@incollection{Gerling, author = {Gerling, Winfried}, title = {"Verdammt nah dran" : die GoPro als Companion Technology}, series = {Automatisierte Zuwendung : Affektive Medien - Sensible Medien - F{\"u}rsorgende Medien}, booktitle = {Automatisierte Zuwendung : Affektive Medien - Sensible Medien - F{\"u}rsorgende Medien}, publisher = {Sch{\"u}ren Verlag}, address = {Marburg}, isbn = {978-3-7410-0213-7}, doi = {10.5771/9783741001802-37}, publisher = {Fachhochschule Potsdam}, pages = {37 -- 44}, subject = {Body-Cam}, language = {de} } @book{OPUS4-2858, title = {Versatile camcorders}, editor = {Gerling, Winfried and Krautkr{\"a}mer, Florian}, publisher = {Kadmos}, address = {Berlin}, isbn = {978-3-86599-461-5}, doi = {10.25969/mediarep/19386}, pages = {222}, abstract = {Small robust action-cams like the GoPro have lastingly altered the conditions for making images by conceiving the body and the device as a single unit acting together, and by staging this joint movement in sometimes spectacular ways. The perspective gained by being closely attached to the body, and the aesthetic qualities that result from this, is a particular feature of this camera. This basic constellation has given rise to a culture of making and sharing images, which is linked in turn to the distribution and communication methods of digital media or brands. This book is the first to deal with this phenomenon, pursuing it from a variety of perspectives from media and cultural studies.}, subject = {Camcorder}, language = {en} } @incollection{Gerling, author = {Gerling, Winfried}, title = {GoPro Hero Camera Technology}, series = {Versatile camcorders}, booktitle = {Versatile camcorders}, editor = {Gerling, Winfried and Krautkr{\"a}mer, Florian}, publisher = {Kadmos}, address = {Berlin}, isbn = {978-3-86599-461-5}, doi = {10.25969/mediarep/19386}, publisher = {Fachhochschule Potsdam}, pages = {27 -- 44}, subject = {Camcorder}, language = {en} } @incollection{Gerling, author = {Gerling, Winfried}, title = {Be a Hero}, series = {Exploring the Selfie}, booktitle = {Exploring the Selfie}, editor = {Eckel, Julia and Ruchatz, Jens and Wirth, Sabine}, publisher = {Palgrave Macmillan}, address = {Wiesbaden}, isbn = {978-3-319-57949-8}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-57949-8_12}, publisher = {Fachhochschule Potsdam}, pages = {261 -- 283}, abstract = {A tendency has developed in recent times toward a close connection of the (photo) apparatus and the body. The GoPro, the "world's most versatile camera," as stated in the developer's self-description, is often worn attached to the body, is held at a moderate distance from the body by means of a selfie stick, or is firmly mounted on helmets and sporting equipment. Regarding these cameras, a whole array of practices and technologies has evolved that strongly promote "self-shooting." Thus, a new genre of the self-image has arisen: images of skaters, surfers, fliers, fallers, and the fallen, all capturing themselves in all circumstances up until death; it seems that the camera itself creates the risk to fall. This chapter focuses on the relationship of aesthetics, body, and apparatus that can be traced back to early examples of "falling photographers" and that is nowadays so impressively exemplified by the GoPro technique and its usage. Additionally, the text deals with the general leveling of the difference between the moving image (video) and the still image (photography) within the digital realm, specifically via the unification of both, technologies and practices, in one apparatus—like the GoPro.}, subject = {Camcorder}, language = {en} }