Fishermen to architects : how is new immersive technology shaping the 21st century documentary?

Kirby, TG

Abstract

This paper will explore technological developments in current documentary production,
assessing how these are individually and comparatively immersing the audience in the film
and the story and creating spectacle. The paper will track how spectacle operates in the
21st century documentary, assessing two particular films as case studies to critique this
concept and addressing whether the filmmakers are embracing the new technology,
thereby creating new experiences for the audience and thus approaching the production of
documentaries differently. The paper will also assess the audience’s desire and growing
expectation for spectacle and how this could be causing shifts in the landscape, before
examining the interaction of audience, technology and filmmaker.

Citation

Kirby, T. (2016). Fishermen to architects : how is new immersive technology shaping the 21st century documentary?. Cineaction!, 97, 60-66

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Nov 1, 2016
• Deposit Date: Jun 18, 2018
• Journal: CineAction
• Print ISSN: 0826-9866
• Volume: 97
• Pages: 60-66
• Publisher URL: http://www.cineaction.ca/97-2016/
• Related Public URLs: http://www.cineaction.ca/