Online documentaries now can be seen through many websites. However the more popular ones we know about are YouTube and Google video. Online documentaries allow for anyone to make a video and document on something they are passionate about. Either it being their own life or news clips they have seen or even on war.
Because of the past failures of documentaries on the big screen, where box office numbers were to low to support major funding of the films (Vicente, 2008). The internet has now become a major source to view and promote wannabe filmmakers documentaries. As I stated before YouTube is a site where you can post video clips, these video clips roughly range to about 10 minutes and can also include tagging and involves a lot of virtual blogging, as Birchall, 2008 has stated you tube is initially embraced by the amateur end of the market, while Google video (another site where people can post videos) try to establish relationships with distributors and studios.
Because of lack of funding for documentaries people now have more range and variety to post their documentaries because they know they can do it them selves, even in their own home. The internet now as Birchall 2008 says is the most obvious and less inexpensive way to get noticed in this kind of industry and Vicente, 2008 says that there are three main benefits to online documentaries. Them being, a wider availability of the product, a valuable economic model for the rights owner, and complete control of the picture retained by the filmmaker/producer.
So why should one care about online documentaries? and what can it offer to us? Online documentaries not only offer a chance to be noticed but it allows for anyone’s voice to be heard. Either if it is because you have a political view on something and you want to voice your opinion on it, or if it just a documentary on your self. Either way by posting these videos online it has opened up a whole new sector to be able to get your voice out there and heard, no matter what you have to say. Because you are the filmmaker in what you produce it also allows for freedom of speech, in your segment or response to something one can allow to say pretty much what ever one would like. And if something was said that someone else does not like, they in response can make a documentary and on the disagreement of what you were saying.
The internet has allowed many people to make documentaries whether they are someone famous, an activist, someone who is inspiring to be famous, or someone who just wants to make one for the fun of it. Either way the internet can allow for everyone’s voice to be heard it, it now allows for people to be free to say what they want to say and how they want to say it, it is a way to get yourself out there with minimal cost and to enjoy your own production.
Some examples of online documentaries are as followed. These documentaries allow you to see the variety of what people can post how they do it. The first one is of a guy trying let people know about all the different kinds of food you can find in the world at sidewalk stalls.
And for something a bit different now, someone’s personal documentary on their gaming life..
As you can see now video documentary on the internet opens up many opportunities for people of all ages.
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