http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSKg6FvKEHI = Music Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkHAN9mA1Rs = Thriller Video
Propps Theory :
1. The hero (seeks something)
2. The villain (opposes the hero)
3. The donor (helps the hero by providing a magic object)
4. The dispatcher (sends the hero on his way)
5. The false hero (falsely assuming the role of hero)
6. The helper (gives support to the hero)
7. The princess (the reward for the hero but needs to be protected from the villain)
8. Her father
Todorov's Theory :
Films and Programmes begin with an equilibrium, a calm period. Then disruption causes disequilibrium, a period of unsettlement and disquiet. This is then followed by a renewed state of peace and harmony a new equilibrium brings the chaos to an end. The simplest form of narrative (Referred to as ‘Classic’ or ‘Hollywood’ narrative).
Propps theory in relation to the Music & Thriller Video ; Propps theory suggest that every narrative may consist of the 8 charcaters however both my media products oppose this as the Thriller Video is an opening film sequence and only shows one charcater although this charcater is the "Victim" and this could suggets that the film may use the rest of propps characters.
This is the same for the music video. it is hard to apply Propps theory to any small product other than Films. A good Film that is an example of Propps Theory is Herculeus.
Whereas Todorovs theory can relate to a range of more products as it doesn't revolve around certain characters it is a basic structure that allot of films can follow and even music videos, typical films that use todorovs theory may finish with a happy ending an example of this may be Spiderman.
In My Thriller opening sequence there is no equilibrium from the start and it has no disruption and this is the same for the music video.
Niether of my Media products exactly follow both of these Theories and cant be adapted to anything.
Tuesday, 29 March 2011
analysis of my media products on propps and todorovs narrative theories
Vladimir Propp’s Theory of Narrative
Vladimir Propp suggested that characters took on the role of narrative 'spheres of action' or functions. From a comprehensive study of folktales Propp came up with different character types:
• The hero, usually male, is the agent who restores the narrative equilibrium
often by embarking upon a quest (or search). Propp distinguishes between
the victim hero, who is the centre of the villain's attentions, and the seeker
hero who aids others who are the villains victims. The hero is invariably the
texts central character.
• The villain who usually creates the narrative disruption.
• The donor gives the hero something, it may be an object, information or
advice, which helps in resolution of the narrative.
• The helper aids the hero in the task of restoring equilibrium.
• The princess (the victim) is usually the character most threatened by the
villain and has to be saved, at the climax, by the hero. The father's (who in
fairy tales was often the king) role is usually to give the princess away to the
hero at the narrative's conclusion. He may also despatch the hero.
• The dispatcher sends the hero on her or his task (who can typically be the
princess father)
• The false hero appears to be good but is revealed, at the narrative's end, to
have been bad
Characters can fulfil more than one sphere character type, for example; a princess
may also be a helper.
i can apply this theory to my thriller video because in our media product it involves a villain and two heros searching for their missing or abducted sister. although this product was made during the early stages of our media lessons, it still includes
http://www.youtube.com/user/longroadmediastudies#p/search/3/cbjhPh9Bu_c
Tzvetan Todorov’s Theory of Narrative
Todorov suggested that conventional narratives are structured in five stages:
1. a state of equilibrium at the outset;
2. a disruption of the equilibrium by some action;
3. a recognition that there has been a disruption;
4. an attempt to repair the disruption;
5. a reinstatement of the equilibrium
This type of narrative structure is very familiar to us and can be applied to many
‘mainstream’ film narratives. my childrens film and thriller can be applied to the todorov theory because it follows the same structures and invloves the same scenarios with in them.
Vladimir Propp suggested that characters took on the role of narrative 'spheres of action' or functions. From a comprehensive study of folktales Propp came up with different character types:
• The hero, usually male, is the agent who restores the narrative equilibrium
often by embarking upon a quest (or search). Propp distinguishes between
the victim hero, who is the centre of the villain's attentions, and the seeker
hero who aids others who are the villains victims. The hero is invariably the
texts central character.
• The villain who usually creates the narrative disruption.
• The donor gives the hero something, it may be an object, information or
advice, which helps in resolution of the narrative.
• The helper aids the hero in the task of restoring equilibrium.
• The princess (the victim) is usually the character most threatened by the
villain and has to be saved, at the climax, by the hero. The father's (who in
fairy tales was often the king) role is usually to give the princess away to the
hero at the narrative's conclusion. He may also despatch the hero.
• The dispatcher sends the hero on her or his task (who can typically be the
princess father)
• The false hero appears to be good but is revealed, at the narrative's end, to
have been bad
Characters can fulfil more than one sphere character type, for example; a princess
may also be a helper.
i can apply this theory to my thriller video because in our media product it involves a villain and two heros searching for their missing or abducted sister. although this product was made during the early stages of our media lessons, it still includes
http://www.youtube.com/user/longroadmediastudies#p/search/3/cbjhPh9Bu_c
Tzvetan Todorov’s Theory of Narrative
Todorov suggested that conventional narratives are structured in five stages:
1. a state of equilibrium at the outset;
2. a disruption of the equilibrium by some action;
3. a recognition that there has been a disruption;
4. an attempt to repair the disruption;
5. a reinstatement of the equilibrium
This type of narrative structure is very familiar to us and can be applied to many
‘mainstream’ film narratives. my childrens film and thriller can be applied to the todorov theory because it follows the same structures and invloves the same scenarios with in them.
Wednesday, 23 March 2011
Genre contd.
We have decided to study the 'comedy genre'.
Pinewood studios specialises in comedy.
3 actors: Adam Sandler and Jack Black, Bradley Cooper.
2 directors: Todd Phillips who directed 'the hangover' and Eric Darnell who directed 'Madagascar'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sraHz_G2oB8
This is Samir's thriller. The genre is 'sci- thriller'. It is a hybrid thriller. We followed convention as much as we could. This meant we had to live up to the conventions and the functions of genre.
Functions of genre:
* Reinforcement of our ideas and values
* Creation of a set of audience expectations
* Creation of characteristics by producers which audiences can recognise
* A relationship between audiences and producers which minimises the risk of financial failure
* Dynamism and flexibility - they are constan
Pinewood studios specialises in comedy.
3 actors: Adam Sandler and Jack Black, Bradley Cooper.
2 directors: Todd Phillips who directed 'the hangover' and Eric Darnell who directed 'Madagascar'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sraHz_G2oB8
This is Samir's thriller. The genre is 'sci- thriller'. It is a hybrid thriller. We followed convention as much as we could. This meant we had to live up to the conventions and the functions of genre.
Functions of genre:
* Reinforcement of our ideas and values
* Creation of a set of audience expectations
* Creation of characteristics by producers which audiences can recognise
* A relationship between audiences and producers which minimises the risk of financial failure
* Dynamism and flexibility - they are constan
Functions of Genre
TASK:
List a studio, 3 actors and 2 directors that are recognised as specialising in a particular genre.
Studio : Aardman Animations - Specilises in stop motion clay animation. (Wallace & Gromet - Childrens Film)
Actors (Comedy) : Will Ferrel
Simon Pegg
Jim Carrey
Directors (Thriler) : Quentin Tarantino
Alfred hitchcock
List a studio, 3 actors and 2 directors that are recognised as specialising in a particular genre.
Studio : Aardman Animations - Specilises in stop motion clay animation. (Wallace & Gromet - Childrens Film)
Actors (Comedy) : Will Ferrel
Simon Pegg
Jim Carrey
Directors (Thriler) : Quentin Tarantino
Alfred hitchcock
Tuesday, 22 March 2011
SCI-FI Research
Sci-Fi is a broadly recognised genre. What most people don't realise is that it is really a hybrid genre of Science and Fiction. One of the first and most iconic appearances of Sci Fi in literature was Mary Shelly's Frankenstein, following that, Jules verne and H G Wells arose later as some of the most iconic, memorable and best Sci fi writers, giving us such stories as War Of The Worlds.
Regarding film, the first example of Sci Fi in cinema was Georges Melies' A Trip to the Moon (1902). probably the most Iconic, resounding and Classical example of Science fiction in film is the film Metropolis (1927).
By far the most recognised examples of Science Fiction are Star Trek and Star Wars. they have accumulated a huge following.
sub genre: time travel
Hybrid genre: Even thought Sci-fi is already a hybrid genre there are still Hybrid genres created from it such as Sci-Fi Western. The film Wild Wild West is a good example of a Steampunk Western (Steampunk being a Sci Fi subgenre).
