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Friday, May 21, 2010

Online Documentaries.... enabling voices to be heard....

Online documentaries enable individuals to express their opinions on specific topics. It allows for freedom of speech that may not be evident in mainstream media productions. Many of the amateur documentaries can be found on platforms such as YouTube.
The documentary below is an example of one that is directed to a particular audience, to those who are interested in Meteorites. My partner made this as he has a great interest in Meteorites and decided to make a documentary explaining the basic information in order to inform people further. He used many of his own photographs of the Meteorites and provided a link to his website at the end. The video was uploaded onto the Facebook and YouTube. As he is involved with the Worldwide Meteorite community he has since had many Universities and scientific organisations contacting him wishing to use his documentary in their teachings. It has also lead to an increased interest in his already highly regarded website.

Below is the amateur documentary made by a holiday maker who was able to capture his experiences in a remote village in Ethopia. This provides an insight to viewers that would otherwise be hard to see unless one was able to experience it first-hand. This is just an example of many documentaries that can be found on YouTube of how holiday makers have filmed their experiences but it certainly allows people to experience various cultures and different ways of life through the viewing of these videos.

Anyone is able to create an online documentary providing that they have the technology and some basic knowledge of how to use it.

MISHACHARLIE ACKNOWLEDGES THE USE OF CONTENT:
http://www.youtube.com

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