Interactive documentary as a living and embodying experience to represent reality: A practice-based case study

This article introduces an innovative approach to comprehending the portrayal of reality within interactive documentaries. Drawing upon my filmmaking expertise, I created the interactive documentary Eden Again to examine how this multimedia genre portrays our understanding of a location, cultures,...

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Main Author: Hsham Aburghif
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Pittsburgh 2024-12-01
Series:CINEJ Cinema Journal
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Online Access:http://cinej.pitt.edu/ojs/cinej/article/view/617
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description This article introduces an innovative approach to comprehending the portrayal of reality within interactive documentaries. Drawing upon my filmmaking expertise, I created the interactive documentary Eden Again to examine how this multimedia genre portrays our understanding of a location, cultures, and social bonds by representing the controversial stories of drying the Marshlands of Iraq. This study also aims to enhance audience involvement, influencing contemporary media culture. These insights stem from a practice-based case study and contribute to the ongoing discussion about the representation of reality. The results indicate that users/viewers generally held favourable perceptions and attitudes toward the positive impacts of interactive documentaries, anticipating a positive reflection on this location.
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spelling doaj-art-a9a155a6dc70432b9c8017891fb92ec02024-12-03T21:39:04ZengUniversity of PittsburghCINEJ Cinema Journal2158-87242024-12-0112210.5195/cinej.2024.617Interactive documentary as a living and embodying experience to represent reality: A practice-based case studyHsham Aburghif0Victorian Institute of Technology-Melbourne This article introduces an innovative approach to comprehending the portrayal of reality within interactive documentaries. Drawing upon my filmmaking expertise, I created the interactive documentary Eden Again to examine how this multimedia genre portrays our understanding of a location, cultures, and social bonds by representing the controversial stories of drying the Marshlands of Iraq. This study also aims to enhance audience involvement, influencing contemporary media culture. These insights stem from a practice-based case study and contribute to the ongoing discussion about the representation of reality. The results indicate that users/viewers generally held favourable perceptions and attitudes toward the positive impacts of interactive documentaries, anticipating a positive reflection on this location. http://cinej.pitt.edu/ojs/cinej/article/view/617Interactive documentary RepresentingRealityLocationCultureAudience
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Interactive documentary as a living and embodying experience to represent reality: A practice-based case study
CINEJ Cinema Journal
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Reality
Location
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title Interactive documentary as a living and embodying experience to represent reality: A practice-based case study
title_full Interactive documentary as a living and embodying experience to represent reality: A practice-based case study
title_fullStr Interactive documentary as a living and embodying experience to represent reality: A practice-based case study
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title_short Interactive documentary as a living and embodying experience to represent reality: A practice-based case study
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Representing
Reality
Location
Culture
Audience
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