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Interactive Film Art

Chris Hales presents his interactive film/video works, discussing their production and screen presence as interactive works:

"I'm an artist and certainly not a film theorist or a filmmaker. I think what I'm trying to do is a little bit of everything anyway … there's a terminology with film, video whatever. Filmed with a video camera, whatever you want to call it. Things like interactive film, art film: it possibly could be cinema, it could be movie."

*THE TWELVE LOVELIEST THINGS I KNOW

Explanation: Children were interviewed and asked to describe what would be the 12 loveliest things they know, and these were gathered into themes. When reflected upon with the eyes of adulthood, this formed the basis of a personal documentary which attempts to provide emotion and thoughtful reflection.

The twelve lovelist things I know

Interaction: Things that stand out intuitively as colourful or moving or that catch the eye can be touched. Coloured images appear to an old man which represent themes collated from children: achievement, speed, success, caring, play etc. Themes are developed by intuitive clicking. It is possible to experience fairground rides, flying (and crashing) a kite, walking a dog, sledging, bicycle riding and similar events. Choosing symbols of adulthood can bring harsh reality.

If no touches are made, the film eventually reverts on its own to the central motif of the elderly man and his thoughts.

*SKETCHBOOK

Explanation: Filmed within a 100 metre radius in the countryside, an interactive world is revealed.

Interaction: Sequences will loop indefinately until the viewer touches the interactive key point which in most cases is instinctively obvious. This will trigger a denouement. There are 25 different sketches: in this version called up purely at random.