Week 4 - Tute

Tutorial week 4 = looking for more answers on the net...

This week we only have to track down 5 question, yay, so here they are.

1.Where and when did usable online video start? (provide some refs. and an example if possible)

Ok, so that was a youtube video, the very first to be exact. YouTube was the beginning of "usable" video online. While the company was created in Feb of 2005 this video was uploaded onto the site in April 2005. This video was of a guy called Jawed who is one of the co founders of YouTube... it's not an overly interesting video but it was the beginning.

2.In the lecture we heard about technological innovations that were used by the studios to lure audiences. (mostly to combat the popularity of TV) What recent innovations are being used to lure us in the movies? What are they luring us from?

In researching this topic I found a newspaper article on the Australian about film studios making their movie releases to DVD and VOD (video on demand) at the same time. In an attempt to reduce the piracy of DVD making the access of the movie easier so consumers don't have to wait for the movie to appear on pay t.v. Pretty much it's bout getting the movies to the consumers sooner and easier with out the need to sell the right to a t.v. channel.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/dvd-online-movie-releases-in-sync/story-e6frganf-1111118251865

3.Are short films still being made? Why? Who pays for them to be made?

Yes short films are still being made.... I would have thought that was pretty obvious...

"Why?" For many reasons... I'll give you some examples; As a kind of pilot to get funding for a full feature film, to show the investors what the movie will be like; It is also a genre of film its self. A film maker can specialise in this type of film or use it to showcase their film making ability to get into feature length. In short the reasons why short films are made are a varied as the films them selves.

Once again there are many different financiers of short films... Independently financed by the film maker. Many state government have grants as well as the federal government. Or even large production companies will finance a short film... Once again the people who pay for short films to be made are just as varied as the films and for the reasons they are made


4.The term viral is thrown about adhoc but what does it mean in film/movie arena? Give some examples.

movies adapted for adverts - sent viral

5. Online video distribution isn't limited to the short film format. We are now starting to see television styled shows made solely for internet release (webisodes). Find an example of this style of content and discuss how viewing television content in this way can positively and negatively affect the viewer's experience.

So I have never herd the term "webisode" before... but I have watched t.v. shows on the net. For me it is about convenience. I work shift work and I can be at Uni a weird times, so getting a chance to watch my favorite shows, regularly, can be difficult.

When I looked into what a webisode was I found it to be pretty much just a t.v. show made and released for the internet. There have been standalone series, behind the scenes series, or side story or extra content to a conventional t.v. show.

One that I found was a webisode series that accompanies the show Heroes called "Going Postal" it has similar elements to it as the t.v. show and gives the audience all the extras like behind the scenes and photos to with it.

I think webisodes are positive for the viewer. They offer flexibility with viewing and offer an extra level to the shows that you love to watch, and with more televisions being able to access the internet through things like the xbox and apple t.v. it is only going to grow.... Now consumers are waiting for the industry to catch up with the technology and to find a way to make money from online and downloadable content.