Colin Perry
Deakin University, School of Communication and Creative Arts, Faculty Member
- Dr. Colin Perry is an Associate Lecturer in Film and Television at Deakin University. He was formerly the Academic Manager of Interactive Media at the Academy of Information Technology and course leader of the Bachelor of Screen Producti... moreDr. Colin Perry is an Associate Lecturer in Film and Television at Deakin University. He was formerly the Academic Manager of Interactive Media at the Academy of Information Technology and course leader of the Bachelor of Screen Production at Holmesglen Institute and University of Canberra in Melbourne. Dr. Perry received his Ph.D. from Deakin University and lectured in film theory and production. Dr. Perry researches future directions of social media, online technologies for teaching and documentary in the digital age. He comes from a background of sound, documentary and television production.edit
This paper examines the role of social media as a documentary distribution medium, and the fragmentation of documentary into multiple dispersed clips. This significant shift in the context and content of documentary demands a reappraisal... more
This paper examines the role of social media as a documentary distribution medium, and the fragmentation of documentary into multiple dispersed clips. This significant shift in the context and content of documentary demands a reappraisal of theoretical models. In this environment documentary becomes a collective of interlaced observations that can be navigated by internet users who construct a view of the world by selecting and distributing documentary content.
