Walking Cinema: Murder on Beacon Hill is an iPhone application released around 2010 designed by Untravel Media, based on the Parkman–Webster murder case, where John White Webster was accused of the murder of George Parkman. The case was the first one to use the budding science of forensics. The iPhone application was recognized to be the first iPhone application to be accepted to a major film festival, based on the PBS documentary, Murder at Harvard. The application is a mixed-reality storytelling experience, combining a roughly one-mile walk with audio, video, a live map and location-based adventures to guide participants through the story.
Cast and crew
Name Role Michael Epstein Writer, director Eric Stange Writer, Collaborating Director Caitlin Mailly Producer Laura Pirano Producer, cinematographer, editor, art director, Digital Effects, Animator Sasha Mandel Original Music, Sound Editor Michael Born Map Animation and Renderings Raizlabs Application Design and Software Development Susi Walsh Project Coordinator Brooke Scibelli Production Assistant Alexandra McDougall Narrator Paul Logan, Jr. Additional Voices S. Parkman “Parkie” Shaw Descendant of George Parkman Ronald Story Historian Karen Halttunen Historian Stops on the tour
The Etherdome at Massachusetts General Hospital The Liberty Hotel Black Ink Blackstone's Harvard Musical Association Acorn Street Parkman's House, 8 Walnut St. Appalachian Mountain Club, 5 Joy St.
Awards
"Indie Spec New Media", 2010 Boston International Film Festival
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