Abstract
The Geo-Doc is a new remediation of the documentary film as an instrument of social change but not the last. New technologies and theories will continue to advance the film genre as it becomes a more reliable communications tool for those who make change and for those who want change. This chapter explores some of the nascent digital tools such as virtual and augmented realities that documentarians are looking to enlist in their activist service. How can these new technologies be harnessed and what new approaches will further remediate the documentary film? Will we recognize this new construct as a documentary film or will its goal of social change influence and new production methodologies yield an altogether new film species?
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Big Bear Lake Eagle Cam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhTd-_rj-d0; The Decorah Eagles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4b_1rUNCUY; Channel Islands National Park Eagle Cam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35ppQYptEfU.
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Stream for ArcGIS: https://doc.arcgis.com/en/web-appbuilder/create-apps/widget-stream.htm.
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Clouds over Sidra (2015). http://unvr.sdgactioncampaign.org//virtual-reality/cloudsoversidra/.
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Terry, M. (2020). Conclusion. In: The Geo-Doc. Palgrave Studies in Media and Environmental Communication. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32508-4_8
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