The selection of audiovisual television material in the digital environment: perspectives and reality
Abstract
More than ten years ago most of the TV stations in our country had to follow the leap to the digital world. This phenomenon has changed the documentation treatment procedures till the way that is done at present. It has been carrying out not only regarding changes of tasks, but also, regarding the deadline terms, and mainly, the selection of audiovisual materials. Ten years is enough time to value the advantages and disadvantages that the digital system has provided to the selection processes of audiovisual material on TV.
The target of this article is analyzing changes that have been taken place as a result of the digital system implementation, in the main aspects that affect the selection processes of audiovisual TV material (policy of selection, stock of material recorded, reception of material for the documentation department, carry out of the selection process, treatment terms and volume of material selected, etc. The purpose of this research is to define the advantages and disadvantages of the systems adopted, suggesting, possible solutions. In order to conduct this article, it has been taken into account the professional experience of the author as Audiovisual Documentalist and Professor of Audiovisual Documentation (PhD), as well as information provided by the responsibles of documentation departments most important TV stations in our country. All of them have a wide experience working with the analogical system as well as the digital.
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