Skateboarding and Its Attachment to Video Cameras - Text 9
Conclusion
To conclude, these examples taken from present-day discourse are ample evidence of the idea that there is a connection between aesthetic decisions and conformism. There is an entire tradition attesting to the use of these cameras in this singular videographic practice. As with several other artistic phenomena, the choice of an aesthetic is filtered through a complex social dynamic. Recall that before the VX1000 there existed an aesthetic powerfully established since the 1980s, and that its arrival at the turn of the century had the effect of a complete standardisation of videographic aesthetics. Even after it had become obsolete from a technical point of view, the VX1000 — or rather the collective imagination around it — was able to carry on in time by finding a place in numerous tributes. The Panasonic HVX and HVX cameras, which share certain basic qualities with the VX1000, were able in turn to demonstrate their worth and acquire their own patent of nobility within the skateboarding community. These cameras are seen, moreover, as the new standard. Producers of audiovisual content thus find themselves confronted with a desire for authenticity connected to history in tandem with the obligation to conform imposed by the industry.
