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Out of the Ordinary

Already have read the non-Narrative reading from Bordwell and Thomson, i decided to reflect this concept with my cinema studies blog post. All films are reflected through the knowledge from the reading. Though all the different narrative forms, and film examples we...

Substance

The reading this week was quite basic and straight forward, however was also really interesting to read and have a think about the concept of narratives. As a media student, movies are one of my favourite mediums. All different types, and yet all share a very similar...

Interpretations

This morning i felt the urge to complete the readings before the lectorial, to have a basis and understanding of textual analysis- and what it is all about. I sat on the train, and started reading Alan Mckee’s ‘A Beginner’s Guide to Textual...

Perspective

In this weeks reading, focusing on the perspective of different sounds and soundscapes, Theo Van Leeuwen explains that sound has three ‘zones’ of composition. These three units include Figure (focus), ground (middle-ground) and field (background). Through these three...

The Remaking of Media

In week 4 we were assigned to focus on the reading of a blog post and a video by David Gauntlett, a UK author, where he introduces and explains his new book ‘Making Media Studies’, where he describes the current trends in today’s society regarding media. Gauntlett’s...

Blood in the Gutter

Reading Scott McCloud’s ‘Blood in the Gutter’, it was eye opening to how incredible and stimulating forms of content can come across through a comic, coming from someone who has never been a massive enthusiast of cartoons. Whenever I attempted to read comics, I simply...