Week 10 Workshop: Institutions + SNL
As ‘Institutions’ is my subject for PB4 I had already done the readings a couple of weeks ago and discussed them a bit in the post ‘Late Night Talk’ and ‘PBS & Sesame Street’. In the workshop today, when Louise…
Post Aesthetics: A Final Reflection & Summary
Going into this assignment I felt I already had a pretty good grasp on online communities. What was new to me was creating content for a specific community .I had never done that before and it certainly proved to be…
POST AESTHETICS: ‘GOOD CONTENT’ (A2)
GOOD CONTENT The journey to having a well-received post in PA was a bumpy one. I didn’t exactly know where I should start. Many posts were pictures side by side that displayed similar aesthetics. For example, here are some well-received…
Misinterpretation & Audiences
In the workshop about audiences, we talked about how content can be misinterpreted by audiences. The example given was a sketch from The Chaser that lampooned the Make-A-Wish foundation. I thought this sketch was hilarious. I wasn’t so much as…
Post Aesthetics: ETIQUETTE & MODS (A2)
ETIQUETTE & MODS My first step to becoming a more active member of Post Aesthetics was to learn how they (the administrators and frequent posters) defined and structured the group. Post Aesthetics has an entire power point devoted to the…
Post Aesthetics: First Impressions (A2)
FIRST IMPRESSIONS I was added to a Facebook group called ‘Post Aesthetics’ about 2 months ago by one of my good friends. I scrolled through the groups feed and was fairly confused by the . It consisted of some self-described ‘dank…
The People Formerly Known as the Audience: A Response
In the workshop today, we discussed the article ‘The People Formerly Known as the Audience’ . Many of my peers felt the peice was agressive in tone. I assume it is because they consider themselves to be ‘media people’. I did…
The End of Water Cooler Television
“The new forms of electronic broadcasting, such as radio and television, introduced a further new dimension as their audiences now consumed the same messages at exactly the same time. Thus broadcast schedules played a significant part in creating a shared…
Lecture Week 9: Copyright
In the workshop today, we discussed copyright at length and were able to ask questions. I probably have 50 million more questions on topic due to my lack of previous knowledge and high amount interest in the topic (Who knew…
Bright World
Tonight I went with a friend to see Bright World written by and starring Elise Hearst and Andrea James at Theatre Works in St. Kilda. “1938 Europe Burns. Young Jewish couple Hans and Alice Herskovics mount a dangerous escape from Nazi-Occupied…
