Social network documentary and its aesthetic metamorphosis
Reflections from a practice-led research
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12700197 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Norman Zafra (0000-0002-2979-3281, University of Auckland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 713-724 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-10 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Visual Communication (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1470-3572 • E-ISSN: 1741-3214 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1470357220959817 |
| OpenAlex | W3120163171 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 19 |
This article employs a practice-led methodology to offer a creative examination of the digital trends, online practices, and shifting aesthetics of political documentary as it migrates in the interstices of social media. At the centre of this research is the production and circulation of Facebook-native microdocumentaries, labelled under the rubric of compact cinematics and radical videos. As a networked platform, Facebook affords opportunities for media experimentation and allows filmmakers to innovate political and sociable contents. I argue that documentaries circulated on Facebook, particularly those with social change outreach, need to undergo an aesthetic adjustment to respond to ongoing ruptures in traditional storytelling and to address the shifting consumption modes of audiences online
Aesthetics · Art · Digital media · Digital Storytelling · Literature · Media studies · Narrative · Outreach · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Rubric · Social media · Sociology · Storytelling · Visual arts · Cinema and Media Studies · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Radio, Podcasts, and Digital Media
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |