“Changing the Nature of Storytelling”: Chicago Students Remix Neil Gaiman’s “Neverwhere”
Date Posted : June 8th, 2011
This Webisode of StudentSpeak focuses on digital storytelling using the book “Neverwhere,” by British author Neil Gaiman.
The students in Chicago’s YOUmedia program remixed the themes and ideas in the book to tell their own story of a magical realm that coexists and parallels the “real” world.
In Gaiman’s book, the magical realm is “London Below” coexisting with London Above. In students’ hands, the magical realm becomes the tunnels beneath the city, a video game based in the subway station, and zombies, of course.
As part of the project, high school students from around Chicago created original comics, photography, graphic design, writing and video all based on or inspired by “Neverwhere.” You can view their work @ http://neverwherechicago.tumblr.com
