Video activism is classified as a type of short film and can be viewn on websites such as YouTube. Video activism has become more popular as result of cameras becoming more cheaper to buy and are allot smaller making it much easier to catch people doing things that they shouldn't be doing . Often these videos involve either protest groups going under cover and recording things which the workers should not be doing or the video will be of protests group standing up for what they believe in and trying to prevent animal cruelty for example. The reason why people find these videos so interesting is because they cannot be altered and only represent the truth.
This video below shows how video activism can change peoples lives and that is there for social change. It allows filmmakers to deliver a message quickly due to the birth of the Internet. They explain that cheap equipment allows them to gather information more easily and share with others their discoveries.
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