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Any original or archived materials that are used within digital media.
Audio archives are found in music, podcasts, radio interviews etc. An example of when sound materials would be used in the digital media industry is in film. Songs from artists will be used for background music in scenes.
Video and photo archives include animatics, graphics, interviews and photo-library archives such as old pictures. An example of when these will be used is in documentaries. They will be used to back up information in those documentaries.
Websites such as British Council Film have collections or archived materials that are on hand to producers. This helps them easily and quickly source materials
A very important part of using original and archived materials is making sure you adhere to the laws surrounding them. Before using these materials, producers will need permission from the owner. E.G. Getting clearance from the artist of a song
The Conjuring 2 is based on the 'Enfield Poltergeist', a claim of supernatural activity in a council house in Brimsdown, Enfield
The end credits shows images of the real life people next to the characters in the film. They are very similar.
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In this circumstance, archived footage and sound is used to keep audiences fear going through the credits. If audiences know the film is based on a true story, they are more likely to be frightened by it
The end credits show archived images from the real events and also archived audio of the possessed girl
THE CONJURING 2
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