Regarding film, the first example of Sci Fi in cinema was Georges Melies' A Trip to the Moon (1902). probably the most Iconic, resounding and Classical example of Science fiction in film is the film Metropolis (1927).
By far the most recognised examples of Science Fiction are Star Trek and Star Wars. they have accumulated a huge following.
sub genre: time travel
Hybrid genre: Even thought Sci-fi is already a hybrid genre there are still Hybrid genres created from it such as Sci-Fi Western. The film Wild Wild West is a good example of a Steampunk Western (Steampunk being a Sci Fi subgenre).
Genre
Genre - the word genre derives from French and means 'type' or 'kind'. In a study of media texts it is used to divide texts into easily identifiable categories. It is a way of classifying media products according to the elements that they share.
The Advantages of genre from the following perspectives:
* Producer (company that funds the film) - A genre may be able to specify what budget the company provides as some films may be low budget such as the Blair witch project which is a Horror and a very low budget film whereas a all star cast hollywood action film would need an extremely high budget.
* Audience (Consumers of the film) - Different genres will appeal to different audiences. Some people will hate thriller and horror movies because it scares them that means they wont want to go see the films that advertise themselves as them however they may prefer comedy and only watch films that are funny. It is not solely split into genre when it comes to films as it may either be a Childrens film or an Adults film.
* Director (Creator of the film) - The director will use a genre to follow its conventions, therefore the director knows what needs to be included in the film whether it be Shot variations or the general content of the film for example if its a Thriller it needs to be scary but not gory and horrific because then it would be a Horror instead of a thriller
* Scriptwriter (Person who comes up with new ideas for films) - A specific genre would follow a set of characteristic (conventions) of that genre therefore a scriptwriter will know what would have to be included in the film to make it for example a thriller. It will have to thrill people so the scriptwriter would have to write something with suspense and tension and it would also be easier to create characters for example if the film was a rom/com the scriptwriter would know that it needs two main characters of a boy and a girl ect.
* Marketer (Person who has to sell the film) - The genre will identify a target audience therefore it will be easier for the marketer how and where to advertise and what also would have to be advertised to initially entice its target audience.
The Disadvantages of Genre :
Genre within film and music restricts the producers to access a worldwide consumer base as each genre would appeal to a certain audience therefore target audiences as a Horror film wouldnt appeal to everyone especially not children. Genre creates specific conventions and if allot of conventions are broken then a film may not appear to be a certain genre as it may consits of a range of genre conventions therefore creating a hybrid genre this could be when a film is Horrific yet funny and maybe also sci-fi.
Genre : Comedy
Classic Comedy - Anchorman
Sub genre Comedy - Rom / com e.g. Love actually
Hybrid Comedy - rom / zombie (spoof horror / com e.g. Shaun of the Dead (Mainly Comic)
Comedy, when films where first invented mainly consisted of Sketches or simply funnyness however nowadays comedy can breach alot of insulting aspects weather it be religion, people or world events. Comedy in film can be portrayed in a range of different ways and if it appeals to its target audience it can be very funny.
The Advantages of genre from the following perspectives:
* Producer (company that funds the film) - A genre may be able to specify what budget the company provides as some films may be low budget such as the Blair witch project which is a Horror and a very low budget film whereas a all star cast hollywood action film would need an extremely high budget.
* Audience (Consumers of the film) - Different genres will appeal to different audiences. Some people will hate thriller and horror movies because it scares them that means they wont want to go see the films that advertise themselves as them however they may prefer comedy and only watch films that are funny. It is not solely split into genre when it comes to films as it may either be a Childrens film or an Adults film.
* Director (Creator of the film) - The director will use a genre to follow its conventions, therefore the director knows what needs to be included in the film whether it be Shot variations or the general content of the film for example if its a Thriller it needs to be scary but not gory and horrific because then it would be a Horror instead of a thriller
* Scriptwriter (Person who comes up with new ideas for films) - A specific genre would follow a set of characteristic (conventions) of that genre therefore a scriptwriter will know what would have to be included in the film to make it for example a thriller. It will have to thrill people so the scriptwriter would have to write something with suspense and tension and it would also be easier to create characters for example if the film was a rom/com the scriptwriter would know that it needs two main characters of a boy and a girl ect.
* Marketer (Person who has to sell the film) - The genre will identify a target audience therefore it will be easier for the marketer how and where to advertise and what also would have to be advertised to initially entice its target audience.
The Disadvantages of Genre :
Genre within film and music restricts the producers to access a worldwide consumer base as each genre would appeal to a certain audience therefore target audiences as a Horror film wouldnt appeal to everyone especially not children. Genre creates specific conventions and if allot of conventions are broken then a film may not appear to be a certain genre as it may consits of a range of genre conventions therefore creating a hybrid genre this could be when a film is Horrific yet funny and maybe also sci-fi.
Genre : Comedy
Classic Comedy - Anchorman
Sub genre Comedy - Rom / com e.g. Love actually
Hybrid Comedy - rom / zombie (spoof horror / com e.g. Shaun of the Dead (Mainly Comic)
Comedy, when films where first invented mainly consisted of Sketches or simply funnyness however nowadays comedy can breach alot of insulting aspects weather it be religion, people or world events. Comedy in film can be portrayed in a range of different ways and if it appeals to its target audience it can be very funny.
genre: horror
Genre - the word genre derives from French and means 'type' or 'kind'. In a study of media texts it is used to divide texts into easily identifiable categories. It is a way of classifying media products according to the elements that they share.
All movies that are under the horror genre have to include the following conventions/ characteristics that class them under horror. firstly they are unsettling films designed to frighten and panic, cause dread and alarm, and to invoke our hidden worst fears, often in a terrifying, shocking finale, while captivating and entertaining us at the same time in a cathartic experience.
All movies that are under the horror genre have to include the following conventions/ characteristics that class them under horror. firstly they are unsettling films designed to frighten and panic, cause dread and alarm, and to invoke our hidden worst fears, often in a terrifying, shocking finale, while captivating and entertaining us at the same time in a cathartic experience.
Advantages and disadvantages of genre/specific genre research
Genre is a group or kind of specific media content.
It is a system of easily defining media content.
The advantages/disadvantage to the producer:
There is a clear plan that the producer needs to adhere to. The mis-en scene, camera work, editing and sound (diagetic and non diagetic) is all defined by genre.
The advantage/disadvantage to the audience:
The audience can easily work out and realise the genres that they prefer and want to watch over others. If a film is advertised as one genre and then conflicts with it the audience has every right to be be annoyed.
Director advantages/disadvantage:
A specific plan to adhere to. Character and plot is defined by genre.
Scriptwriter advantages/disadvantage:
The story and plot is defined by genre. The scriptwriter knows exactly what conventions he needs to adhere to.
Marketer advantages/disadvantage: Knows who his/her target audience will be. Conventions define how he markets the film.
In terms of disadvantage to the above groups the main one is it restricts how the film is produced, marketed and who goes to watch the film/products. Conventions can really restrict how media is produced and consumed.
It is a system of easily defining media content.
The advantages/disadvantage to the producer:
There is a clear plan that the producer needs to adhere to. The mis-en scene, camera work, editing and sound (diagetic and non diagetic) is all defined by genre.
The advantage/disadvantage to the audience:
The audience can easily work out and realise the genres that they prefer and want to watch over others. If a film is advertised as one genre and then conflicts with it the audience has every right to be be annoyed.
Director advantages/disadvantage:
A specific plan to adhere to. Character and plot is defined by genre.
Scriptwriter advantages/disadvantage:
The story and plot is defined by genre. The scriptwriter knows exactly what conventions he needs to adhere to.
Marketer advantages/disadvantage: Knows who his/her target audience will be. Conventions define how he markets the film.
In terms of disadvantage to the above groups the main one is it restricts how the film is produced, marketed and who goes to watch the film/products. Conventions can really restrict how media is produced and consumed.
Friday, 18 March 2011
Ben Essay Question
We-Media and Democracy
Q)Explore the claim that the 'new' media are more democratic than the 'old' media.
A) Democracy can be a system where people get to express their own opinions freely. In government terms specifically, the public is allowed to vote on their representative, e.g the Labour party.
