“ A 16-episode visual interpretation of David Bowie’s final album, “Blackstar,” is set to debut exclusively this week on Facebook’s Instagram. The influential rock star, who died Jan. 10, last fall provided music and images from “Blackstar” to InstaMiniSeries, a startup that creates episodic programming exclusively for Instagram. The result is “Unbound: A Blackstar InstaMiniSeries.” Completed…
“David Bowie’s final album, Blackstar, has been reimagined as an Instagram series which will debut on the social networking site’s InstaMiniSeries channel Thursday. Unbound is made up of 16 episodes described as “visual interpretations” of the late Bowie’s songs. The Instagram team of Carolynn Cecilia and Nikki Borges were given pre-release access to the music…
A live, on-air interview with the BBC Radio Ulster program ‘Arts Extra’. Host Marie-Louise Muir spoke with Lawrence Peryer and Carolynn Cecilia about the making of UNBOUND: A ★InstaMiniSeries. You can listen to the discussion here.
“Instagram announced that a mini-series inspired by David Bowie’s last album Blackstar will debut Feb. 24 on the platform. Starring Rookie founder Tavi Gevinson, Patricia Clarkson, and more, UNBOUND: A ★ InstaMiniSeries will span 16 episodes and will debut Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Bowie had agreed to the InstaMiniSeries before his death on Jan. 10,…
“David Bowie’s last album Blackstar has been transformed into an Instagram miniseries approved by the singer months before his death. InstaMiniSeries said Bowie gave them “unique pre-release access” to Blackstar, allowing them to create their “own visual interpretations of his songs, with no limits or preconditions on his part”. A preview of the 16-episode series,…
“…The latest David Bowie tribute will have a heavy social media component. This Thursday marks the start of UNBOUND: A ★ InstaMiniSeries, “a journey of evocative images inspired by the… music, lyrics and artwork” from Bowie’s ★ album. The 16 episode series features Tavi Gevinson, whose role is labelled simply “protagonist,” and the actress Patricia…
“Days before David Bowie’s death on Jan. 10, the musical icon dropped Blackstar, his 28th studio album. As Rolling Stone reported Monday, he had arranged for InstaMiniSeries to hear Blackstar in the fall of 2015 and use the album for a multi-episode social media show. In December, the team wrapped Unbound: A ★ InstaMiniSeries, which will premiere…
‘Inspired by David Bowie’s last album “Blackstar,” will debut Feb. 24 on an Instagram miniseries. “UNBOUND: A ★ InstaMiniSeries” will span 16 episodes and, according to a press release, Bowie had agreed to the InstaMiniSeries before his death.” – More here.
“Before his untimely death on January 10, David Bowie had a surprise up his sleeve: He was working with Instagram on an original mini series inspired by ★ (Blackstar), his 28th studio album. Now, InstaMiniSeries — a channel that creates episodic programming exclusively for the Instagram platform — is gearing up to debut the final…
“Prior to David Bowie‘s death and the arrival of his new LP ★ (pronounced Blackstar), the singer allowed the creators of InstaMiniSeries to hear his new album early in order to “create our own visual interpretations of his songs, with no limits or preconditions on his part,” producers of the series announced Monday. The result, Unbound: A ★…