Convergence
What is convergence? -Media technolodies coming together and performing similar tasks. -Hardware's capability to do more than before. -eg: phones to make phone calls, send texts, emails, take pictures, access to the internet, listen to music, produce films, distribute. How do you consume media on our smartphones: - Social media - View pictures - Spotify How do you produce media using smartphones: - Social media - Writing posts Technological Convergence in relation to consumption -Digital technologies are changing the ways in which adverting and marketing, films, television shows and games are being produced, distributed and consumed. -For example: The old 35mm films will end up in museums with cheaper digital downloads offering an immersive experience far greater than before on new digital screens in multiplexes. -New audiences are being created due to the new 3D format. The same is happening across all platforms of media. Take for example a digital SLR- o...