Study on the creation and development of the short film and documentary video in the current environment – Líneas del tiempo

Abstract

2020 continues the be a year full of uncertainties. The Covid-19 virus has devastated the world, greatly affecting interpersonal relationships and the economic and industrial fabric of all countries. Of course, Spain and China have also been affected and some of their industries have stagnated or even regressed. However, with the development of technology and information, the use of short videos has been integrated into all areas of our lives, breaking the limitations of time and space.

Thanks to its immediacy, brevity, diversity of topics and multiple sharing channels, the video format has established itself on virtual platforms, awakening the interest of the youngest and most active population on social networks and becoming a very common way to spread content.

During these months of confinement and the subsequent de-escalation phases, I recorded images of how covid-19 affected the behavior of different people. This material is the subject of my video “Líneas del tiempo”.

In my opinion, because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the spread of network communication has become an essential part of our lives. Perhaps the use of these new media as a method to develop creative offers and communicate without geographic limitations, could be a possibility to draw upon during this time of uncertainty.