Studio Resources

Key Studio Links (for all studios)

Key Links (Real-World Media)

Readings

 

Atack, Timothy X, Eliza Lomas, and Becky Ripley. n.d. “Life in the Fast Times.” Forest 404. Accessed April 12, 2023. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p074lx55.

Briz, Nick. 2015. “Thoughts On Glitch[Art]v2.0.” 2015. http://nickbriz.com/thoughtsonglitchart/.

Frayling, Christopher. 2012. “The Professor of Digging.” In On Craftsmanship: Towards A New Bauhaus, 76–83. London: Oberon Books. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/rmit/reader.action?docID=1624077&ppg=76.

Gibson, Chris, and Chantel Carr. 2017. “Towards a Politics of Making: Reframing Material Work and Locating Skill in the Anthropocene.” In Craft Economies, edited by Nicola Thomas and Susan Luckman, 69–61. London: Bloomsbury. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781474259576.0012.

Ingold, Tim. 2011. “The Textility of Making.” In Being Alive, 219–28. Milton Park: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203818336-28.

Jordan Harrod, dir. Why I Don’t Consume Productivity Content Anymore. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDdZ1Y-twlo.

Kettley, Sarah. 2016. “‘You’ve Got to Keep Looking, Looking, Looking’: Craft Thinking and Authenticity.” Craft Research 7 (2): 165–85. https://doi.org/10.1386/crre.7.2.165_1.

Koren, Leonard. 1994. Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers. Berkeley: Stone Bridge Press.

Lomas, Eliza, and Becky Ripley. n.d. “Why Should I Listen to Trees?” Forest 404 Talks. Accessed April 12, 2023. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p074m272.

McKee, Robert. 1999. “The Story Problem.” In Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting, 11–28. Methuen.

Mullaney, Thomas S., and Christopher Rea. 2022. “Questions.” In Where Research Begins: Choosing a Research Project That Matters to You (and the World), 19–42. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. https://search-ebscohost-com.ezproxy.lib.rmit.edu.au/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=3104484&site=ehost-live&authtype=sso&custid=s5445732&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_19.

Natale, Simone. 2016. “There Are No Old Media.” Journal of Communication 66 (4): 585–603. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcom.12235.

Paasonen, Susanna. “Distracted Present, Golden Past?” Media Theory 4 (2): 11–32.

Rutledge, Pamela. 2019. “Transmedia Psychology: Creating Compelling and Immersive Experiences.” In The Routledge Companion to Transmedia Studies, 1st ed., 1:350–63. Milton Park: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351054904-39.

Saito, Yuriko. n.d. “The Role of Imperfection in Consumer Aesthetics.” In Imperfectionist Aesthetics in Art and Everyday Life, edited by Peter Cheyne, 203–17. Milton: Taylor & Francis Group. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/rmit/reader.action?docID=7148581&ppg=220.

Stubbs, Alec, and Nir Eisikovits. “ChatGPT, DALL-E 2 and the Collapse of the Creative Process.” The Conversation. The Conversation. J . https://theconversation.com/chatgpt-dall-e-2-and-the-collapse-of-the-creative-process-196461.

Syvertsen, Trine, and Gunn Enli. 2020. “Digital Detox: Media Resistance and the Promise of Authenticity.” Convergence 26 (5–6): 1269–83. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354856519847325.

Wheeler, Daniel. 2018. “Manifesto for Handwork: Quality, Material, and Ideas.” In The Design-Build Studio, edited by Tolya Stonorov, 1st ed., 24–30. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315650746-4.

Wild, Graham. n.d. “Rainforest Symphony.” Forest 404 Soundscapes. Accessed April 12, 2023. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p074m2c5.


