| Camcorder Cultures: Media Technologies and Everyday Creativity |
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AHRC-funded project 2005-2008 Professor David Buckingham, Dr Rebekah Willett, Dr Maria Pini, Jo Henderson and Daniel Cuzner  This project is the first comprehensive analysis of people’s everyday uses of video camcorders in domestic settings. It looks at the historical, material, social and cultural dimensions of amateur video production and examines the creative efforts embodied in the productions themselves. It involves a survey analysing the breadth of UK camcorder culture, followed by extensive interviews with a range of camcorder users and finally case studies of households new to camcorder use. RESEARCH QUESTIONS: DOMESTIC USE - When, where and how are digital camcorders and editing software being used in domestic settings? LEARNING - What processes do amateurs go through when learning to produce videos? CULTURES AND CONTEXTS - How do wider cultural networks support, value and reward amateur video-making? CREATIVITY - How do amateur video-makers draw on existing media forms and genres, and what forms of creativity do they display?
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