FutureYou: Documentary in a Youtube world
Presented at Doco2012 Documentary and the Digital Future Forum
Date: Monday, 18 February 2006 to Tuesday, 19 February 2008
Venue: Maritime Museum, Victoria Quay Fremantle, Western Australia.
In the current debate about the future of documentary in a YouTube world, one of the main aspects key to understanding the digital future and how things will unfold is that it is not so much about finding the answer to the question:
“How do I do this new (and usually undefined) digital thing?”
but is instead:
“How does this new thing help me do what I do, better?”
and,
“How does it let me redefine what I do?”
Innovation in form is entirely possible; indeed, is necessary. However storytelling, teaching, documenting, visually scribing the times, and soapboxing are all ancient practices.