In Media terms however this means that the public or Home video makers and mainly "Grassroot Journalists" can now influence what is within the media and distribute these different forms of "we media" through a range of different bodies such as Social Netowrking sites and Films for example to aim for a response / reaction from their targeted viewers. For example a video posted on you tube that portrays ones view may be uploaded to gain a response therefore someone else wanting to respond will then make thier own video to upload to you tube and could raise the awareness of the original video and make it go viral.
In the past Media has been narrowcasting with only the radio and televisions with a limited amount of channels to distribute thier news ect. Alongside newspapers which was probably the most constant imfomation source. The radio and BBC basically controled the media due to no other distributers and therefore the public could only accept this at face value and could niot have no input of thier own to the news unless they where interbiewed by a newspaper.
However nowadays it is alot easier to have a more broadcasting media which means that "grassroot journalists" can share thier knowledge on a range of diffenet formats that werent accesable in the past purely because they werent invented, for example; the Internet has created YouTube, Social Networking sites and an Internet based film industry such as Lovefilm ect. All of these sources can spread Information on a huge global network. Therefore anyone can access these websites as technology is increasingly getting better making it easier for the public to record/make thier products, weather it be Music for Myspace or Video based opinions which can then be uploaded on the worldwide popular YouTube. These can get popular very quickly and can go viral if it is at least interesting in any way.
Whereas there is another side of the story as the big corporations in global media such as BBC & SKY can pretty much controll the media as pretty much every home in MEDC'S have televisions.
Dan Gilmore the theorist behind "We Media" says ;
"Grassroots journalists are dismantling Big Media's monopoly on the news, transforming it from a lecture to a conversation."
"Journalism’s transformation from a 20th century mass-media structure to something profoundly more grassroots and democratic.technology has given us a communications toolkit that allows anyone to become a journalist at little cost and, in theory, with global reach. Nothing like this has ever been remotely possible before."
In the past Film was new to everyone and was produced by a small selection of film companies with standard Genres of films and this was first a massive growing industry in now the worldiwde famous Hollywood. Hollywood pretty much distributed the popular films all over the world, however the creation of the Internet has given us more choice e.g. Lovefilm, Sky box office, youtube where anyone with internet access can watch pretty much anything they want however there is a bad side to this as films can be Pirated and downloaded illegal which is bad for the film companies as they loose out money.
Overall due to the vast range of resources of information in a more broadcasting media has created a range of firms that controll the golbal media alongside the general public who can now share thier opinoins virally and worldwide therfore creatying a more diverse media which in turn is Democratic!
Q)Explore the claim that the 'new' media are more democratic than the 'old' media.
A) Democracy can be a system where people get to express their own opinions freely. In government terms specifically, the public is allowed to vote on their representative, e.g the Labour party.
In Media terms however this means that the public or Home video makers and mainly "Grassroot Journalists" can now influence what is within the media and distribute these different forms of "we media" through a range of different bodies such as Social Netowrking sites and Films for example to aim for a response / reaction from their targeted viewers. For example a video posted on you tube that portrays ones view may be uploaded to gain a response therefore someone else wanting to respond will then make thier own video to upload to you tube and could raise the awareness of the original video and make it go viral.
In the past Media has been narrowcasting with only the radio and televisions with a limited amount of channels to distribute thier news ect. Alongside newspapers which was probably the most constant imfomation source. The radio and BBC basically controled the media due to no other distributers and therefore the public could only accept this at face value and could niot have no input of thier own to the news unless they where interbiewed by a newspaper.
However nowadays it is alot easier to have a more broadcasting media which means that "grassroot journalists" can share thier knowledge on a range of diffenet formats that werent accesable in the past purely because they werent invented, for example; the Internet has created YouTube, Social Networking sites and an Internet based film industry such as Lovefilm ect. All of these sources can spread Information on a huge global network. Therefore anyone can access these websites as technology is increasingly getting better making it easier for the public to record/make thier products, weather it be Music for Myspace or Video based opinions which can then be uploaded on the worldwide popular YouTube. These can get popular very quickly and can go viral if it is at least interesting in any way.
Whereas there is another side of the story as the big corporations in global media such as BBC & SKY can pretty much controll the media as pretty much every home in MEDC'S have televisions.
Dan Gilmore the theorist behind "We Media" says ;
"Grassroots journalists are dismantling Big Media's monopoly on the news, transforming it from a lecture to a conversation."
"Journalism’s transformation from a 20th century mass-media structure to something profoundly more grassroots and democratic.technology has given us a communications toolkit that allows anyone to become a journalist at little cost and, in theory, with global reach. Nothing like this has ever been remotely possible before."
In the past Film was new to everyone and was produced by a small selection of film companies with standard Genres of films and this was first a massive growing industry in now the worldiwde famous Hollywood. Hollywood pretty much distributed the popular films all over the world, however the creation of the Internet has given us more choice e.g. Lovefilm, Sky box office, youtube where anyone with internet access can watch pretty much anything they want however there is a bad side to this as films can be Pirated and downloaded illegal which is bad for the film companies as they loose out money.
Overall due to the vast range of resources of information in a more broadcasting media has created a range of firms that controll the golbal media alongside the general public who can now share thier opinoins virally and worldwide therfore creatying a more diverse media which in turn is Democratic!
Wednesday, 16 March 2011
JACK ESSAY QUESTION
How far can the media in 2011 be considered to be democratic?
Democracy is a system of when people get to express their opinions using freedom of speech, in government specifically the public is allowed to vote on their representative. In Media terms this means that the "grassroots journalists"and home video makers can influence the media and distribute these different forms of we media to aim for a response. Large corporations such as Sky and the BBC and also Newspapers control a massive part of the choice of media distribution via their Tv shows which have a large viewer base alongside the radio which has a constant and established viewer base that is also very large. This makes it hard for the media to be Democratized as the public can not get a large share of the distribution of their product whether it be journalism, home video makers or people trying to express an opinion however they can distribute their forms of we media on social networking sites such as facebook as they have a large consumer base which therefore leads to a potentially higher viewer base alongside websites such as YouTube which gives the opportunity to anyone to upload their own video whether it can be them singing which has lead to some people becoming popular mainstream artists which is a positive reaction of we media and now it is becoming increasingly easy to make your own video or contribute to we media as technology is constantly improving.
However large corporations in the film industry such as Hollywood film productions have a massive population that watch their top movies as they have had a building reputation which is massively established and more and more people are watching movies whether it be at the cinema or at home which therefore leads to bigger budgets to make a film compared to the relatively low or no budget home videos.
It has become more democratized because now anybody can create and share anything on the internet (whether this is a good thing or not is debatable). As Dan Gillmor explained in his book 'we-media' 'the audience is now the producer and this has implications on the way media is produced and received by the audience'. Before it was only possible for people to get the news and media from the biggest companies e.g. sky news for news and warner brothers for films but now anybody can produce their own material and if put out into the public eye correctly the possible audience can be extremely vast especially if put onto outlets like facebook which has a massive audience of around 200million. Channel 4 have also tried to democratized there points on small but effective blogs on their websites, however they use major figure heads in these blogs such as Jon Snow and his 'Snow Blog'. this is this a way in which channel 4 are trying to make it look as though they are making their medium more democratized.
in conclusion the media in 2011 can be considered to be democractised on the basis that although media has revolutionised through time it still has the same or a greater effect upon society. whether it be newpapers in the early 1970's to online new website and pod casts of 2011.
Democracy is a system of when people get to express their opinions using freedom of speech, in government specifically the public is allowed to vote on their representative. In Media terms this means that the "grassroots journalists"and home video makers can influence the media and distribute these different forms of we media to aim for a response. Large corporations such as Sky and the BBC and also Newspapers control a massive part of the choice of media distribution via their Tv shows which have a large viewer base alongside the radio which has a constant and established viewer base that is also very large. This makes it hard for the media to be Democratized as the public can not get a large share of the distribution of their product whether it be journalism, home video makers or people trying to express an opinion however they can distribute their forms of we media on social networking sites such as facebook as they have a large consumer base which therefore leads to a potentially higher viewer base alongside websites such as YouTube which gives the opportunity to anyone to upload their own video whether it can be them singing which has lead to some people becoming popular mainstream artists which is a positive reaction of we media and now it is becoming increasingly easy to make your own video or contribute to we media as technology is constantly improving.
