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‘Motel Deception’ dances into the finals
Motel Deception, supported through the inaugural iArts digital initiative, has been selected as a finalist in the 2010 ReelDance Australian/New Zealand Awards.
Australian choreographer Chrissie Parrott and producer Nancy Jones created the cross-platform media project, which screened on ABC TV and online, with the four minute short as its centrepiece.
In Motel Deception - a fast-paced physical theatre work - two contemporary dancers, Sally Blatchford as Claire and Richard Cilli as Dexter, portray the journey of two characters in a seedy motel room.
"A unique component of Motel Deception is that the website contains over 350 different clips of the film, shot from various angles," producer Jones said.
"So a person who is interested in dance and wants to study the movement could do a forensic examination and look at a particular shot or movement from the top, the side and other views."
The ABC, ScreenWest and the Department of Culture and the Arts, commissioned the dance work, four-minute film, making of documentary and interactive website as part of the iArts initiative.
The iArts initiative is a vibrant collaboration between West Australian producers, artists and arts collectives who combine their respective talents to create interactive arts projects screened on ABC TV and online across its digital platforms.
To view Motel Deception and create your own mash-up version, click here http://www.abc.net.au/tv/moteldeception/
iArts 2 is now open - click here for guidelines and more information.
