Thursday, December 1, 2005
Technology Pushing Political Films to Forefront
Posted by Suhit Gupta in "THOUGHT" @ 02:00 PM
"Got a political perspective? Grab a camera and make a statement. With today's technology, we can all be part of a new cinematic dialogue. When Robert Greenwald made a movie to show how Wal-Mart shortchanges its employees, Ron Galloway whipped together his own response, about how Wal-Mart workers love the mega-chain. Both debuted in mid-November. By the time Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11" hit video stores in October, 2004, three rebuttals were competing for shelf space. Through the use of digital technology and Internet distribution it is now easier than ever for filmmakers to push their points of view. Movies can be made quickly and cheaply, then burned onto DVDs and disseminated worldwide on the Web."
It is all very true. We have all discussed how cheap video cameras are, and how easy it is to encode videos and share them on the web or to burn DVDs after having editing your videos with semi-professional tools. So the cynic in me is simply thinking - hmm, is it me or is this article simply pointing out that the web, coupled with digital media technologies, has created a greater audience of consumers and has allowed more common people direct access to this consumer base? But of course, haven't we already known this for some time now?
It is all very true. We have all discussed how cheap video cameras are, and how easy it is to encode videos and share them on the web or to burn DVDs after having editing your videos with semi-professional tools. So the cynic in me is simply thinking - hmm, is it me or is this article simply pointing out that the web, coupled with digital media technologies, has created a greater audience of consumers and has allowed more common people direct access to this consumer base? But of course, haven't we already known this for some time now?