However large corporations in the film industry such as Hollywood film productions have a massive population that watch their top movies as they have had a building reputation which is massively established and more and more people are watching movies whether it be at the cinema or at home which therefore leads to bigger budgets to make a film compared to the relatively low or no budget home videos.
It has become more democratized because now anybody can create and share anything on the internet (whether this is a good thing or not is debatable). As Dan Gillmor explained in his book 'we-media' 'the audience is now the producer and this has implications on the way media is produced and received by the audience'. Before it was only possible for people to get the news and media from the biggest companies e.g. sky news for news and warner brothers for films but now anybody can produce their own material and if put out into the public eye correctly the possible audience can be extremely vast especially if put onto outlets like facebook which has a massive audience of around 200million. Channel 4 have also tried to democratized there points on small but effective blogs on their websites, however they use major figure heads in these blogs such as Jon Snow and his 'Snow Blog'. this is this a way in which channel 4 are trying to make it look as though they are making their medium more democratized.
in conclusion the media in 2011 can be considered to be democractised on the basis that although media has revolutionised through time it still has the same or a greater effect upon society. whether it be newpapers in the early 1970's to online new website and pod casts of 2011.
Thursday, 10 March 2011
What kind of shared experiences are there in the online world and what are some of the issues surrounding this 'global media'?
the experiences that are shared in the online world can be shared views and likes and dislikes through communitcation via facebook, twitter, youtube and my space. people can communicate though skype and can share their experiences with the world. the issues of this are that privacy and confidentiality is sparce and as we have seen in catfish no one can be trusted with communications.
Monday, 7 March 2011
Catfish task
Catfish research
The critical reception for the film was mixed. ‘Rotten Tomatoes’ gave the film this review ‘Catfish may tread the line between real-life drama and crass exploitation a little too unsteadily for some viewers tastes, but its timely premise and tightly wound mystery make for a gripping documentary. TIME magazine did a full page article saying ‘as you watch Catfish, squirming in anticipation of the trouble that must lie ahead―why else would this be a movie?―you're likely to think this is the real face of social networking."
Catfish was made/produced by Andrew Jarecki, Marc Smerling, Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman.
Andrew Jarecki is an American film maker who is regarded as helping the film funding.
What kind of shared experiences are there in the online world and what are some of the issues surrounding this 'global media'?
There are many shared experiences to be had on the online world- whether it be becoming friends with strangers on facebook or following people on twitter. There are ways of sharing videos and music with people and as a result media files and a wide range of other experiences. Catfish is a good example of how even though there are some very good experiences to be found on the online world, there are also some experiences which could be quite dangerous. The main character in the film ‘Catfish’ Nev Schulman thinks that he knows the people that he starts communicating with however when he actually takes the time to go and visit ‘Megan’, ‘Abbie’ and their family but when he and his friends turn up the whole thing turns out to be a complete lie. In the end the story turns out well but it could have been quite dangerous for the people involved- there have been many stories of young girls meeting strangers and ending up in tragedy.
There are some issues surrounding global media. The first issue is rivalry between two newspapers or different news ‘broadcasters’. Encouraging more people to start participating in ‘grassroots journalism’ will inevitably take interest from the main newspapers and thus the interest or readership will get distributed to a more local level or conversely worldwide level depending on whether the news is broadcast via an online website or to a local newspaper.
The critical reception for the film was mixed. ‘Rotten Tomatoes’ gave the film this review ‘Catfish may tread the line between real-life drama and crass exploitation a little too unsteadily for some viewers tastes, but its timely premise and tightly wound mystery make for a gripping documentary. TIME magazine did a full page article saying ‘as you watch Catfish, squirming in anticipation of the trouble that must lie ahead―why else would this be a movie?―you're likely to think this is the real face of social networking."
Catfish was made/produced by Andrew Jarecki, Marc Smerling, Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman.
Andrew Jarecki is an American film maker who is regarded as helping the film funding.
What kind of shared experiences are there in the online world and what are some of the issues surrounding this 'global media'?
There are many shared experiences to be had on the online world- whether it be becoming friends with strangers on facebook or following people on twitter. There are ways of sharing videos and music with people and as a result media files and a wide range of other experiences. Catfish is a good example of how even though there are some very good experiences to be found on the online world, there are also some experiences which could be quite dangerous. The main character in the film ‘Catfish’ Nev Schulman thinks that he knows the people that he starts communicating with however when he actually takes the time to go and visit ‘Megan’, ‘Abbie’ and their family but when he and his friends turn up the whole thing turns out to be a complete lie. In the end the story turns out well but it could have been quite dangerous for the people involved- there have been many stories of young girls meeting strangers and ending up in tragedy.
There are some issues surrounding global media. The first issue is rivalry between two newspapers or different news ‘broadcasters’. Encouraging more people to start participating in ‘grassroots journalism’ will inevitably take interest from the main newspapers and thus the interest or readership will get distributed to a more local level or conversely worldwide level depending on whether the news is broadcast via an online website or to a local newspaper.
Friday, 11 February 2011
Tuesday, 8 February 2011
Lesson plan
Start by explaining what topic we are researching - WE- media. Explain that we-media is an advancement of a media which has been dominated by corporations like the BBC and Sky and as a result we only get the news that they want us to get. We-media means that people can broadcast their own news through social networking - facebook and twitter. and the use of blogging. 5 minutes in duration.
http://simonmainwaring.com/future/egypt-social-media-as-a-life-or-death-proposition/
Ask the group to research Henry Jenkins and 'participatory media' and then to research Dan Gillmor and his book 'we media'.
http://oreilly.com/catalog/wemedia/book/index.csp - link to Gillmors online book
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Participatory_culture - link to Participatory wikipedia page
The research should take 20 minutes and at the end the groups should have enough research to be able to write up answer plans for the 4 exam prompt questions. 35 minutes remaining.
The 4 questions :
1. What are 'We media'?
2. Where/how has 'We Media' emerged?
3. In what way are the contemporary media more democratic than before?
4. In what ways are the contemporary media less democratic than before?
Spend 7 minutes on each question plan (28 minutes) which leaves 7 minutes for people who dont understand a concept or any part of a theory to ask questions.
http://simonmainwaring.com/future/egypt-social-media-as-a-life-or-death-proposition/
Ask the group to research Henry Jenkins and 'participatory media' and then to research Dan Gillmor and his book 'we media'.
http://oreilly.com/catalog/wemedia/book/index.csp - link to Gillmors online book
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Participatory_culture - link to Participatory wikipedia page
The research should take 20 minutes and at the end the groups should have enough research to be able to write up answer plans for the 4 exam prompt questions. 35 minutes remaining.
The 4 questions :
1. What are 'We media'?
2. Where/how has 'We Media' emerged?
3. In what way are the contemporary media more democratic than before?
4. In what ways are the contemporary media less democratic than before?
Spend 7 minutes on each question plan (28 minutes) which leaves 7 minutes for people who dont understand a concept or any part of a theory to ask questions.
Friday, 4 February 2011
Online music - How to make your music go viral
In the past music was played via the radio or television. Only in the recent past has Music been distributed through music channels since the introduction of MTV which in turn boosted the need for Artists to have a good music videos as they gain popularity and earn more artist recognition.
"TV is not the primary paradigm for the format, Millions of people would rather FIND & SHARE music online. Alongside the introduction of Video-Enabled Smartphones we believe that music videos will go viral even faster." - Fred Santarpia - (Manager of Vevo)
"Music fans want their music to be mobile and shareable as it is a very on demand Music Culture" - Amy Doyle (MTV)
The internet has enabled Bands / Music Producers to make music videos that are almost guaranteed to be seen as they can be uploaded on a range of different websites.
Websites such as Myspace allow people to create thier own music channel and upload thier own music which can be listened by anyone who has internet access, this is good because artists have a massive viewer base and potentially can increase thier popularity easily.
Fans are always asking thier artists for more content, this is why a great msuic video is an effective way of earning reputation and fan loyalty.
Artists can upload music videos weather it be high or low quality.
Music can be made viral much easier now a days due to the internet. The internet enables people to use social networking sites such as Myspace and Facebook where they can upload videos. These videos can be anything. Myspace is mainly used for the distribution of unsigned music.
