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In this week’s lecture we focused heavily on the concept of taxonomies. Taxonomy refers to the classification or grouping of subjects. In this lecture we were advised not to place works we view into categories but rather view it for what it is. In a course where we often view the conventions of particular genres this task proves to be more difficult than it seems. In relation to Korskov, they seem to be a style of film I have never seen before, almost like a mash up of a whole bunch of different media forms. Documentary, interactive movie and video games? I believe when I explore making my own Korsakov film I’ll be able to more accurately define it but it seems like a prime example of a media type that does not fit into taxonomies. We also looked into terms and conditions in relation to the Johnny Cash project and the terms and conditions of sites like facebook. It was said that all projects like this have a terms and conditions form in which participants need to click I agree. Are all audiences aware of the participation?

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My weekly task of posting my lecture notes has proved successful. On two separate occasions I needed to look back on previous lecture notes to write blog summaries. It was because of this system that I was able to easily access this material. When it comes to organization there are a few improvements I could make to my blog. As of this time my blog consists only of a main news feed. To increase productivity I intend to create links on my header of my blog to various grouped post so if in the future, for example, I need to view my sketch films I have created , rather than scrolling through my blog feed I’ll be able to just click on that one link. Isolating the elements of my blog is a standard in web design so there is no reason why this shouldn’t be the case with my site. Another aspect of my blog I could improve on in the next three weeks is describing the videos I have created with Tags and or a description so that I am aware of the thought process I took when coming up with that sketch film. I believe that these small improvements will help the organization on my blog.

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Taxonomies

What do you want your work to do? Don’t think in definitions. Let it look after itself.

How do documentary practitioners work in relation to copyright?

Terms and conditions- If you are participating in a project such as the Johnny Cash project. You are agreeing to the terms and conditions set out by the creator or lawyer etc.

Realise forms and appropriate documentation is standard.

External vs Internal work. Second life (internal), Korsakov (external)

If you’re a film maker: Everything you compose is a rectangle. What can I do inside a rectangle computationally .

Despite the first lecture being mostly an introduction to Integrated Media 1, we were given a brief look at the software Korsakow and what it is about. Korsakow’s no linear style of documenting a subject presents an interesting modern take on film making. Upon seeing some demonstrations I immediately thought of positives and negatives that could arise when using this software. The no linear format would allow for me to tailor multiple different directions my documentary could go in. This would mean that my audience may not see everything there is to see the first time they view my documentary and may as a result have a different experience viewing it a second time. However this also presents a negative that one person may view your Korsakow and not see all there is to see and have a worse experience then they should have had. I think the biggest challenge with this software will be the way in which you construct the audience’s path. One wrong direction and the audience could become confused.

This modern style of documentary making is still very scarce. I have only witnessed similar interactive experiences a hand full of times. One that springs to mind is the behind the scenes documentary disc included with the blu ray Prometheus (2012) which allowed you to view parts of the behind the scenes in different orders and even click away like you were accessing a real sci fi data base. This was a neat feature at first but after a short time I was tempted to hit the “play all “button. Only time will tell if my experience with Korsakow will be the same.

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