The Climate Changing Media studio has given me a greater understanding of the crises that we as a species face in relation to our environment as well as what it means for climate media to be both political and poetic. I hope that my video communicated the importance of ethical recycling and reusing of electronic […]
Prompt 12
This studio has given me a lot of opportunities to reflect on what I believe it is to make good media, and more specifically, good climate media. While my opinions are still largely the same, I feel as though I have a better and more focused grasp on why they are the same. In my […]
Prompt 11
The prospect of undertaking this assignment was very daunting just a few weeks ago, but as I have begun putting my video together things have seemed a lot easier than I made them out to be just a few weeks ago. That being said, my project has come with its difficulties and challenges, but none […]
Prompt 10
Having the panelists give feedback in the week 9 project presentations was very helpful for ironing out the details of my project and exploring new options as well. I was very nervous for my presentation but when I got down to it i think it went better than I had expected. The fact that other […]
Prompt 9
Seamus’ Presentation Reflection Seamus’ presentation on carbon emissions was very detailed and compelling, engaging with the topic of hyperobjects and carbon emissions in an intelligent and thoughtful way. His use of images alongside succinct and detailed dot-points made the presentation slides easy to engage with without missing what he was saying during his presentation. His […]
Prompt 8
My research efforts for my presentation have been quite difficult. I have settled on a hyperobject that will be the focus of both my presentation/pitch as well as the media artefact itself, but I am struggling to uncover what exactly it is that I want to say. The hyperobject that I have chosen is e-waste, I […]
Prompt 7
The ‘Animals and Extinction’ chapter written by John Duvall analyses and dissects key documentaries in the environmental documentary sub-genre. Duvall praises films such as ‘Dawin’s Nightmare’ by Hubert Sauper and ‘The Cove’ by Louie Psihoyos, among other works, for their unwavering and unrelenting depictions of serious and concerning issues contributing to the “sixth extinction” (Kolbert, […]
Mediating Changing Climates ~ Prompt 6
Visual Climate Change Art 2005-2015: discourse and practice – Joanne Nurmis In this journal article climate change researcher Joanna Nurmis analyses and contrasts the effectiveness and levels of public engagement that different works of ‘climate art’ achieve in a public, political and personal level. The article discusses the impact in human culture that climate art […]
Political and Poetic Climate Media – Prompt 5
Video Reflection: The coronavirus has completely changed the way 2020 is going down in almost every aspect possible. People are losing jobs, markets are crashing and schools are navigating almost completely uncharted territory with online classes and lectures. From where I’m sitting at home I am just as confused as everyone else I know, and […]
Climate Change as Ecological Grief Work ~ Prompt 4
Living in a post bushfire Australia and a world currently experiencing the largest pandemic seen in almost a century has been quite strange. It is simultaneously scary and far out of reach, and to be honest is quite a strange sensation to feel such a strong disconnect from these things that are happening or have […]