In the online age it is much easier for music to be streamed shared downloaded via the internet and different websites. The fact that unsigned music being made viral will boost popularity and can gain responses which could therefore lead to a record deal.
"TV is not the primary paradigm for the format, Millions of people would rather FIND & SHARE music online. Alongside the introduction of Video-Enabled Smartphones we believe that music videos will go viral even faster." - Fred Santarpia - (Manager of Vevo)
"Music fans want their music to be mobile and shareable as it is a very on demand Music Culture" - Amy Doyle (MTV)
The internet has enabled Bands / Music Producers to make music videos that are almost guaranteed to be seen as they can be uploaded on a range of different websites.
Websites such as Myspace allow people to create thier own music channel and upload thier own music which can be listened by anyone who has internet access, this is good because artists have a massive viewer base and potentially can increase thier popularity easily.
Fans are always asking thier artists for more content, this is why a great msuic video is an effective way of earning reputation and fan loyalty.
Artists can upload music videos weather it be high or low quality.
Music can be made viral much easier now a days due to the internet. The internet enables people to use social networking sites such as Myspace and Facebook where they can upload videos. These videos can be anything. Myspace is mainly used for the distribution of unsigned music.
In the online age it is much easier for music to be streamed shared downloaded via the internet and different websites. The fact that unsigned music being made viral will boost popularity and can gain responses which could therefore lead to a record deal.
Tuesday, 1 February 2011
4: In what way has contemporary media become less democratised?
A Democracy is a system of when people get to express their opinions freely, in government specifically the public is allowed to vote on their representative. In Media terms this means that the public or "grassroots journalists"and home video makers can influence the media and distribute these different forms of we media to aim for a response.
Large corporations such as Sky and the BBC and also Newspapers control a massive part of the choice of media distribution via their Tv shows which have a large viewer base alongside the radio which has a constant and established viewer base that is also very large.
This makes it hard for the media to be Democratized as the public can not get a large share of the distribution of thier product wheter it be journalism, home video makers or people trying to express an opinion however they can distribute thier forms of we media on social networking sites such as facebook as they have a large consumer base which therefore leads to a potentially higher viewer base alongside websites such as YouTube which gives the oppertunity to anyone to upload thier own video whether it can be them singing which has lead to some people becoming popular mainstream artists which is a positive reaction of we media and now it is becoming increasingly easy to make your own video or contribute to we media as technology is constantly improving.
However large corporations in the film industry such as Hollywood film productions have a massive population that watch their top movies as they have had a building reputation which is massively established and more and more people are watching movies whether it be at the cinema or at home which therefore leads to bigger budgets to make a film compared to the relatively low or no budget home videos.
Overall as the media is slightly democratized it cant hardly change due to the large media institutions that control the media and what the public view which they accepts sometimes at face value.
Large corporations such as Sky and the BBC and also Newspapers control a massive part of the choice of media distribution via their Tv shows which have a large viewer base alongside the radio which has a constant and established viewer base that is also very large.
This makes it hard for the media to be Democratized as the public can not get a large share of the distribution of thier product wheter it be journalism, home video makers or people trying to express an opinion however they can distribute thier forms of we media on social networking sites such as facebook as they have a large consumer base which therefore leads to a potentially higher viewer base alongside websites such as YouTube which gives the oppertunity to anyone to upload thier own video whether it can be them singing which has lead to some people becoming popular mainstream artists which is a positive reaction of we media and now it is becoming increasingly easy to make your own video or contribute to we media as technology is constantly improving.
However large corporations in the film industry such as Hollywood film productions have a massive population that watch their top movies as they have had a building reputation which is massively established and more and more people are watching movies whether it be at the cinema or at home which therefore leads to bigger budgets to make a film compared to the relatively low or no budget home videos.
Overall as the media is slightly democratized it cant hardly change due to the large media institutions that control the media and what the public view which they accepts sometimes at face value.
final script
To begin with I guess we should explain what WE-media is. We-media is the form of media which lets anybody broadcast or share the news that they feel is important to them and the wider public. Websites like youtube allow people to share any content (within reason) with as many people as they want.
The two specific media areas we have decided to study are social networking and films/video. Social networking has been transformed by the concept of We-media. Social networking by its very name is a concept which attempts to gather everybody in and unite them through the internet- Facebook is at the front line of social networking with an estimated 'population' of 600 million! We-media is reporting and showing news/events and of course social networking has been galvanised by this and has helped to galvanise we-media. Both concepts 'bounce off' each other to improve individual and aspects.
Films and videos is the second media group we have studied. Just like social networking, films and videos are now easily shared by using the concept of WE-media. Youtube lets anybody with an internet connection view videos that have been uploaded from all around the world. Videos and feature films (broken up in some cases into parts) are accessible to anyone by just searching the internet- there are sites dedicated to showing episodes of 'South Park' and 'the Simpsons' (amongst others).
Contemporary media theories and practice answers are the final 2 parts in this script.
Henry Jenkins theory about participatory culture applies heavily to WeMedia as a culture and especially to social networking and video. Henry Jenkins argues that participatory "Fan cultures" have been around long before the web but the web has served to expand those already existing and also create new ones.
This applies to WeMedia because it doesn't only apply to "fan cultures". It can apply to any group of people who express themselves through the web. For instance online forums, Facebook and Facebook groups, wikipages, youtube videos and video responses to those videos or of course fan cultures.
This also allows almost anyone access to almost any collective culture. For example movie making was previously only accessible to those with a large budget and support from producers.
In 2004 Mark Zukerberg and some friends of his independently founded Facebook in his dorm room at Harvard university. This social networking phenomena now houses the information of 600 million people and allows people to find, add, message, chat to, upload pictures of and play games with All of their friend, relatives and basically anyone hat they have ever met.
Question 1. What are we-media?
As 'we' is a pronoun which includes everybody I have come to the conclusion that WE media is the term to describe the changing attitudes in media and ultimately the way that we use it.
Media has as an entity sometimes been seen as a 'dictatorship' because it hasnt always given the reading and viewing public a chance to look at the news and information for themselves.
We media cant be defined because everybody views it differently.
Sources like blogging and social networking are key to this idea because they let people publish what they want to who they want.
2. Where/how has we-media evolved?
We-media has emerged from media outlets like newspapers and television which form the basis of media and journalism- both forms help big news corporations broadcast news to the general public.
We-media is basically just an advancement of media but the difference - the key difference is that we-media encourages people to broadcast whatever news they want in whatever ways they want.
I believe that people want to share news on a small scale e.g. just personal news to their friends via facebook and twitter but as we-media has evolved so has the level that people now broadcast news.
BBC and Sky news are now not the only news channels- now there are websites e.g. news now and live feeds which have constant drips of news to the users of the site.
3.Is contemporary media more democratized?
It has been argued that there is a more democratized contemporary media since the introduction of we-media.
It has become more democratized because now anybody can create and share anything on the internet (whether this is a good thing or not is debatable). As Dan Gillmor explained in his book 'we-media' 'the audience is now the producer and this has implications on the way media is produced and received by the audience'.
Before it was only possible for people to get the news and media from the biggest companies e.g. sky news for news and warner brothers for films but now anybody can produce their own material and if put out into the public eye correctly the possible audience can be extremely vast especially if put onto outlets like facebook which has a massive audience of around 200million. Channel 4 have also tried to democratized there points on small but effective blogs on their websites, however they use major figure heads in these blogs such as Jon Snow and his 'Snow Blog'. this is this a way in which channel 4 are trying to make it look as though they are making their medium more democratized.
The two specific media areas we have decided to study are social networking and films/video. Social networking has been transformed by the concept of We-media. Social networking by its very name is a concept which attempts to gather everybody in and unite them through the internet- Facebook is at the front line of social networking with an estimated 'population' of 600 million! We-media is reporting and showing news/events and of course social networking has been galvanised by this and has helped to galvanise we-media. Both concepts 'bounce off' each other to improve individual and aspects.
Films and videos is the second media group we have studied. Just like social networking, films and videos are now easily shared by using the concept of WE-media. Youtube lets anybody with an internet connection view videos that have been uploaded from all around the world. Videos and feature films (broken up in some cases into parts) are accessible to anyone by just searching the internet- there are sites dedicated to showing episodes of 'South Park' and 'the Simpsons' (amongst others).
Contemporary media theories and practice answers are the final 2 parts in this script.
