Week 12’s lecture, today, was all about media materialism! Dan took over this lecture again and presented the 2 hour seminar in a really engaging and comprehensible way. I especially loved the way that all the media terms were discussed and defined explicitly. The terms ‘Holocene’ and ‘Anthropocene’ were terms I struggled with but once […]
Read more "blog #58: dusty roads ahead"As I got on the train today for work, it’s so hard not to now observe every part of media that is consumed on a train. This course has taught me a lot about everyday media, so I now catch myself tallying in my head each individual piece of media around me. Just alone, on […]
Read more "blog #57: sit back and observe"After finishing work late last night and staying up until an unreasonable hour, I had every excuse to justify my sleeping in until midday. Now that I’ve got the house to myself (my grandma is away visiting my family in Adelaide), I’ve realised just how much effort goes into running a household – of this […]
Read more "blog #54: seedy sunday"Working with Sandy and Ali has been a really interesting and fun experience! Here are links to both Ali and Sandy’s blogs where they both discuss over a few blog posts the key ideas and their thoughts on the Brief 4 planning, meetings and filming. Ali: http://www.mediafactory.org.au/ali-bucha/ Sandy: http://www.mediafactory.org.au/alexander-jones/ Take a look!
Read more "blog #52: correlation nation"A panorama shot taken from the day of filming. Highlighting our hiring of lighting equipment, 3 cameras showing different angles, LCD TV screens displaying graphics that correlate the script, and a really trendy and cool set!
Read more "blog #51: camera roll"What a great day! Today’s tute was dedicated to filming our Game Scope segment for Brief 4… and what a success it was. Ali really nailed the camera set up and whole production and Sandy’s acting was perfect. The group really came together to produce a successful, and quite professional, short piece! I’m so proud of […]
Read more "blog #49: that’s a wrap!"Tomorrow is the big day, filming my final assignment! I’ve completed my set jobs, which were the researching of sound as a medium, as well as completing the script and getting the graphics done for Game Scope and Head to Head. Overall I’m really happy with the direction that our assignment has taken, Brief 4 […]
Read more "blog #48: D-DAY"With a packet of Red Rock Delt Salt and Vinegar chips in hand, I set out for a night of catching up on my favourite reality shows. If you didn’t know by now, hip-hop music, salt and vinegar chips and reality TV are my 3 favourite things in life. Given the option of losing Survivor […]
Read more "blog #47: These Are A Few of My Favourite Things"Today’s lecture was all about copyright, sampling and originality. Dan, today’s lecturer, played some very interesting videos to keep us all engaged, intertwining it with some academic research. He then gave us an activity, to listen to Girl Talk’s song This Is The Remix and then to list as many song samples that we could find. I […]
Read more "blog #46: sampling samples"Sunday night was spent being an emotional wreck finally tuning into something I’ve wanted to for a long time now. I can not believe what these people had to endure, it must be in our nature to rise to occasions when we are pressured to. For those that have not seen this before, Liz Hurley does […]
Read more "blog #44: #illridewithyou"