I’ve been following this project for a long time now, and am glad to see it finally coming out soon. On June 20th, Elaine McMillion and team will be launching a new type of doc – an online only, interactive, participatory doc experience called Hollow. From the press release:
Hollow explores the issues of small-town America through the voices and ideas of people living in McDowell County, W.Va., will launch June 20 West Virginia’s 150th statehood celebration. The immersive, online experience will combine video portraits, user-generated content, data, grassroots mapping and soundscapes on an HTML5 site and an accompanying community tool to tell the story of those living in boom-and-bust areas in small-town America.
“Hollow is an evolving story and allows the residents to update their stories to the many viewers online. This type of format provides a lean-forward and lean-back experience that both engages the user and allows them to be told a story,” McMillion said.
The interactive documentary allows users to experience the stories of over 30 residents, captures user-input data and provides story updates to featured community members through an embedded WordPress site.
I’m looking forward to checking it ou soon and hope it’s as ground-breaking as I suspect it might just be.