The Wagner Files HD

+++ The Wagner Files HD - Interactive Graphic Novel +++
The Extra-Sensory Wagner Experience

The Wagner Files HD explores exciting ways of storytelling: by the fusion of animations, videos, historical letters, music scores and photographs, Wagner is experienced with all senses.

The story of Wagner's life is told from Hans von Bülow's point of view: Starting with the premiere of Rienzi in 1848 until Wagner's death in Venice in 1883.

+++ Features +++
- 41 pages Graphic Novel illustrated by Flavia Scuderi
- 240 animated images
- more than 60 minutes of Wagner's music
- 23 "interactive points" that provide access to historical documents such as letters, photographs or scores

+++ Four Modes+++
- Graphic Novel Mode
- Animation Mode
- Animation Mode with Audio Version
- Auto-Play Mode with Audio Version

+++ Special Features+++
- Music Visualization of the ouverture of "The Flying Dutchman" by US-programmer and composer Stephen Malinowski (who worked on Björk's "Biophelia"-App)
- Photographs of the most important persons in Wagner's life (i.e. Cosima Wagner, Franz Liszt, King Ludwig II., Hermann Levi)
- hand-written historical letters, original scores
- rare gramophone records of Wagner's operas from the 1920s and 30s
- Interviews with Wagner-experts Eva Rieger, Oliver Hilmes, Simone Young, Katharina Wagner and others
- Interactive map with 33 stages and background information

- Trailer of the film „The Wagner Files“
- Preview of the Graphic Novel (print) „Wagner“

+++ Languages+++
- German
- English
- French
- Japanese

WAGNER FILES – The App is part of the cross-medial production “The Culture Files“, consisting of the Graphic Novel “Wagner“ (print) and the documentary “THE WAGNER FILES“ (90/52min). The film is also available on iTunes.

Technical Requirements: iPad 2