Project Brief 2
The artefact is a self-portrait in a mediated form of communication about who I am. This piece represents my interests and my hobbies in daily life. My interests include fashion, art, fireworks, social life, the beach, lights and glow in the dark. Through these representations of my interests, I have been quite successful in expressing my identity. Continue reading
Reading Log #2
Experimental films challenge normal notions. They are often independent, tell no stories and instead, poetic reveries. Fernand Léger’s Ballet Mécanique (1924) is constructed in poetic reveries. Its sequences consist machines, kitchen tools, plates, bottles, shapes such as circles and triangles and also a found footage of Charlie Chaplin’s “Charlot”. These sequences are repeated and show the movements of these machines complemented with rhythmic music. Hence, the title dancing machines. The construction and content of Ballet Mécanique is therefore like an improvised poem, correlating with the music to provoke rhythmic harmony. Continue reading
What is with the De Bono guy and his 6 hat system?
Well, we’ve used his system in a group to give each other feedbacks regarding our first “Lofi Self-Portrait” assignment. In our week 3 practical, only four hats are used and the feedbacks received are: Continue reading
Week 2 Lectorial
My Group and I went to Melbourne Central to notice and record ALL mediated interactions we’ve encountered. What I’ve found…
Up High
Electronic Advertisement
On the Ground
Signs
Background
Posters
Photographs
Painting
Mid-Ground/ Foreground
Advertisement Video
Fashion
In My Hand
Smart Phone
Bracelet
Project Brief 1
Our first assignment in Media 1 is to create a self portrait. Not a selfie, but through mediated forms of communication about who I am. These are artefacts that represent my identity, coming from an artistic family background, embrace fashion designs and having the value of the touch to the nature. Whether it is the beach, grass areas or the adorable animals. To me, “Selfies” are…
Seeing myself with the lens
My path is invisible
This recording conveys how I study. Silence disturb me and noises allow myself to feel like I’m home. With the sounds of my surroundings, I am able to learn and study better. Clearly, I’m more of a hyper-attentive learner and work well without silence.
As much commitment as I have for uni, I just cannot keep studying. Sometimes I need some friend-hours and chill. So as you’ve heard the saying, study hard, party harder.
Some Selfie text:
“I don’t wanna look, but see.”
The World
Art Purple Pastel Colour
Hyper Movie Happy Gathering Friendship Value Family Passion Fashion
Spring Roses Cactus Sand Swimming Shells
Shark Dolphins Tiger Butterflies
Fly Fall Sky Clouds
Contemporary
I am You are We are They are
Alive Dead
Mujer Hombre
Hot Cold
Some videos (linked to Vimeo) that defines my part of my identity:
https://vimeo.com/122396315
https://vimeo.com/122498834
In these videos, I have shown the view from my apartment in Melbourne looking out to my University campus. Being an international student and having the opportunity to have an education abroad have made me so glad. This is symbolised by the framing of looking out the window for a view of the RMIT campus. The other video is about my interest in anything glowing in the dark. The sound of children in the background relates to my artistic and creative interests since childhood. Blue lights also symbolises my mood when in hard times, I am inspired to keep positive. Hence, the glow.
I will be:
Contributor in the filming industry
Free to express my creative & artistic self
Know how to use editing tools
Widely related to other networks
Understand media texts to know myself deeply
Meet famous inspirations
Be an inspiration
A Cinema Studies professional
Not stop learning
… and finally…
SUCCESSFUL
By the end of this degree.
Reading log #1
How is Wizard of Oz constructed with pattern to create its form? In other words, what process does the artist of this film undergo to generate specific reaction from the audience?
Wizard of Oz is constructed with a constant pattern and juxtaposition. We see in the beginning that Dorothy has been threatened about her dog and ran. Then she met Professor Marvel who encouraged her to go home. As she arrives home, a tornado lifts Dorothy and Toto in her house and sent her off to a mystical land. The same process (the repetition of sequence) shows pattern in which the Wicked witch of the west threatens Dorothy. Then Dorothy is sent on a yellow brick road to see the wizard of Oz. During her journey she misses home and tries to find her way home. These correlating patterns develop the film’s narrative form in a unified sequence and elements. Continue reading
Week 2 Lectorial
I’ve noticed that at the beginning of this blog, I had nothing on my mind.
I’ve also noticed that random things started to pop.
I noticed a nice Sportsgirl top that someone was wearing, my friend looking at his black Samsung while the other students worked on their laptops. I’m beginning to think if they are actually stressed out.
Rachel talked about the act of “noticing” in our lectorial today and explained that noticing allows us to learn, pick up ideas and the act of noticing itself inform future practices. We are encouraged to use it as a tool to learn and by consciously noticing whatever’s around you, we’re communicating with the media. Whether it is mediated or unmediated communication.
“Our lives are, to a more extensive degree than we care to think, infused with a process of inscription, producing printed or written traces..”
-Dorothy
What we were shown today, John Cage’s 4’33” (1952), has led to a heightened form of noticing. Continue reading
Week 1 Lectorial
It surprised me how wide and broad the major of media is. It is a teamwork and community building subject. As our lecturer, Adrian has proposed, media is re-learning and we learn by repetition, metaphor, failure, practice and analogy. Furthermore, media is about the studio model and obviously learning both inside and outside of class.
Deep vs. Hyper-Attention
The reading that we did today reflected on the methods of learning with a combined deep attention and hyper attention. These two cognitive modes characterise the way we learn in lectorials and practicals. I am definitely a hyper-attention learner that I can seem to learn with noises around with groups of people rather than in silence.
Meeting new, unfamiliar goals would be demanding and forming successful products/outcomes would be challenging. But without, learning media would not be as fun. Therefore, the most challenging aspect of this course is to be not in part of the media community and trying to get back on our feet.
