Docmania: the uses of digital technology in production of documentaries in Brazil (1999-2009)

Authors

  • Daniela Muzi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12957/contemporanea.2010.783

Keywords:

brazilian documentary, production, digital technologies, materialities.

Abstract

This paper analyzes the use of digital technology in commercial production of documentaries that caused a popularization of the genre, a phenomenon that we call "Docmania". Since 1999, when it was produced the first feature-length documentary on digital video by Eduardo Coutinho, "Babilônia 2000", will investigate the effects of the introduction of new technology in a decade of production.

Author Biography

Daniela Muzi

Mestranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Comunicação Social da Uerj

Published

2010-10-04

Issue

Section

Tecnologias de Comunicação e Cultura