Extra reading / sources

  • Carter, Rob. Typographic Design : Form and Communication. Seventh edition. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley, 2018.
  • Russell, Legacy. Glitch Feminism : a Manifesto. London: Verso, 2020. (RMIT Library Link)
  • Webster, James G. The Marketplace of Attention : How Audiences Take Shape in a Digital Age. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press, 2014. (RMIT Library Link)
  • Zuboff, Shoshana. The Age of Surveillance Capitalism : the Fight for the Future at the New Frontier of Power. London: Profile Books Ltd, 2019. (RMIT Library Link)
  • Bean, J. and Rosner, D. (2012). Old Hat: Craft vs Design? Interactions, 19(1), p.86.
  • Eggers, George William. (2008). Handcraft: The lore of substances. (the importance of using natural materials). American Craft, 68(4), 75.
  • Bragg, W. (1928). Craftsmanship and Science. Science, 68(1758), pp.213-223.
  • Dominiczak, M. (2015). Craftsmanship in Arts and Science. Clinical Chemistry, 61(11), pp.1424-1425.
  • Manoff, M. (2006) The Materiality of Digital Collections: Theoretical and Historical Perspectives, Libraries and the Academy, Volume 6, Number 3, pp. 311-325
  • Murray, Susan. (2008, August 1) ‘Digital Images, Photosharing, and Our Shifting Notions of Everyday Aesthetics.’ Journal of Visual Culture, Vol 7, Issue 2.
  • Neapolitan, J. (1986) Art, Craft, and Art/Craft Segments among Craft Media Workers, Work and Occupations, Vol. 13 No. 2, 203-216
  • Buckhouse, J 2018, ‘The Semiotician’s Oath’, Design Story.
  • Buckhouse, J 2019, ‘Three-act structure’, Design Story.
  • Selvadurai, V, Vistisen, P & Binns, D 2022, ‘Bridge Complexity as a Factor in Audience Interaction in Transmedia Storytelling’, Journal of Asia-Pacific Pop Culture, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 85–108.
  • Wocke, B 2014, ‘The Analogue Technology of S: Exploring Narrative Form and the Encoded Mystery of the Margin’, Between, vol. 4, no. 8.

Previous Student Work

The investigation is underway…

On the campaign trail


Craft documentaries

Potential inspiration for Assignment #2…

Glas by Bert Haanstra | Oscar-winning Documentary Short Film

Process Presents — To Draw A Horse

Takumi – a 60,000-hour story on the survival of human craft

Raw Craft with Anthony Bourdain: Full Episodes


Documentary tips

general

The Four Ingredients of Documentary Film

writing

8 Tips for Writing a Documentary Script From Ken Burns – 2023 – MasterClass

How to Write a Documentary Script in 3 Steps

A Writer’s Guide To Making A Documentary – Stuart Paul

interviews

How to Ask Great Documentary Interview Questions

How to Shoot Cinematic Interviews | 10 Easy Steps

How to Film Professional Interviews Anywhere || Gear, 2-Person Set-Ups & More

How To Interview BETTER: Documentary, Podcast, & Corporate

editing

Foundations of Documentary Editing – How to Edit Scenes Like A Pro

Documentary Filmmaking: Process of a Pro Editor

How To Edit A Documentary Like Johnny Harris

How to Shoot a Documentary – Tips & Tricks for Emotional Storytelling

Billinge, Sam. The Practical Guide to Documentary Editing : Techniques for TV & Film. New York, New York ;: Routledge, 2017.


Roll and Write Games


Boredom & Digital Detox

books Dan mentioned in Wk 3…
  • Webster, James G. The Marketplace of Attention : How Audiences Take Shape in a Digital Age. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press, 2014. (RMIT Library Link)
  • Zuboff, Shoshana. The Age of Surveillance Capitalism : the Fight for the Future at the New Frontier of Power. London: Profile Books Ltd, 2019. (RMIT Library Link)
videos on detox and boredom

Digital Detox: The importance of boredom

Does Dopamine Detoxing Actually Work? – Andrew Huberman

Psychiatrist Debunks Dopamine Fasting | Dr. K Explains


Typography

Sans Forgetica: RMIT creates typeface designed to help students study


Slow media

The Slow Media Manifesto

. . . . . . . SLOW . . . . . . . MEDIA . . . . . .


Tutorials (mostly glitch stuff!)

Home

Databending: the Foundations of Glitch Art

Glitched Transitions & Loops

Databending in Audacity – glitch art tutorial

r/glitch_art – [Tutorial] Databending Video Files with Audacity

ArtCraft: Glitch Art

ByeByte: How to Instantly Glitch / Datamosh Photos & Videos With 1 Command

4 TRIPPY Ways To Blend Footage (DATAMOSHING) | Video Editing Tutorials

How to Datamosh Photos


Writing tools


Writing resources

How to Use Zotero and Scrivener for Research-Driven Writing – JSTOR Daily


Pitching

How to Pitch Anything in Two Minutes


Group work

Group work


Critical reflection

Critical Reflection | Writing and Communication Centre

General tips for academic reflections

LibGuides: Critical reflection for assignments and practice: Critical reflection writing

https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/1973709/Critical-reflection.pdf