If there was anything I should have taken away from first year media studies; it would have been to remain up to date with blog requirements. I clearly did not learn enough in year one. The digital director, my current…
Author: chloeabbott
WEEK ELEVEN REFLECTION
Reflecting on the course, two things stand out to me. I have been particularly engaged and critical of media as a practice as it has been thoroughly drilled into me within this course, and I still get anxious over the prospect…
Remixing // NOTHING is original
The notion that nothing is original is extremely apparent as a media student. As we draw inspiration and ideas from media around us, we walk a very fine line between plagiarism n and originality; even the idea of someone vaguely…
I N S T I T U T I O N S //
The Herald Sun. Newspaper, Tabloid, Resource for the uneducated who wish to appear intellectually engaged with the surrounding world and up to date on seemingly important contemporary issues. Also known as, shit journalism. This may seem overtly bias, however their…
AUDIENCE
Audience – a bizarre and often challenging concept to understand in todays society; it wasn’t until I stood in front of my popular culture tutorial, and presented a twenty minute group assignment that the stream of lectures on ‘your audience’…
C O L L A B O R A T I O N // THUS FAR
As everyone is now very aware from the continuous lectures about the importance of collaboration and the immense need to be capable of collaboration in the media industry; project brief four, is a collaboration. The brief focuses around the idea…
A D V E R T I S I NG A S T E X T
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THE POWER OF A GOOD STORY // LECTURE BY DANIEL BINNS
When Dan introduced himself at the beginning of the lecture, exclaiming that he would in fact be conducting this weeks lecture, I sat in my seat like a pushy mother; equal parts proud, excited and hoping he doesn’t embarrass me…
P R O J E C T B R I E F T H R E E // R e v i e w
Following a semi mortifying experience of my video stalling, three times and re- watching the beginning again and again, we formed groups to critique the films we had just presented. The group was immensely supportive, probably stemming from the unfamiliarity…