Henry Jenkins theory about participatory culture applies heavily to WeMedia as a culture and especially to social networking and video. Henry Jenkins argues that participatory "Fan cultures" have been around long before the web but the web has served to expand those already existing and also create new ones.
This applies to WeMedia because it doesn't only apply to "fan cultures". It can apply to any group of people who express themselves through the web. For instance online forums, Facebook and Facebook groups, wikipages, youtube videos and video responses to those videos or of course fan cultures.
This also allows almost anyone access to almost any collective culture. For example movie making was previously only accessible to those with a large budget and support from producers.
In 2004 Mark Zukerberg and some friends of his independently founded Facebook in his dorm room at Harvard university. This social networking phenomena now houses the information of 600 million people and allows people to find, add, message, chat to, upload pictures of and play games with All of their friend, relatives and basically anyone hat they have ever met.
Question 1. What are we-media?
As 'we' is a pronoun which includes everybody I have come to the conclusion that WE media is the term to describe the changing attitudes in media and ultimately the way that we use it.
Media has as an entity sometimes been seen as a 'dictatorship' because it hasnt always given the reading and viewing public a chance to look at the news and information for themselves.
We media cant be defined because everybody views it differently.
Sources like blogging and social networking are key to this idea because they let people publish what they want to who they want.
2. Where/how has we-media evolved?
We-media has emerged from media outlets like newspapers and television which form the basis of media and journalism- both forms help big news corporations broadcast news to the general public.
We-media is basically just an advancement of media but the difference - the key difference is that we-media encourages people to broadcast whatever news they want in whatever ways they want.
I believe that people want to share news on a small scale e.g. just personal news to their friends via facebook and twitter but as we-media has evolved so has the level that people now broadcast news.
BBC and Sky news are now not the only news channels- now there are websites e.g. news now and live feeds which have constant drips of news to the users of the site.
3.Is contemporary media more democratized?
It has been argued that there is a more democratized contemporary media since the introduction of we-media.
It has become more democratized because now anybody can create and share anything on the internet (whether this is a good thing or not is debatable). As Dan Gillmor explained in his book 'we-media' 'the audience is now the producer and this has implications on the way media is produced and received by the audience'.
Before it was only possible for people to get the news and media from the biggest companies e.g. sky news for news and warner brothers for films but now anybody can produce their own material and if put out into the public eye correctly the possible audience can be extremely vast especially if put onto outlets like facebook which has a massive audience of around 200million. Channel 4 have also tried to democratized there points on small but effective blogs on their websites, however they use major figure heads in these blogs such as Jon Snow and his 'Snow Blog'. this is this a way in which channel 4 are trying to make it look as though they are making their medium more democratized.
Ramesh Srinivasan- Protests in egypt.
http://rameshsrinivasan.org/2011/01/28/social-medias-power-wheres-the-net-delusion/
This is very relevant and is a possible case study.
This is very relevant and is a possible case study.
Contemporary media and democracy- practise question
It has been argued that there is a more democratized contemporary media since the introduction of we-media.
It has become more democratized because now anybody can create and share anything on the internet (whether this is a good thing or not is debatable). As Dan Gillmor explained in his book 'we-media' 'the audience is now the producer and this has implications on the way media is produced and received by the audience'.
Before it was only possible for people to get the news and media from the biggest companies e.g. sky news for news and warner brothers for films but now anybody can produce their own material and if put out into the public eye correctly the possible audience can be extremely vast especially if put onto outlets like facebook which has a massive audience of around 200million.
It has become more democratized because now anybody can create and share anything on the internet (whether this is a good thing or not is debatable). As Dan Gillmor explained in his book 'we-media' 'the audience is now the producer and this has implications on the way media is produced and received by the audience'.
Before it was only possible for people to get the news and media from the biggest companies e.g. sky news for news and warner brothers for films but now anybody can produce their own material and if put out into the public eye correctly the possible audience can be extremely vast especially if put onto outlets like facebook which has a massive audience of around 200million.
Where/how has we-media emerged?
We-media has emerged from media outlets like newspapers and television which form the basis of media and journalism- both forms help big news corporations broadcast news to the general public.
We-media is basically just an advancement of media but the difference - the key difference is that we-media encourages people to broadcast whatever news they want in whatever ways they want.
I believe that people want to share news on a small scale e.g. just personal news to their friends via facebook and twitter but as we-media has evolved so has the level that people now broadcast news.
BBC and Sky news are now not the only news channels- now there are websites e.g. news now and live feeds which have constant drips of news to the users of the site.
We-media is basically just an advancement of media but the difference - the key difference is that we-media encourages people to broadcast whatever news they want in whatever ways they want.
I believe that people want to share news on a small scale e.g. just personal news to their friends via facebook and twitter but as we-media has evolved so has the level that people now broadcast news.
BBC and Sky news are now not the only news channels- now there are websites e.g. news now and live feeds which have constant drips of news to the users of the site.
Friday, 28 January 2011
XtraNormal Script
We Media is the distribution of different forms of media without the input of Large media institutions that controls broadcaasting and the news ect such as the BBC. We Media is produced by the public "Grassroot journalism" and can be distributed in many ways.
2 forms of media that can be used to promote We Media productions are Social networking sites (Facebook) and the use of Films / Videos (Youtube). these are both very well known and easy to use programmes in we media.
2 forms of media that can be used to promote We Media productions are Social networking sites (Facebook) and the use of Films / Videos (Youtube). these are both very well known and easy to use programmes in we media.
Wednesday, 26 January 2011
Script for xtra-normal video
To begin with I guess we should explain what WE-media is. We-media is the form of media which lets anybody broadcast or share the news that they feel is important to them and the wider public. Websites like youtube allow people to share any content (within reason) with as many people as they want.
The two specific media areas we have decided to study are social networking and films/video. Social networking has been transformed by the concept of We-media. Social networking by its very name is a concept which attempts to gather everybody in and unite them through the internet- Facebook is at the front line of social networking with an estimated 'population' of 600 million! We-media is reporting and showing news/events and of course social networking has been galvanised by this and has helped to galvanise we-media. Both concepts 'bounce off' each other to improve individual and aspects.
Films and videos is the second media group we have studied. Just like social networking, films and videos are now easily shared by using the concept of WE-media. Youtube lets anybody with an internet connection view videos that have been uploaded from all around the world. Videos and feature films (broken up in some cases into parts) are accessible to anyone by just searching the internet- there are sites dedicated to showing episodes of 'South Park' and 'the Simpsons' (amongst others).
Contemporary media theories and practice answers are the final 2 parts in this script.
Henry Jenkins theory about participatory culture applies heavily to WeMedia as a culture and especially to social networking and video. Henry Jenkins argues that participatory "Fan cultures" have been around long before the web but the web has served to expand those already existing and also create new ones.
This applies to WeMedia because it doesn't only apply to "fan cultures". It can apply to any group of people who express themselves through the web. For instance online forums, Facebook and Facebook groups, wikipages, youtube videos and video responses to those videos or of course fan cultures.
This also allows almost anyone access to almost any collective culture. For example movie making was previously only accessible to those with a large budget and support from producers.
In 2004 Mark Zukerberg and some friends of his independently founded Facebook in his dorm room at Harvard university. This social networking phenomena now houses the information of 600 million people and allows people to find, add, message, chat to, upload pictures of and play games with All of their friend, relatives and basically anyone that they have ever met.
The two specific media areas we have decided to study are social networking and films/video. Social networking has been transformed by the concept of We-media. Social networking by its very name is a concept which attempts to gather everybody in and unite them through the internet- Facebook is at the front line of social networking with an estimated 'population' of 600 million! We-media is reporting and showing news/events and of course social networking has been galvanised by this and has helped to galvanise we-media. Both concepts 'bounce off' each other to improve individual and aspects.
Films and videos is the second media group we have studied. Just like social networking, films and videos are now easily shared by using the concept of WE-media. Youtube lets anybody with an internet connection view videos that have been uploaded from all around the world. Videos and feature films (broken up in some cases into parts) are accessible to anyone by just searching the internet- there are sites dedicated to showing episodes of 'South Park' and 'the Simpsons' (amongst others).
Contemporary media theories and practice answers are the final 2 parts in this script.
Henry Jenkins theory about participatory culture applies heavily to WeMedia as a culture and especially to social networking and video. Henry Jenkins argues that participatory "Fan cultures" have been around long before the web but the web has served to expand those already existing and also create new ones.
