A Web Documentary Survival Kit: The Essentials (Podcast Version)

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A WEB DOCUMENTARY SURVIVAL KIT:THE ESSENTIALS IN <10 MINUTES

INSTRUCTOR: JOANNE TEOH

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GROUNDS COVERED• Traditional documentary versus web documentary

• Linear versus non-linear• One-way versus interactive

• Possibilities

• Empowering self-representations• The audience as active participant

• Challenges

• Funding dilemmas• Collaborating for diverse skillsets• Difficulties with user-generated content and limitations of

bandwidth

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HOW TO USE THIS• First, sit back and enjoy the show.

• Next, browse over to other topics for a deeper understanding by clicking on them in the final slide.

• YOUR COMMENTS ARE WELCOMED!

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WHAT IS A TRADITIONAL DOCUMENTARY?• An official definition:

• A movie or a television or radio program that provides a factual record or report.

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WHAT IS A WEB DOCUMENTARY?• An online documentary that employs multimedia tools as

a new way of telling stories on the internet

• Non-linear narratives

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WHAT IS A WEB DOCUMENTARY?• Fundamentally changes the way the storyteller relates to

the perception of the viewer

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WHAT IS A WEB DOCUMENTARY?• The internet is Twitter, that everything has to be short and

your video cannot exceed 5 minutes out of the window

• The web documentary supports narrative journalism by developing journalistic narratives with images at the centre

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EXAMPLES OF WEB DOCUMENTARIES• Journey to the End of Coal

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EXAMPLES OF WEB DOCUMENTARIES• The Places We Live

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THE ADVANTAGES OF WEB DOCUMENTARIES• For individuals and communities: better self-

representations by making it possible to beyond the camera angle

• Example: Nowhere Safe - the narrative basically zooms into the same photo of a man's face over a span of 4 minutes

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THE ADVANTAGES OF WEB DOCUMENTARIES• Deeper narratives for the audience, more autonomy to

subjects of documentaries

• For individuals and communities: speak and capture their own stories better

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THE ADVANTAGES OF WEB DOCUMENTARIES• For the audience: from passive receiver into active

participant

• The audience’s participation and interaction is demanded• The audience can explore at own pace and liking

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THE ADVANTAGES OF WEB DOCUMENTARIES• For the audience, one’s level of interest is greatly

enhanced

• For the activist journalist: a powerful tool for social change

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THE CHALLENGES OF WEB DOCUMENTARIES• Production cost

• Prison Valley, a web documentary exploring the prison industry cost a hefty 240 000 euros

• Funding is particularly difficult for documentarians

• Problem further compounded since web documentarians’ work often defy traditional conceptions of film

• Fortunately, web documentaries can be cheaper to produce

• Highrise: Out My Window, a 360 degrees project which allows you to view real-life locations around the world would have cost $750000 if done as a film than the $150000 it had taken for the web documentary

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THE CHALLENGES OF WEB DOCUMENTARIES• Technical Challenge

• The challenge of collaboration amongst a diverse group of individuals with different expertise

• Legal and ethical implications of crowdsourcing ideas

• Bandwidth

• More pros and cons