Can you tell a gripping story in an interview?
The way I thought about interviews before, is a retelling of experiences and events that have already occurred. Never did I once think that interviews could have the standard formalities of a narrative; a beginning, middle and an end. Continue reading
https://www.youtube.com/user/JustKiddingParty
A popular Youtube channel that I constantly watch is JustKiddingParty. I also watch their other channels such as JustKiddingNews and JustKiddingFilms, but that’s irrelevant.
The premise of JustKiddingParty is simple – play games and have a good time. They seriously just play a number of different party games, and that’s literally all to it. But that’s not the reason why I watch them. The energy and vibes that their little group gives off provides a sense of community, and always keeps me coming back for more.
So why the title? How can something so simple such as JustKiddingParty have anything to do with semiotics – the study of signs and symbols and their use in interpretation. Continue reading
On the lectorial of week 5, we did a bit of practice for our upcoming project brief; where we must record a two to three minute long interview of someone.
We were randomly placed in groups of three, and given a tripod and a ‘cute’ camera as our equipment (our tutor tends to find a lot of equipment cute). As per usual, we instantly came across an issue. Before I go into it, have a look at the image below:
Notice the problem? Continue reading
Who knew speaking into a microphone could be so fun?
On the 2nd of April, I, and a number of other people had our first SYN radio information/training session. And I’ve got to say, in my five weeks of university, this is the most fun I’ve had so far. Continue reading
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Week five has finally begun after a week long break!
As usual, we expanded on the knowledge presented by the readings in the lectorial. One of the central themes of the readings was semiotics; which is the study of signs and symbols and their use within interpretations. Long story short – interpretations can widely differ from person to person as a result of a number of variables Continue reading
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The violin is my favourite instrument, hence the opening graphic.
Visuals can be stunningly beautiful. From the natural landscapes of the world, to the precisely planned mise-en-scene of a film. What you see can alter your perception of particular things in life, whether it’s a movie or something you’ve encountered in everyday life. Seeing a flower flutter in the wind can cause a sense of serenity and peacefulness, while seeing a person defeat a sworn enemy in battle can feel empowering and motivating. Visuals can make a viewer feel a wide range of different feelings and emotions – to an extent. While visually seeing a battle unfold right in front of you can cause a strong sense of power, the addition of sound can help; and even enhance the emotions felt through a particular scene within a movie.
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The lectorial for week four centred around audio. We discussed things relating to how audio affects its listeners, how its recorded and with what equipment. Rachel Wilson – who did the bulk of the talking for the lectorial, stated that the things we were learning only scratched the surface of what audio encompasses, and that some courses allow students to study audio for a total of three years or more. If that doesn’t explain how difficult and complex audio is, then I don’t know what will. Now interestingly enough, the thing that interested me most about the lectorial; wasn’t even in the lectorial.
In this weeks workshop, we covered a number of things. First of all, we all showed our finished self-portraits, and it was very interesting to see everyone else’s idea of ‘identity’. I was fascinated about how everyone approached this task. Some were abstract, some were quite simple, and others were just weird (like mine!). One thing I did notice was that a lot of people used a birds-eye view of themselves walking. Another common shot was a close-up of tea/coffee being poured.
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If you haven’t recalled, project brief one gave us media students the task of collecting multiple ‘media artefacts’ that represented our identities in some way or form. Here’s a link to that project, if you haven’t already seen it. Why am I mentioning this project? Well, project brief two required us to – again, recreate our identity using media. Only this time, we had to edit all the media artefacts as one cohesive piece using Adobe Premiere Pro.
So before I begin, let me explain what this post is. As most media students will know, we are all required to post a minimum of four posts a week. One post also has to be dedicated to the following topics:
But what about the fourth post?
Well that’s were my ‘A movie opinion’ idea comes from. Bit of a side note – I used to never watch movies. Which is odd, seeing how I’m in a media course, while also in a cinema studies class for my contextual stream. So I thought an idea like this would be perfect for me! So each week, I’m going to post my opinion on movies I have recently watched. I’ll talk about what I liked, what I didn’t like and so on and so forth. And if you want to share your own opinion about the movie, or would like to recommend something for an up-and-coming movie buff, then go ahead and shoot me a comment! And one more thing. THERE WILL BE SPOILERS. This is more of a discussion than a review of the movie. So if you haven’t watched it yet, skip this post! You get the idea? Awesome! Now the first movie I’m going to talk about is ‘The Godfather’, directed by Francis Ford Coppola.