by jasminewinecier | Apr 4, 2016 | Lectures, Media 1
Brian began the lectorial, speaking to us about textual analysis. An important skill and aspect we are going to be using in the course, due to the amount of media we will be interpreting, and producing media for others to create meaning. He described it to be about...
by jasminewinecier | Apr 4, 2016 | Media 1, Reading Responses
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...
by jasminewinecier | Apr 3, 2016 | Workshop
Coming in after the easter break, having some time to think about the power and impact of sound, we got assigned with an exercise focusing on sound. The task was to record an interview with Zoom H2N recorders- formal and informal – focusing on a certain...
by jasminewinecier | Mar 30, 2016 | Media 1, Reading Responses
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...
by jasminewinecier | Mar 23, 2016 | Lectures, Media 1
Week 4’s lecture on sound was based around the idea of media affordances, focusing on the element of sound. Sound is ‘created by physical vibrations that set molecules in motion, creating sound waves that travel through the air’. Sound is a pivotal component of the...
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