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


INSTRUCTOR: JOANNE TEOH
HOSTED ON: HTTP://ERNIE.SG
BROUGHT TO
YOU BY:
AMIRAH
ERNIE
LIP TENG
ZHEN WEI
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
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!
WHAT IS A TRADITIONAL
DOCUMENTARY?
• An official definition:
   • A movie or a television or radio program that provides a
     factual record or report.
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
WHAT IS A WEB
DOCUMENTARY?
• Fundamentally changes the way the storyteller relates to
  the perception of the viewer
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
EXAMPLES OF WEB
DOCUMENTARIES
• Journey to the End of Coal
EXAMPLES OF WEB
DOCUMENTARIES
• The Places We Live
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
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
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
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
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
THE WEB DOCUMENTARY
AS A GAME-CHANGER
• The Macro picture:
   • How is web journalism changing and how is it impacting
     society?
   • Issues and critical perspectives
• The Micro picture:
   • How to produce a web documentary? What is required in
     terms of team, skills and processes?




THE ESSENTIALS IN <10 MINUTES
A WEB DOCUMENTARY SURVIVAL KIT
HOSTED ON: HTTP://ERNIE.SG

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A web documentary survival kit the essentials slideshow for slideshare

  • 1. A WEB DOCUMENTARY SURVIVAL KIT: THE ESSENTIALS IN <10 MINUTES INSTRUCTOR: JOANNE TEOH HOSTED ON: HTTP://ERNIE.SG
  • 3. 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
  • 4. 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!
  • 5. WHAT IS A TRADITIONAL DOCUMENTARY? • An official definition: • A movie or a television or radio program that provides a factual record or report.
  • 6. 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
  • 7. WHAT IS A WEB DOCUMENTARY? • Fundamentally changes the way the storyteller relates to the perception of the viewer
  • 8. 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
  • 9. EXAMPLES OF WEB DOCUMENTARIES • Journey to the End of Coal
  • 10. EXAMPLES OF WEB DOCUMENTARIES • The Places We Live
  • 11. 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
  • 12. 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
  • 13. 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
  • 14. 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
  • 15. 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
  • 16. THE WEB DOCUMENTARY AS A GAME-CHANGER • The Macro picture: • How is web journalism changing and how is it impacting society? • Issues and critical perspectives • The Micro picture: • How to produce a web documentary? What is required in terms of team, skills and processes? THE ESSENTIALS IN <10 MINUTES A WEB DOCUMENTARY SURVIVAL KIT HOSTED ON: HTTP://ERNIE.SG