Tim McCall Weblog

More and more we are finding ourselves in a collaborative society via the internet. With web sites generated by Wikimedia and other sites like Flik, Youtube, and JumpCut, Internet users are increasingly sharing information. We are also seeing an increase in the sharing of videos, but where is this all going? What new niches are being evolved with video? How will this inevitably impact television and on other broadcasting productions?

Our group will be looking into the current trends and usages of online video and editing. We will be taking into consideration what technologies exist today and the changes that are already taking shape. By doing so, we will identify the impact these changes will have on television and video production and what will exist for the future of mass collaboration and video production.

We will be using various resources from internet and journal articles, and excerpts from books. One online source that we have found is the web blog TechCrunch, which reviews new Internet products and companies. They have several entries on new video editing software and their increasing popularity.

Mashable.com also has articles on the latest trends of online editing tools and updates on collaborations of online services. They have an article that looks into the merging of YouTube videos into Google’s News page. We will also be looking at the web site for the IEEE which is the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. This will inform us in regards to the technology of the future. A book that we are trying to get our hands on which relates to our topic is; TV.Com: The Future of Interactive Television by Swann.

One expert that we came across is Tracey Swedlow who is known as a trusted resource for multiplatform, broadband interactive television. Her newsletter provides information on industry developments, technologies, and content projects.
Jens Frederik Jensen who wrote; Interactive Television: TV of the Future or the Future of TV is another expert in the area of Interactive Television that we will be referencing in our research.

Some scholarly journals that we have come across are the Journal of Television and New Media, as well as the Video Age International Journal. These contain articles that will help us build on our thesis and create new ideas for research.

Our aim is to inform broadcasters and producers the developing changes of online video and how this will impact the industry.

To handle this topic successfully, we have divided the research into three different themes. Tim will be looking into the existing and developing technologies, software, and delivery devices of video editing and production. Jen will be researching the involvement and collaboration of broadcasting companies, the web, and its users. Caitlin will be investigating the future impact of this collaborative media.