Monthly Archives for March 2016
Holy Motors
So there’s a lot to unpack in Holy Motors. Obviously I’m not going to cover it all in this post because there’s too much so I’ll just pick bits and pieces. I’ve spent the last 12 hours trying to figure … Continue reading
Media is everywhere!
Our assigned area for the media observation task was Fed Square. Media up high: Billboards SBS sign The big screen IMG_0315 from Holly Karas on Vimeo. On the ground: A little ad at the tram stop Mid ground: Information screen … Continue reading
week two initiative
This image essentially sums up my view on the mediated vs unmediated communication debate. People who believe we’re becoming anti social as a society as a result of the increasing role of social media in our lives are on par … Continue reading
week two lectorial – part one
I think I might split up this post into two parts cause that’s kinda how the lectorial was today. So editing. Editing is a role in film production I’ve enjoyed in the past but never learnt about in that much … Continue reading
If I post this before the week two lecture it still counts as week one. I saw a “Hail, Caesar!” at the cinema the other night and it made me think about how in that context, I was completely focused on … Continue reading
Hyper attention vs. Deep attention
So in the first lectorial for media one we had a read through an essay about hyper attention vs. deep attention. The concepts were quite simple and interesting to read about in detail. From my understanding, deep attention is when … Continue reading
Cal Newport
It was really interesting to me to read Cal Newport’s work as the subject is something I’ve considered at various points but never really put that much thought into. A “dream job” is often thought to be something extravagant, like … Continue reading