HYPERTEXT: Hypertext 2008 Begins
Off to a great start with Charles Deemer’s Introduction to his hyperdrama Changing Key. The idea of a passive audience asked to break through the fourth wall to "mingle with the actors." It is a live performance on stage, yet can allow the flexibility of interaction by hypertextual choice.
We begin with Bobby’s story, which looks to be a nearly eight minutes segment of one character’s event. He gets a phone call, and then addresses the audience, bringing them immediately into a world that up to now was not considered enterable–though by choosing to view this particular segment the viewer was indeed a part of the story.
The camerawork is up close and personal, following and focusing on the actors as if we are within their touch, which adds to the personal nature of the film.
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