As per lecture –  in a sequence you’ve called ‘colour’ you will have clips that are indicative of a particular colour or lighting state. To the right of that clip you will have that same clip repeated 2 or more times with different colour grades on it.   Take screen grabs of each clip then upload […]

In the beginning of the semester,  I had a couple of goals and expectations set: Goals – To challenge myself do something I’ve never done before in Film 1. – To take away at least one lesson that is valuable for me from the course. – To contribute more to the team compared to Film […]

True Detective and the complex narrative There has been multiple shows following the crime genre that preceded True Detective. Most of them popular, but were not quite as successful as what True Detective achieved in just one season despite being the same genre. How is that so? Easy, it is all in the narrative. Crime […]

Anthology series, the new standard of Quality TV? Lately, we’ve been seeing more and more anthological TV series like ‘Fargo, ‘American Horror Story’, and ‘True Detective’ coming into the scene, and with huge success. These shows are racking up considerable acclaim and prestigious awards. What makes these shows so successful? I believe there are a […]

This journal post addresses the question asked in week 6’s lecture: Have ‘fannish modes of engagement’ become mainstream in contemporary television culture?” I think it has become mainstream, but it is not at all a bad thing in my opinion. I think the line between knowledge culture and fan culture are becoming thinner as technology […]

Twin Peaks Created by David Lynch, Twin Peaks came crashing into the TV industry, and it was a phenomenon. It was mainly a hit because it was different, a fresh medium for TV viewers. Shows in the 80s followed a typical set of formula for success, similar set of storyline, clearly defined heroes and villains. […]

Building on my previous post on broadcast and post broadcast, I would like to further explore on the concept of Web Television in the post broadcast shift. Netflix. Americans love it. Those of us in Australia have no idea what it’s like to stream HD shows (blame both availability of Netflix, and our shitty internet). […]

Post Broadcast News vs Broadcast News. News broadcasting used to be prestigious back in the day, if “Anchorman” ever taught us anything, it’s that news anchors were the superstars in their community when news broadcasting was the best source for news available to everyone. Fast forward a few decades, the internet took over the world […]

I bumped into a couple of interesting points while reading through “The Age of the Essay”. In the things you write in school you are, in theory, merely explaining yourself to the reader. In a real essay you’re writing for yourself. You’re thinking out loud. But not quite. Just as inviting people over forces you to […]