Diogo Moreira, Duarte Santos, Gabriel Seixas,
Lara Portelinha and Matilde Fernandes

cinescópio

Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto, Portugal

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Cinescópio is an interactive artistic research project that bridges the gap between classic cinema and contemporary digital media. It contextualizes films from the early 20th century, offering a platform that transforms the way audiences engage with cinematic history and the typical user experience.
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With this project we aim to preserve cinematic heritage but also transform it, offering an engaging and thought-provoking digital experience.

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Cinescópio features 14 public domain films from directors like Charlie Chaplin, Fritz Lang, and Georges Méliès, categorized into themes such as Love, Identity, Dream, and Fear.

Experience the Project
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Through an immersive web-based experience, created using the code processing software VsCode and the languages HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, users can interact with a digital environment designed as a table filled with objects. Each object acts as a gateway, triggering clips from classic films that pop up alongside modern reflections, which were written and recorded by us, that connect to each theme. This juxtaposition of past and present invites the user to critically explore film movements such as cinema noir, Blaxploitation, and pre-code cinema while fostering a dialogue on evolving cultural narratives.

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In a post-digital era where computation shapes our experiences, Cinescópio transforms classic films into an immersive, participatory journey, bridging past and present through interactive storytelling.

Diogo Aires

Diogo Aires (2004), born in Marco de Canaveses, Porto, is studying Communication Design at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto. He enjoys geography, mobility, and transportation and is interested in cinema, editorial design, web design, and photography. He has a love-hate relationship with cities and a hyperfixation on trains.

Duarte Santos

Duarte Santos (2004) studies Communication Design at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto. Loves literature, cinema and ecology. Spends their free time cooking with plants and practicing taekwondo. Hates city smog and neoliberalism.

Gabriel Seixas

Gabriel Seixas (2004) was born in Porto, where he is currently studying Communication Design at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto. His artistic career began at the Filipa de Vilhena Secondary School, where he studied Visual Arts for three years. He has been working with photography, video and illustration. In her latest work, he shows an interest in ceramics, tapestry and web design.

Lara Portelinha

Lara Portelinha (Chaves, 2004) has been pursuing the path of artistic education and is currently a Communication Design student at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto. Lately she has been working with editorial design, analog photography, illustration, game design, and web design. Her interests include objects from another time and obscure games that no one has ever heard of.

Matilde Fernandes

Matilde Fernandes (Lisbon, 2004) studies Communication Design at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto. A graduate in Artistic Production from António Arroio School, she collaborated with Berardo Museum and the aRTISTAS aNÓNIMOS collective. Her work experience includes artisanal production and freelance dog sitting. Her interests span photography, editorial design, UI/UX, cultural management and sustainability.