4/8 Discussion questions

Ch3: Alt Film, Video, TV

1.Why would television companies be seen as a politically and aesthetically conservative forms? Do they have the same activist potential as text or radio?

2. What were some of the challenges to the established order that made the late 60s and 70s revolutionary?

3.What was the difference between the avant-garde and ‘realist’ approaches to alternative film-making in the 60s and 70s?

4.What is the main goal of video or public access groups?

5. How do new technologies and networks solve some of the problems faced by alt. film, video, and tv producers?


Ch16: DIY Media Making Resources

1. What does it mean to say “What distinguishes alternative above most commercial media is that alternative producers seek to address their audiences not as consumers but as publics” (260).

2. Why is collective organizing important?