Week 12’s lecture, today, was all about media materialism! Dan took over this lecture again and presented the 2 hour seminar in a really engaging and comprehensible way. I especially loved the way that all the media terms were discussed and defined explicitly. The terms ‘Holocene’ and ‘Anthropocene’ were terms I struggled with but once […]
Read more "blog #58: dusty roads ahead"As I got on the train today for work, it’s so hard not to now observe every part of media that is consumed on a train. This course has taught me a lot about everyday media, so I now catch myself tallying in my head each individual piece of media around me. Just alone, on […]
Read more "blog #57: sit back and observe"This is Ali’s first cut for Brief 4. I have to say that I really am loving it so far. Aside from a few sound issues and things of that nature, which will all be ironed out by the end of it, it’s actually come up really well so far! The coverage and cuts are […]
Read more "blog #55: director’s cut"After finishing work late last night and staying up until an unreasonable hour, I had every excuse to justify my sleeping in until midday. Now that I’ve got the house to myself (my grandma is away visiting my family in Adelaide), I’ve realised just how much effort goes into running a household – of this […]
Read more "blog #54: seedy sunday"Working with Sandy and Ali has been a really interesting and fun experience! Here are links to both Ali and Sandy’s blogs where they both discuss over a few blog posts the key ideas and their thoughts on the Brief 4 planning, meetings and filming. Ali: http://www.mediafactory.org.au/ali-bucha/ Sandy: http://www.mediafactory.org.au/alexander-jones/ Take a look!
Read more "blog #52: correlation nation"The past week has been a huge week for music videos with many of the world’s favourite artists releasing clips for their newest tracks. Here are some of my favourites from the past week! 1. Bad Blood feat. Kendrick Lamar – Taylor Swift 2. Feeling Myself feat. Beyoncé – Nicki Minaj 3. How Many Times […]
Read more "blog #50: bad blood"What a great day! Today’s tute was dedicated to filming our Game Scope segment for Brief 4… and what a success it was. Ali really nailed the camera set up and whole production and Sandy’s acting was perfect. The group really came together to produce a successful, and quite professional, short piece! I’m so proud of […]
Read more "blog #49: that’s a wrap!"With a packet of Red Rock Delt Salt and Vinegar chips in hand, I set out for a night of catching up on my favourite reality shows. If you didn’t know by now, hip-hop music, salt and vinegar chips and reality TV are my 3 favourite things in life. Given the option of losing Survivor […]
Read more "blog #47: These Are A Few of My Favourite Things"Tonight was the premiere of Channel 9’s brand new show, adopted from the American version, called Married at First Sight. The show’s loose concept is that 3 relationship experts match couples out of a pool of around 20. The couple is then “married” in a normal ceremony, however it has now been made clear that it […]
Read more "blog #45: (nearly) married at first sight"Sunday night was spent being an emotional wreck finally tuning into something I’ve wanted to for a long time now. I can not believe what these people had to endure, it must be in our nature to rise to occasions when we are pressured to. For those that have not seen this before, Liz Hurley does […]
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