Valuing Web Series: Economic, Industrial, Cultural and Social Value

这个项目调查了网络连续剧作为一种在线屏幕娱乐形式的价值，其特点是由新兴创意人员制作的原创和多样化的内容。它将采用“总价值”的理论框架来评估网络连续剧的作用和可行性：作为数字内容制作者职业发展机会的累积价值；观看网络连续剧的观众所积累的价值；而澳大利亚电影行业作为网络连续剧所积累的价值，在快速发展的全球电影生态中为创新做出了贡献。我们与四个主要的网络系列电影节建立了伙伴关系，它们将直接受益于主办一些论坛，讨论和传播我们的比较研究结果。

This project investigates the value of web series as a form of online screen entertainment characterised by original and diverse content produced by emerging creatives. It will deploy the theoretical frame of ‘total value’ to assess the role and viability of web series: value accrued as career development opportunities for digital content makers; value accrued by the audiences who consume web series; and the value accrued by the Australian screen industry as web series contribute to innovation in a rapidly evolving global screen ecology. We have partnered with four leading web series festivals who will benefit directly from a hosting a number of forums for the discussion and dissemination of our comparative findings.