with support from the Knight Foundation.

What Works Well

This video is a powerful commentary on issues of mass incarceration and the ethics of prisons in the United States at the start of the 21st century.

Discipline

  • Communications
  • Social Sciences

Keywords

administration of justice, civics, commentary, criminology, cultural awareness, human rights, journalism, prison, sociology, solitary

Source

FRONTLINE

Level of Guidance

Guidance Level 3
What does this mean?

The Level of Guidance indicates how much the creator has imbued the video with a sense of at what the viewer should be looking.

For instance, a Level 1 video would mean that the camera has been left in place while life happens around it, allowing you, as the viewer, to simply observe. A Level 2 video might incorporate subtle visual, textual or audible hints or simple transitions. A Level 3 video would rely on a handful of hints and transition. A Level 4 video would employ multiple hints and dialogue. And a Level 5 video would rely on all of the above as well as a narrative arc that pushes the viewer forward.

Another way of looking at this would be how much production went into the video if you are considering making one of your own like it.

Location

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