This applies to WeMedia because it doesn't only apply to "fan cultures". It can apply to any group of people who express themselves through the web. For instance online forums, Facebook and Facebook groups, wikipages, youtube videos and video responses to those videos or of course fan cultures.
This also allows almost anyone access to almost any collective culture. For example movie making was previously only accessible to those with a large budget and support from producers.
In 2004 Mark Zukerberg and some friends of his independently founded Facebook in his dorm room at Harvard university. This social networking phenomena now houses the information of 600 million people and allows people to find, add, message, chat to, upload pictures of and play games with All of their friend, relatives and basically anyone that they have ever met.
Script Information
Make a start on the scripts - all scripts must include the following:
*An explanation of your theme : what does we media mean?
*Indicate which two media areas you are looking at, what specific examples you have researched. : Film and Social Networking Sites.
* Include reference to at least two contemporary media theories and how your specific examples prove or disprove the theories : (We Media and We Think)?
*Include a summary of how you would answer each of the 4 prompt questions using the media theories and your textual examples.
The 4 Questions:
1. What are 'We media'?
2. Where/how has 'We Media' emerged?
3. In what way are the contemporary media more democratic than before?
4. In what ways are the contemporary media less democratic than before?
*An explanation of your theme : what does we media mean?
*Indicate which two media areas you are looking at, what specific examples you have researched. : Film and Social Networking Sites.
* Include reference to at least two contemporary media theories and how your specific examples prove or disprove the theories : (We Media and We Think)?
*Include a summary of how you would answer each of the 4 prompt questions using the media theories and your textual examples.
The 4 Questions:
1. What are 'We media'?
2. Where/how has 'We Media' emerged?
3. In what way are the contemporary media more democratic than before?
4. In what ways are the contemporary media less democratic than before?
Tuesday, 25 January 2011
Meida Therios - "We Think" & "We Media"
Charles Leadbetter - We Think :
Leadbetter believes argues that the way we think and make sense of knowledge is fundamentally shifting into the online age.
This means that before the revolution of the internet personal opinions or theories had to be distributed via books which need publishing and cost money and also by word of mouth ect. To follow this he says that open access knowledge building communities on the web allow ideas to be shared and tested more quickly and efficiently, this opinion is prooved due to websites that allow open communications with the ability to upload videos that can express a range facts/opinions to gain a response from the online people, websites such as facebook give people the opportunity to upload whatever they want and have a potentially large viewer base. Also Youtube provides all people the chance to upload and broadcast videos of whatever the like within reason.
Essentially the sharing of information has changed from physical aspects such as the publishing of books to how the entire population can upload and share via the internet which is very low cost and can have a large viewer base which is good to promote what leadbetter calls "We Think", this is linked to "We Media" in the fact that it distributes public / unofficial productions that can cause response gaining it popularity.
The internet allows free hosting of information whether it be films of opinions ect. David Leadbetter finally states that it leads to more creativity and innovation separate from institutional constraints and I believe that the quality of videos are getting better due to the range of technology the public have access to such as phone cameras or HD hand held cameras and this raises the quality of the competition / responders and can make others create their own products as it is cheap and easy with a large viewer base. It is easier to get a direct response and therefore is easier to build its popularity.
My media areas are Social networking sites and Film what Leadbetter believes is supported within my media groups as social networking sites are open access online communities linking the use of film to distribute opinions of people that upload it. Knowledge based forums cover a wide range of subjects and sites such as Wikipedia have a very large knowledge base therefore the way we think and make sense of knowledge may be fundamentally shifting into the online age.
Dan Gilmore - We media
Dan gilmore believed that large media institutions such as Sky, Google and the BBC control who produces and shares media however the vast amount of better technology such as video and phone cameras is becoming increasingly accessible to the whole public therefore enabling them to recored their own film for example expressing their own opinion or music video in which they aim to get a response and these films can be distributed on social networking sites such as Facebook as they can easily be uploaded and what they called "commented" on or "liked"
Dan gilmore:"The power of media institutions is a catalyst by ordinary citizens to share their own news "
Our media areas provide the chance for the entire public to distribute their forms of we media.
An example of how a Social Networking Site (Facebook) can distribute information and cause response. Particular forms of we media can be used to discuss the debate on EMA which is a large part of the commercial media institutions News but has a large we media response for example groups and pages on facebook that allow open discussion for all facebook users this is good because there is a large base of people willing to debate and share their own views on a subject. Here is a link to a facebook group which promotes the discussions about everyones views on the Political subject of the removal of EMA which is distributed via different forms of we media whether it be peoples direct opinions recored and made into films which can be uploaded to Youtube or groups on Facebook that allow open discussion.
- http://www.facebook.com/pages/We-are-AGAINST-taking-away-EMA/122306421131428
Leadbetter believes argues that the way we think and make sense of knowledge is fundamentally shifting into the online age.
This means that before the revolution of the internet personal opinions or theories had to be distributed via books which need publishing and cost money and also by word of mouth ect. To follow this he says that open access knowledge building communities on the web allow ideas to be shared and tested more quickly and efficiently, this opinion is prooved due to websites that allow open communications with the ability to upload videos that can express a range facts/opinions to gain a response from the online people, websites such as facebook give people the opportunity to upload whatever they want and have a potentially large viewer base. Also Youtube provides all people the chance to upload and broadcast videos of whatever the like within reason.
Essentially the sharing of information has changed from physical aspects such as the publishing of books to how the entire population can upload and share via the internet which is very low cost and can have a large viewer base which is good to promote what leadbetter calls "We Think", this is linked to "We Media" in the fact that it distributes public / unofficial productions that can cause response gaining it popularity.
The internet allows free hosting of information whether it be films of opinions ect. David Leadbetter finally states that it leads to more creativity and innovation separate from institutional constraints and I believe that the quality of videos are getting better due to the range of technology the public have access to such as phone cameras or HD hand held cameras and this raises the quality of the competition / responders and can make others create their own products as it is cheap and easy with a large viewer base. It is easier to get a direct response and therefore is easier to build its popularity.
My media areas are Social networking sites and Film what Leadbetter believes is supported within my media groups as social networking sites are open access online communities linking the use of film to distribute opinions of people that upload it. Knowledge based forums cover a wide range of subjects and sites such as Wikipedia have a very large knowledge base therefore the way we think and make sense of knowledge may be fundamentally shifting into the online age.
Dan Gilmore - We media
Dan gilmore believed that large media institutions such as Sky, Google and the BBC control who produces and shares media however the vast amount of better technology such as video and phone cameras is becoming increasingly accessible to the whole public therefore enabling them to recored their own film for example expressing their own opinion or music video in which they aim to get a response and these films can be distributed on social networking sites such as Facebook as they can easily be uploaded and what they called "commented" on or "liked"
Dan gilmore:"The power of media institutions is a catalyst by ordinary citizens to share their own news "
Our media areas provide the chance for the entire public to distribute their forms of we media.
An example of how a Social Networking Site (Facebook) can distribute information and cause response. Particular forms of we media can be used to discuss the debate on EMA which is a large part of the commercial media institutions News but has a large we media response for example groups and pages on facebook that allow open discussion for all facebook users this is good because there is a large base of people willing to debate and share their own views on a subject. Here is a link to a facebook group which promotes the discussions about everyones views on the Political subject of the removal of EMA which is distributed via different forms of we media whether it be peoples direct opinions recored and made into films which can be uploaded to Youtube or groups on Facebook that allow open discussion.
- http://www.facebook.com/pages/We-are-AGAINST-taking-away-EMA/122306421131428
The fact that people use Facebook and other sites to distribute their forms of we media is good because it can highlight certain issues that people may not know about, for example in this case people may not be as politically minded as others and not involved in watching the news however they may be a member of facebook and seeing what their friend has joined will draw their attention to the subject.
Art as We Media.
In these Modern times The Arts have become an aspect of media. In years gone by a talented artist would only be successful or recognized if they were able to attend a reputable university, had money, were working in a contemporary style. the only way you would be able to really view art would be in a museum or a gallery which you would need to pay to get into and perhaps is completely impractical to get to. Nowadays you can view Masterpieces by simply typing the name into Google. Because of this anyone with access to the internet can get inspiration from a simple search on the web.
