This studio has given me a lot of opportunities to reflect on what I believe it is to make good media, and more specifically, good climate media. While my opinions are still largely the same, I feel as though I have a better and more focused grasp on why they are the same. In my […]
Month: May 2020
Prompt 11
The prospect of undertaking this assignment was very daunting just a few weeks ago, but as I have begun putting my video together things have seemed a lot easier than I made them out to be just a few weeks ago. That being said, my project has come with its difficulties and challenges, but none […]
Prompt 10
Having the panelists give feedback in the week 9 project presentations was very helpful for ironing out the details of my project and exploring new options as well. I was very nervous for my presentation but when I got down to it i think it went better than I had expected. The fact that other […]
Prompt 9
Seamus’ Presentation Reflection Seamus’ presentation on carbon emissions was very detailed and compelling, engaging with the topic of hyperobjects and carbon emissions in an intelligent and thoughtful way. His use of images alongside succinct and detailed dot-points made the presentation slides easy to engage with without missing what he was saying during his presentation. His […]
Prompt 8
My research efforts for my presentation have been quite difficult. I have settled on a hyperobject that will be the focus of both my presentation/pitch as well as the media artefact itself, but I am struggling to uncover what exactly it is that I want to say. The hyperobject that I have chosen is e-waste, I […]
Prompt 7
The ‘Animals and Extinction’ chapter written by John Duvall analyses and dissects key documentaries in the environmental documentary sub-genre. Duvall praises films such as ‘Dawin’s Nightmare’ by Hubert Sauper and ‘The Cove’ by Louie Psihoyos, among other works, for their unwavering and unrelenting depictions of serious and concerning issues contributing to the “sixth extinction” (Kolbert, […]