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What is a brain storm? Thankfully, it does not look like this; But does actually look like this; Well it does to my group studying Mediums in our Media 1 class anyway…. We have been given the topic of “mediums”… Continue Reading →

Today’s tutorial was spent curating the information from each team member and formatting it appropriately for the website. We are experiencing some difficulty in getting all of our individual info to flow as it currently doesn’t come together too well…. Continue Reading →

Here are my notes from this week’s lectorial; Who cares about audiences? -Advertisers -Commercial broadcasters, cable networks etc -Production houses and individual program makers -Government policy makers -Social scientist/psychologists -Cultural theorists/media scholars Changing conceptions of audiences/consumers -From broadcasting to narrowcasting?… Continue Reading →

Today’s lectorial focused on collaboration skills, before delving into some brief details for Project Brief #3. I’m not going to lie; I avoid group work like the plague. I love working as a TEAM, but unfortunately that almost never happens…. Continue Reading →

Today’s lecture featured two guests, both RMIT staff, Adrian Miles and Liam Ward. Both speakers spoke of their personal experience in the wide world of media, with Miles focusing on different approaches to media and objectified ideas and Ward talking mainly… Continue Reading →

My group has been assigned to study mediums for our project brief #4. We have decided to focus specifically on how the meaning of a stimulus alters through its presentation through various mediums. We have planned to capture one story/idea… Continue Reading →

Tools for creating tension in film; Light and sound become vital tools when trying to create tension in a drama both on stage and screen. They can be used to create tension through techniques such as dimming, blackouts, sound effects… Continue Reading →

The definition of “censorship” refers to the practice of an official who examines pre-published work and dissects and restricts aspects of said work that could be considered offensive, obscene, politically unacceptable or as a threat to security. However, when it… Continue Reading →

Project brief #3 was the most exciting of our projects thus far. I decided to choose my grandmother as my subject, for stories of her life have always intrigued me. She is one of the most interesting people I know,… Continue Reading →

Several years ago, I read The Great Gatsby, and loved it. Upon viewing Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation in 2013, I couldn’t help but feel outraged. I have had many problems with Luhrmann’s over-the-top style that has made him so famous, but… Continue Reading →