The illusion of access: Physical vs Digital content and the importance of the DVD

<p dir="ltr">This presentation was given at the Findings VI symposium celebrating excellence in undergraduate and postgraduate research and took place on the 6th of June in IADT.</p><p dir="ltr">This thesis will discuss how DVDs as a medium inherently act as an archival tool and encourage and facilitate the documentation and archivation of the filmmaking process, as well as how the modern shift away from physical media, towards digital content has resulted in a broader economic shift to an access-based model over an ownership based model, and the consequences this has had in regards to media access, attitudes towards engaging with content, and censorship.</p>