Interactive “Onyx Project” Film - a “Choose Your Own Adventure” for the digital age
From The New York Times -
As strange as this may sound, a small independent film made for computer viewing aspires to blend serious cinematic storytelling with the popular shuffle feature in iPods and other music players.
The film, “The Onyx Project,” is meant to be an experiment in nonlinear storytelling for the digital age. It tells the tale of Col. Robert Henderson, a United States Army Special Forces officer played by David Strathairn, who undertakes a rogue mission (code name Onyx) in Afghanistan that goes terribly wrong.
Mr. Strathairn, who received an Oscar nomination last year for his role as Edward R. Murrow in “Good Night, and Good Luck,” unfolds his sorrowful tale by talking into a camera in a motel room. Using a new software program called NAV, viewers are constantly being presented with fresh links to click (some are highlighted to encourage heading in a particular direction, or a shuffle link can be selected) that serve as a departure point from one scene to the next.
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This is either going to be really cheesy, or a great way to make an interactive movie. I’ll reserve judgement until I get a chance to view the movie for myself.
You can go directly to the movie’s official site here: http://www.theonyxproject.com/
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