Small, lightweight and digital: Have new video systems changed work with electronic media1 Technicaladvances— thesynchronization o f image and sound, for example, or the improvedsensitivityoffilm emulsion,the superior mobility o f 16mm cameras, the portable video recorders, the camcorder units, the miniaturization ofsemi-profes­ sional consumer electronics, and now the digital video formats - have always changed the way people worked in film and television. On the basis o f artists' video and the documentary, we want to investigate the question o f how significant these technical tools are, and which areas they tangibly influence: • forms o f expression and composition (aesthetics, narrative forms, camera shots and movements, interview techniques)
• choice o f subjects
• production (audio-visual research,
locations, budget questions, crew size) • vocational profiles (editor as director,
societal issues, unions)
Excerpts w ill be presented from productions which exploited the potential o f miniaturized equipment in different ways. Corps Flottants; Bye Bye - Hello