ABSTRACT
In the early 1990s I began experimenting with self-shot television
formats for television. More complex to shoot than video diaries,
self-shot series need to be formatted so they can be replicated
like any TV series. The self-shot style was a manifestation of
what Michael Rosenblum and others had been calling video
journalism since the 1960s. These formats were a forerunner to
the UGC forms of today; the big difference now is anyone has
the tools to shoot, edit and publish their own content, stories
and programs.
