According to Blevins et al. ‘[S]ocial media platforms have emerged as an important venue to amplify less powerful voices in the overall media landscape, as users disrupt, confront, or counteract traditional narratives through their own storytelling’ (2019, p. 1636). During the creation of…
Leave a CommentCategory: Social Media For Social Change
In this studio, we will experiment with making media aimed at social media delivery and engagement. Possible forms are forums, comedy skits, memes, animated explainers, vlogs, short films, video podcasts, challenges and virtual events.
Assignment #4 – Future Aus Music
Published October 18, 2020 by seamusdaniel
View The TikTok Account Future Aus Music – SUPERCUT from Media Factory on Vimeo. Working on ‘Future Aus Music’ with Alice, Teagan, Louis & Kino was one of the most enjoyable projects I’ve worked on at RMIT. The group worked extremely well…
Leave a CommentAssignment Two / Compilation Two – Index
Published August 27, 2020 by seamusdaniel
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Leave a CommentWeek Six / Light In Lockdown
Published August 27, 2020 by seamusdaniel
View The Instagram With the stipulation to focus on a ‘trend’ this week, my group (Yiran & James) decided to create an Instagram account with sharable content that takes a light-hearted approach to the shared experiences Australians (and people across the globe) are…
Leave a CommentWeek Five / Diversity in the Australian Music Industry
Published August 23, 2020 by seamusdaniel
I had a lot of fun this week creating a piece of social media that was a bit more light-hearted than the previous content my groups had made. We (Zhanhao, Alice & Louis) decided to attempt creating a TikTok trend that highlights diverse,…
Leave a CommentSketch Four / Performative Activism
Published August 16, 2020 by seamusdaniel
The issue my group (Erin, Yiran & Tegan) tackled this week was ‘performative activism’. After discussion in the tutorials we set out to create some videos and an Instagram account revolved around teaching people how to make their activism meaningful. View The Instagram…
Leave a CommentReading Reflection / Big Data & Psychographics
Published August 7, 2020 by seamusdaniel
The text we viewed in class ‘The Power of Big Data and Psychographics’ was quite eye-opening. As an internet user I expect my actions online to be tracked and traced in order to sell me items – but the idea of swaying a…
Leave a CommentSketch Two / False Balance
Published August 7, 2020 by seamusdaniel
This week my group (Jess, Liam & Rory) decided to tackle to issue of ‘false balance’. We created a TikTok video that encourages viewers to think about arguments and conversations they see within the media and remember that just because both sides of…
Leave a CommentSketch One / Why Should I Wear A Mask?
Published July 26, 2020 by seamusdaniel
This week my group (Ella, Erin, Zhanhao & Liam) decided to make a video that can be used across various social media platforms (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook), encouraging people to wear a mask outside during the Covid-19 pandemic. As masks became mandatory in metropolitan…
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