It’s hard to think that in the not to distant past, there was no such thing as the Internet. Computers, mobile phones, tablets – everything these days is just another platform to get in touch with people via the world wide web. Today, however, the Internet and I had a hiccup in our long and […]
Read more "blog #15: pain in my web"Today’s tutorial was purely focused on our Brief 1, our self-portraits. Today we spoke on each individual table talking about our own media artefacts. We were asked to put on 1 of 4 different hats as we passed judgement, criticism and positivity on everyone’s work. The hat feedback system, as founded by De Bono, is […]
Read more "blog #14: does this hat suit me?"I’ve always been interested in reality TV, and have checked out nearly every version of the X Factor across the globe. Having watched parts of last year’s X Factor in New Zealand I was excited to hear there was going to be a shake-up on the judging panel… because everybody knows that the best part about […]
Read more "blog #9: dread factor NZ"Today’s lecture was a lot of fun, yet extremely informative! We had a chat from Anne Lennox, an expert on copyright management at the university library! The talk was all about copyrighting which is key, especially in my elective course of Music in Popular Culture as I really have to be careful with what I record […]
Read more "blog #8: roll call"Azealia Banks has always been a MESS… cancelling shows last minute, walking out on interviews, vulgar lyrics and her very infamous Twitter wars. Recently, however, she has started to tone down her wild ways and present herself as a business woman and a self confessed “millennial”. The rapper has sat down for an interview with the […]
Read more "blog #6: #blacklivesmatter"I’ve never really been a huge fan of photography… For some reason, whenever I attempt to take a photo, the lighting is either off or the angle of the camera makes the subject of the photo look horrendous. Perhaps it may be my shaky hands, or the fact that I don’t have a great concept […]
Read more "blog #2: professional photographer wanted"I’m so excited to dive right into this course! Media has always been a huge passion of mine, whether it be cinema or music – I’ve always had a huge amount of enthusiasm in the field that is media. Music is a huge obsession of mine, ever since I can remember my family has always come to me […]
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