A web film is a
film
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...
made with the medium of the
Internet
The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a '' network of networks'' that consists of private, pub ...
and its distribution constraints in mind.
[Kronschnabl, A & Rawlings, T, "Plug In & Turn On: A Filmmakers Guide to the Internet''. London:Marion Boyars. 2004. http://www.plugincinema.com/plugin/about_us/plugin_book.htm] This term aims to differentiate content made for the Internet from content made for other media, such as cinema or
television
Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertisin ...
, that has been converted into a
World Wide Web
The World Wide Web (WWW), commonly known as the Web, is an information system enabling documents and other web resources to be accessed over the Internet.
Documents and downloadable media are made available to the network through web se ...
-compatible format. Web films are a form of
new media
New media describes communication technologies that enable or enhance interaction between users as well as interaction between users and content. In the middle of the 1990s, the phrase "new media" became widely used as part of a sales pitch for ...
.
Forms
There are broadly three forms of films that can be encountered on the Internet:
See also
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Pluginmanifesto The pluginmanifesto is a document written by Ana Kronschnabl that looks at the challenges for filmmaking for the Internet and other reduced bandwidth platforms (such as mobile phones, PDAs and PlayStation Portables). The author noted, "The pluginman ...
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Web series
A web series (also known as a web show) is a series of scripted or non-scripted online videos, generally in episodic form, released on the Internet, which first emerged in the late 1990s and became more prominent in the early 2000s. A single i ...
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Ejemplos de Películas
Film and video terminology
Film and video technology
Internet films
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