Behind the Blue Screen

Since the arrival of social media, news spreads across the globe like wildfire. So, why do we hear so little from Iran? The limited number of correspondents and power of censorship make coverage quite difficult. Now, a dedicated app allows students, expats and immigrants to share their personal stories more freely: in the form of video selfies with face recognition software giving storytellers a blue mask in real time. The result is a new form of journalism, combining a direct narrative form with an artistic performance.

Credits

Director

Jaap van Heusden
Ruben Pater

Producer

Jos de Putter

Montage

Mohsen Farschi
Jaap van Heusden

Concept Developer

Jaap van Heusden
Ruben Pater

Interface & Interaction Design

Sander ter Braak
Wes Saalmink

Graphics Design

Ruben Pater

Production company

Dieptescherpte BV

TV company

De Correspondent

Title: Behind the Blue Screen
Year: 2014
Category: Interactive project
Edition: NFF 2015

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