Resumen de i-Docs: interactivity, documentary and memories
The ways in which new forms of storytelling and new technologies affect narration in documentary film remainsan important issue. Theorists agree that the representation of collective and individual memories has changedand will continue to change as the process of writing a story constantly moves from traditional supports (i.e.books) to more advanced ones (i.e. table computers). Indeed, I will illustrate through the analysis of a number ofinteractive documentaries, how different and very contemporary degrees of interactivity are changing the way inwhich documentary storytelling relates to reality. Furthermore, my aim is to answer specific questions: What kindof invitation does the i-doc issue to his/her spectator? And how does the computer (or other) screen influence thespectatorial experience? In these productions the audience gains access to information through participation in thedigital space, thus becoming cognitively engaged whilst interacting with the interface.In my article, I will also explore the relationships between digital technologies and the representation of the realworld through the collective memories of a specific community. My case study is the recent Welcome to Pine Point,a web documentary (originally written as a book) which is a creative linear collection of material from and about PinePoint—a Canadian town that was destroyed in the 1980s.
