The Wilderness Downtown
Encyclopedia
The Wilderness Downtown is an interactive multimedia
video coded in HTML5, to show off the capabilities of the new Google Chrome
browser. Directed by music video
director Chris Milk
, it features the We Used to Wait
song from the Arcade Fire album, The Suburbs
. It was one of three Grand Prix winners at the 2011 Cannes advertising awards in the Cyber category.
Multimedia
Multimedia is media and content that uses a combination of different content forms. The term can be used as a noun or as an adjective describing a medium as having multiple content forms. The term is used in contrast to media which use only rudimentary computer display such as text-only, or...
video coded in HTML5, to show off the capabilities of the new Google Chrome
Google Chrome
Google Chrome is a web browser developed by Google that uses the WebKit layout engine. It was first released as a beta version for Microsoft Windows on September 2, 2008, and the public stable release was on December 11, 2008. The name is derived from the graphical user interface frame, or...
browser. Directed by music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
director Chris Milk
Chris Milk
Chris Milk is an American music video director and photographer. He has directed videos for Kanye West, U2, Green Day, Courtney Love, Audioslave, Modest Mouse, Gnarls Barkley and Arcade Fire. He also has numerous television commercials to his credit...
, it features the We Used to Wait
We Used to Wait
"We Used to Wait" is the first UK single from Arcade Fire's third album The Suburbs, following "Ready to Start", which was the first US single. It was released on August 1, 2010 in the UK.-The Wilderness Downtown:...
song from the Arcade Fire album, The Suburbs
The Suburbs (Arcade Fire album)
The Suburbs is the third studio album by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire, released in August 2010. Coinciding with the announcement the band released a limited edition 12-inch single containing two tracks from the album, “The Suburbs” and “Month of May”. The album debuted at #1 on the Irish...
. It was one of three Grand Prix winners at the 2011 Cannes advertising awards in the Cyber category.
External links
- thewildernessdowntown.com - official site and video