YOUTUBE AS AN ARCHIVE OF AMATEUR AUDIOVISUAL FOOTAGE AND ITS USE IN CONTEMPORARY ART

V diplomski nalogi se osredotočimo na razvoj amaterskega filma in videa ter njuni vlogi v sodobni družbi. Zanima nas, kako amaterski film in video arhivirajo v dobi digitalnih arhivov in kakšna je njuna kulturna in družbena vrednost. Skozi vidike najdenih posnetkov, pravične uporabe in lastnosti YouTuba analiziramo dva umetniška projekta, ki za svoje nastajanje uporabljata amaterske filme, objavljene na YouTubu. To sta video inštalacija Natile Bookchin Množični okras (Mass Ornament), 2009, in dokumentarni film producenta Ridleyja Scotta in režiserja Kevina Macdonalda Življenje v enem dnevu (Life in a day), 2011.The thesis focuses on the development of amateur film and video and their roles in modern society. The main interest lies in how Amateur Film and video are archived in the age of digital archives and what their cultural and social value is. Using the aspects of Found Footage, Fair Use and the characteristics of YouTube, two art projects are analyzed that used Amateur Films published on YouTube for the purposes of their projects. They are the video installation Mass Ornament by Natalie Bookchin (2009) and the documentary film Life in a Day (2011) produced by Ridley Scott and directed by Kevin Macdonald