A course on film

From the open course on film 

The greater failure of old media

This inquistr article is a pertinent observation on old media and the place of new media in current world events.

What is wrong with this?

Controversy surrounds advertising but I am not sure if this one is all that bad?

Sea Change in the Election Campaign

This article from the New York Times talks about the huge changes in this election campaign, and that "Among the biggest changes this year is the intense new interest in politics, reflected in jumps in voters registration, early voting and attendance at Mr. Obama’s rallies. To no small extent, that is a reflection on the unusual interest stirred by his campaign. Thus, it is hardly clear that a future candidate who appropriated all the innovations that Mr. Obama and his campaign tried would necessarily have the same success as Mr. Obama."

Open thinking and digital pedagogy

Just found this blog which has some great ideas for media literacy, among plenty of other things

Differences between 1963 and 1991 editions of Richard Scarry kids' book - Boing Boing

Differences between 1963 and 1991 editions of Richard Scarry kids' book - Boing Boing

Media representations

Link to a website for teaching
Have been going through some Phantom comics collecting images of 'beautiful' women and how they are represented. Currently working on this for the Year 12 unit standard 7465 Investigate the ways individuals, groups, and issues are represented in the media. Am hoping to use the comic representations of women to get some ideas going - maybe try a forum/wiki with this group.
Another useful site here.

Viral marketing

This wikipedia article has a good definition of what this is about.

Reality TV articles will also be added here:

Cockroach story

Those of you who didn't manage to make it to media breakfast this a.m. would have missed all the excitement, so I'll share the story with you here.

A cockroach (who shall remain nameless and who is no longer with us anyway) A cockroach (humungous ba..ard) jumped/fell/flew from the top shelf in the library kitchen when I pushed a cup in, it landed on (almost) the toaster which was hot because there was toast cooking in it, and then it honest to god jumped in an instant from the toaster into the sink which was full of HOT soapy water. I totally expected it to come flying back up out of there so I watched for ages but it didn't - phew. It's still lying dead on it's back in the water waiting for one of us to bury it - or it was until a braver librarian than me turned up!! Shannon and Michelle can vouch for the truth of this because they were there.

tenebrous

dark and gloomy (quotes that use it are here)

Geopolitics and geoeconomics

In Stan Jones's article 'Go Ape' from metro #148, he refers to geopolitics and geoeconomics. This site has a fairly good explanation of these terms and their implications. Also the wikipedia website which is a bit more heavy going.

Wiki article

Useful article on use of wikis
In today's herald (July 4, 2006) a comment by the technology and telecom dude Peter Nowak - "What I do hate is the company's (Telecom) habit of saying one thing and doing the opposite, and there are many examples of this. A good one was when the Narnia movie came out. Telecom issued a press release patting itself on the back for the good job it had done in providing the connectivity for the production. The Screen Council was virtually apopleptic. Sure, Peter Jackson and the other big films can affordtop-notch service, but the accompanying production industry that was expected to develop after Lord of the Rings hasn't happened because of poor and expensive broadband. The work has gone elsewhere."

Julie Christie info

This is the new reality tv show you can join to 'beg' for money!
Another one which talks about Julie Christie's company Touchdown which is now Eyeworks Touchdown (I'll try to find more).
Sale of format - you'll find this one interesting in light of Geoff's presentation too.

Digitalisation

Essay about Sin City and digitalisation - a few other good essays here too!

Useful brief examples

This page has some useful suggestions and examples of writing sentences for argument.

Fantasy blockbuster movies

One of the topics we focussed on last year was the fantasy blockbuster film industry in New Zealand - keep an eye out for anything on this topic. I have a collection of articles in mags that need photocopying/scanning for addition to your folders.
Start with this Fantasy Fatigue article
and this one
More fantasy film info

Popular culture website

http://www.wsu.edu/%7Eamerstu/pop/tvrguide.html





Look out for the 'Man in the can'!!!

Must read for schol students

Great essay for you to hook into - remember to keep a record (bibliography) of all materials; it's a killer when you have to go back and look for them later!
Just copy and paste the reference info onto a word file - I usually have one on my desktop so I can just keep adding to it - let me know if you need help with this

Interactive lighting lessons

http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/qtvr/cineUpdate.jhtml

Another useful lighting site
http://classes.yale.edu/film-analysis/htmfiles/mise-en-scene.htm

Storyboard lessons

http://www.adobe.com/education/digkids/lessons/storyboards.html
Good basic how tos to get you started with this. Try it, you might like it.