Category Media 1

In this lecture we were taught about narrative and the pervasiveness of story. It was opened with a clip of the Princess Bride and an explanation of how we apply the lessons we learn early in our lives to later… Continue Reading →

Narrative is an extremely important concept in cinema studies and is present in almost all lengthy movies, so what is it? Narrative can be considered to be a chain of events linked by cause and effect and occurring in time… Continue Reading →

Many things have been learnt from this Assessment, in which the students of Media 1 were expected to create a 2 minuted edited sequence of footage(both found and recorded) in the form of a self-portrait of someone we knew. My… Continue Reading →

In today’s lecture(week 6) we were given insight into the importance of collaboration in both media and the rest of the workforce. Employers are saying teamwork is one of the major things they are looking for in graduates. They need… Continue Reading →

After watching the T.V show ‘True Blood’, I decided to research how vampires have evolved into the modern era! They have come a long way since Bram Stoker’s Dracula. A new generation of vampires has stepped out of the shadows and… Continue Reading →

In the media 1 practical this week, me and my fellow students were introduced to two pieces of equipment. One was a zoom sound recorder and the other a video camera. We were given a set of instructions and asked… Continue Reading →

In my 1 minute of edited footage for Assessment #2 of Media 1, I sought to create a self-portrait of who I think I am and want to be while making it clear I am still not certain exactly who… Continue Reading →

Closure: The phenomenon of observing the parts but perceiving the whole. This is a fascinating concept and was discussed through the world of editing by lecturer Liam Ward in the Media 1 lecture this week, as well as in the… Continue Reading →

Mise-en-scene, an intriguing concept that I have recently learned about and decided to discuss! In French, the term mise-en-scene means “putting into the scene”, and this was first applied to the practice of directing plays. The phrase refers to the… Continue Reading →

What a strange lecture, both tedious and intriguing as we were introduced to the world of copyright in Australia and also to the idea of travelling abroad, by two different speakers. For the first 20-30 minutes, I was given insight… Continue Reading →