Category Readings

According to Meyrowitz, “media theory is a special type of media study that focuses on such characteristics of each medium and on how each medium is physically, socially, and psychologically distinct from other media.” Therefore, when looking at mediums it… Continue Reading →

“The old TV is dying. I want to decide for myself what I produce and it is up to the viewers to judge me.” This was probably the most interesting part about this article. This notion of television “dying.” With… Continue Reading →

“High Speed Broadband” has been talked about since it was proposed by the Howard Coalition Government (1996-2007). Since then there has been countless changes, adjustments and debates over the National Broadband Network. It was first introduced by the Labor government… Continue Reading →

A suggested by the title, this reading was all about audience. But more specifically it was about a shift in the audience. This article claims that people now long want to sit passively and watch TV, or drive along with… Continue Reading →

When considering what he media does it us, it is impossible for me not to think of VCE 3/4 Media Studies. We looked a numerous different case studies, theories, models and examples of how the media effects its audiences. But… Continue Reading →

This reading began by reflecting on the “variety of meanings” of the word audience and how the term changed over time. In the C14, audience simply referred to the “action of hearing.” However, this term soon began to be used in… Continue Reading →

Categorical Presents things in categories and by subject Eg. Olympia by Riefenstahl and Gap Toothed Women by Les Blank Rhetorical Form Presents an argument Persuasive Eg. The River by Lorentz Experimental Usually difficult to classify More of an open structure… Continue Reading →

One idea which was introduced in this reading was Drama and the Three Act Structure. The ancient Greeks devised the three act structure which is a tool used to organise story elements. The three act structure is as follows… Act… Continue Reading →

This reading looked at the difference between simply noticing something and actually being more aware of our surroundings. We as human beings fail to notice everything around us which is a good thing. We must be selective in what we… Continue Reading →

There were numerous points from this reading which I found quite interesting. The first being that there is no easy or straightforward way to explain what textual analysis is, how it to done, there are no step by step guidelines, or… Continue Reading →