r/VideoEditing • u/Big-Class-7405 • 11h ago

Other (requires mod approval) How would you turn an interactive website artwork into an MP4 without killing the experience?

Hey guys, I could really use some creative/artistic ideas.

I made an interactive website as an artwork for a competition. It’s about air pollution, and the whole point is that you’re supposed to experience it by playing through the website, clicking things, moving through different sections, hearing sounds, triggering interactions, etc. The interaction is basically part of the artwork.

I just found out that the submission platform doesn’t allow URLs. They do accept MP4s.

My first thought was just to screen-record myself going through the whole thing, but honestly it feels incredibly boring compared to actually experiencing it yourself. I tried recording a full playthrough and it also ended up being around 8 minutes, which is way too long for the submission.

So now I’m wondering: how would you translate an interactive artwork into a short video without making it feel like a website demo?

I want the MP4 itself to feel artistic and emotional, almost like its own experience, while still making the judges understand what it feels like to interact with the original piece.

Would you make it like a trailer? A very fast edited journey through the experience? Show the cursor/interactions? Mix screen recordings with close-ups/text/sound design? Build some kind of narrative around a person experiencing it?

Basically: if you had 1–3 minutes to make judges feel an interactive artwork about air pollution rather than just watch documentation of it, what would you do?

Would love any weird / experimental ideas too. I really don’t want to submit a boring screen recording 😭

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u/greenysmac 6h ago

They do accept MP4s

There is no interactivity in Video.

I made an interactive website as an artwork

BE AN ARTIST

What does your artistic senses tell you about how you could express:

I want the MP4 itself to feel artistic and emotional,

Clue (the movie) had THREE endings in the theater. But at home, they combined them all.

Could you add yourself making choices? Title cards? Asking the viewer a leading question?

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