Presents the basic principles and uses of video recording and transmission in the home, in medicine, and in space.

Examines the history, formats, features, and uses of video tape recorders and discusses aspects such as music videos, video discs, piracy, and possible future developments.

Mac, an Australian youth, has one week to prove that he can be a "coolhunter," identifying emerging trends and posting images on a website, but he is competing against a classmate on whom he has a crush and dealing with resistance from his best friend and his own confusion over what "cool" means.

"Gubrium and Harper describe how visual and digital methodologies can contribute to a participatory, public-engaged ethnography. These methods can change the traditional relationship between academic researchers and the community, building one that is more accessible, inclusive, and visually appealing, and one that encourages community members to reflect and engage in issues in their own communities. The authors describe how to use photovoice, film...

"A shark documents its adventures in the ocean with an action camera"--

Rela's new VCR tapes news from the future instead of the movie she intended to tape. It's fun, at first, until she see herself on the news and learns that there is no future for her.