Friday, May 24, 2013
Think About the Themes
Watch the following film trailer of Hollywood
films . How do you think the constant creation of
war films such as these will impact the way American society (socially) will
think and act (politically) with regards to their military?
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Value and Ideological Control
Choose a film that you enjoy. Provide a brief
description of the plot. Provide a trailer or movie poster. Look up the rating
using the OFRB website. Do you agree or disagree with the rating? Justify your
answer.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
How we negotiate the meaning of music in film
Imagine that you have been hired to help score an upcoming film. Choose a song that you feel provides the
clearest example of a particular emotion or state of mind. Try to choose a song that has not been used in a film.
Include a link to the song and try to explain what about the song develops the emotion.
Include a link to the song and try to explain what about the song develops the emotion.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Film Constructs Reality
What film have you seen that you feel did a
particularly good job of constructing a believable reality? Explain what about the film made
it seem so real. Provide clips or screen shots if possible.
Choose a film that did not do a good job in constructing reality. Explain why not.
Choose a film that did not do a good job in constructing reality. Explain why not.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Midterm Summative Blog
Choose a film that depicts the reality of a certain subgroup
of people. You may wish to consider different ethnicities or particular job
roles (police, politicians, etc). Using
details from the film, explain how the film depicts this group of people?
Through research, or personal experience, explain how this depiction fits or
does not fit with your perception of reality.
Be sure to add multimedia elements to this blog post, as it
will marked using the rubric provided at the beginning of the semester. Your blog post is due by Sunday morning.
Thursday, April 4, 2013
All Film is a Construction
The steps and expense in making a feature film can be quite elaborate. While reading this article, create a point form list of the steps and expenses in the creation of a Hollywood film.
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Main Theme in Sound City
One of the overwhelming themes in the documentary Sound City is the idea that due to the increased use of technology, “music just isn’t as good anymore.”
Choose a song from before 1995 and explain why it either proves or disproves this idea.
OR
Choose a song from after 1995 and explain why this proves or disproves the idea that “music is not as good as it used to be.”
Monday, March 4, 2013
March 5- Class Work
The work to be done in class today can be found at http://mrconnolly.pbworks.com/w/page/64204130/Media%20Concept%207
If you are missing the assignment sheet, it can be found at http://mrconnolly.pbworks.com/w/file/64205751/Concept%20%237-%20work%20sheet.pdf
If you are missing the assignment sheet, it can be found at http://mrconnolly.pbworks.com/w/file/64205751/Concept%20%237-%20work%20sheet.pdf
Exploring Media Ownership
Follow the link below to a visualization of media ownership in Canada. On your blog, include a link to this visualization. Also, create a list of the parent companies (the companies at the beginning of the ownership chains) who own most of the media in Canada. Identify any ownership connections between these large companies.
http://www-958.ibm.com/software/data/cognos/manyeyes/visualizations/8aff56ca4c9b11deae82000255111976/comments/e0b0b1b4513611de84c7000255111976
Friday, March 1, 2013
Concept #6- The Source
Where do you go for your information about the world? Are
there particular news shows, newspapers, websites or social media outlets that
form the basis of your knowledge of world events?
1. Choose a source of information that you use
regularly. If this is a source that you
use and trust, you must be having a preferred reading to either its content or
the company itself. What about this source is appealing to you?
2. Research your source. Try to answer as many of the following questions as possible (this may
take some time and effort);
a. Who owns your source? Is it owned by a larger company? Is
it privately owned or traded on the stock market? Who owns the most stock? Try
to find the overall parent company.
b. Who is the head of your source? This could be a CEO or
head editor. Ultimately, who is the boss? Provide some detail about this
person.
c. What are the commercial implications of your source? How
do they make money?
d. Looking at the content of your source, how does the need
to make money impact the content of your source? Explain with detail?
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