Also Websites like Deviantart.com let you show your art to the entire world via the internet.
Also Websites like Deviantart.com let you show your art to the entire world via the internet.
Friday, 14 January 2011
We-Media and the Impact of 2.0
Web 2.0 definition and implications for AS Film and Media courses.
Need to finish for tuesday
Need to finish for tuesday
Concerns of Media Institutions about WeMedia in their respective areas.
The most important concern of Media institutions regarding WeMedia in their Areas, I imagine would simply be rivalry. Take for instance a local newspaper. If a few independent journalists and photographers start writing and distributing their own little informative paper, then the main thing the larger newspaper would be interested in would be; the quality of their reporting and photographs, the number of papers that they are distributing, the areas in which they are distributing the paper, how they are distributing it and possibly most importantly how much they are charging for it.
These things are almost guaranteed to be less than the Larger paper. But perhaps the WeMedia paper has better journalism, better pictures and it costs nothing. then the Larger paper would have to assess their situation, see how much this effects them and act accordingly using what assets they have. Of course this applies everywhere in all media institutions like television, music, film, etc.
So in conclusion Rivalry covers all concerns of media institutions about WeMedia in their area.
These things are almost guaranteed to be less than the Larger paper. But perhaps the WeMedia paper has better journalism, better pictures and it costs nothing. then the Larger paper would have to assess their situation, see how much this effects them and act accordingly using what assets they have. Of course this applies everywhere in all media institutions like television, music, film, etc.
So in conclusion Rivalry covers all concerns of media institutions about WeMedia in their area.
Wednesday, 12 January 2011
What do you think are the disadvantages to we-media in your chosen media areas? (Give me some specific examples of cases where we-media has been a negative thing).
The disadvantage of we media in social networking is that we media gives people different choices of the same thing such as for example facebook events inviting people to more than one event, however if a well known or established event invite was sent peoples opinions would be influenced because they have heard of this well established event and are more likely to attend this event than the we media events.The disadvantage of a we media film is pretty much the same as social networking because bigger and well established companies gain more views than smaller we media companies.
Advantages of We-Media within Social Networking and Film
What do you think are the advantages to we-media in your chosen media areas?
Social network sites such as Facebook can make it easy for videos to be posted and viewed by allot of potential people and that is a good way to promote we media.
Videos that are posted by friends have a potentially large viewer base and others can be influenced to watch it because that is what their friend posted therefore it is promoting we media via Social Networking site.
Anyone can make a film therefore if it had a directed opinion or view can create a video and upload it on social networking sites and websites such as youtube to aim for a response and therefore can express their form of we media to a large viewer base even wether it would be a music track on a site such as myspace where they can achieve a high rate of listeners if it gets popular.
The amount of films out there when people create home videos ect, which allot of people do do and feel the need to upload it, this influences others to maybe start making video responses or even get them interested in starting to create their own videos if its music or film / videos which all will be forms of we media as they are published on a range of social networking sites and Youtube with a huge internet user base without being on official media based for example when Artists are signed to a producer and get official radio play ow when films are shown at cinemas.
The range from high tech recordings and low quality videos that are filmed from devices such as mobile phones ect, influence others to have higher quality footage because everything use is going to be using better quality in the near future.
If the film spread by forms of we media is actually good official film institutions can buy it off them or even employ them maybe institutions such as Film4 because they are relatively small on a official scale but introduce new british films.
We media can be spread through our media types because they have a very large and competitive viewer base therefore potentially they could gain allot of popularity which is good to promote we media itself.
Social network sites such as Facebook can make it easy for videos to be posted and viewed by allot of potential people and that is a good way to promote we media.
Videos that are posted by friends have a potentially large viewer base and others can be influenced to watch it because that is what their friend posted therefore it is promoting we media via Social Networking site.
Anyone can make a film therefore if it had a directed opinion or view can create a video and upload it on social networking sites and websites such as youtube to aim for a response and therefore can express their form of we media to a large viewer base even wether it would be a music track on a site such as myspace where they can achieve a high rate of listeners if it gets popular.
The amount of films out there when people create home videos ect, which allot of people do do and feel the need to upload it, this influences others to maybe start making video responses or even get them interested in starting to create their own videos if its music or film / videos which all will be forms of we media as they are published on a range of social networking sites and Youtube with a huge internet user base without being on official media based for example when Artists are signed to a producer and get official radio play ow when films are shown at cinemas.
The range from high tech recordings and low quality videos that are filmed from devices such as mobile phones ect, influence others to have higher quality footage because everything use is going to be using better quality in the near future.
If the film spread by forms of we media is actually good official film institutions can buy it off them or even employ them maybe institutions such as Film4 because they are relatively small on a official scale but introduce new british films.
We media can be spread through our media types because they have a very large and competitive viewer base therefore potentially they could gain allot of popularity which is good to promote we media itself.
Lesson 5
How has we-media evolved in your media area and what evolution (possibly technological) caused it to occur?
The two areas that we are investigating are social networking and films.
We- media is a key component of social networking. Social networking is all about internet users broadcasting their personal news and news that might be of interest to the wider public. We-media is a phrase which describes the changes in media outlets e.g. the reporting of news and social networking.
Film has greatly been affected by the concept of we-media. Before it was only possible for big media corporations e.g. the warner brothers to have their films broadcast however now anyone can get their products viewed by the public on video hosting sites like youtube.
Technology has evolved and this has an impact on social networking.
Now it is possible for anybody to update and view their own or others social networking updates. The wide range of phones available means that anyone can view their social networking sites.
There have also been technological advances which has affected the film industry. We can now watch films on various video sites and on youtube. Anyone can watch the films they want to by using search engines.
The two areas that we are investigating are social networking and films.
We- media is a key component of social networking. Social networking is all about internet users broadcasting their personal news and news that might be of interest to the wider public. We-media is a phrase which describes the changes in media outlets e.g. the reporting of news and social networking.
Film has greatly been affected by the concept of we-media. Before it was only possible for big media corporations e.g. the warner brothers to have their films broadcast however now anyone can get their products viewed by the public on video hosting sites like youtube.
Technology has evolved and this has an impact on social networking.
Now it is possible for anybody to update and view their own or others social networking updates. The wide range of phones available means that anyone can view their social networking sites.
There have also been technological advances which has affected the film industry. We can now watch films on various video sites and on youtube. Anyone can watch the films they want to by using search engines.
Tuesday, 11 January 2011
Citizen Journalism and a more secularized film industry.
General information on citizen journalism industry - journalism and then how it evolved into citizen.
Journalism is the practise of reporting and investigating events and issues that take place.
Johann Carolus's Relation aller Fürnemmen und gedenckwürdigen Historien, published in 1605 in Strasburg, is often recognized as the first newspaper. The first successful English daily, the Daily Courant, was published from 1702 to 1735
Citizen Journalism is effectively the name for journalism that has been taken into the hands of members of the public. Examples can be viewed in the videos of the people who attended the recent student protests and the events were reported on social networking and recorded on video.
Examples of citizen journalism include using twitter and facebook and blogs to report the news and incidents.
How film has involved into a secular industry. Film used to be an industry where the biggest companies were only able to produce full length feature films. Now it is possible with today's technology for anybody to upload a small video about literally anything onto video hosting sites like youtube and facebook.
Good and bad things about democratisation-
the good things about film and citizen journalism are that it opens up a whole different way for people to get their views and news across and can restrict it to whoever they want to view it.
Bad consequences : if everybody posts rubbish then it is harder for the most talented posters to have their work seen and recognised. There is also potential for inappropriate material to be posted and accessed by the viewing public.
Journalism is the practise of reporting and investigating events and issues that take place.
Johann Carolus's Relation aller Fürnemmen und gedenckwürdigen Historien, published in 1605 in Strasburg, is often recognized as the first newspaper. The first successful English daily, the Daily Courant, was published from 1702 to 1735
Citizen Journalism is effectively the name for journalism that has been taken into the hands of members of the public. Examples can be viewed in the videos of the people who attended the recent student protests and the events were reported on social networking and recorded on video.
Examples of citizen journalism include using twitter and facebook and blogs to report the news and incidents.
How film has involved into a secular industry. Film used to be an industry where the biggest companies were only able to produce full length feature films. Now it is possible with today's technology for anybody to upload a small video about literally anything onto video hosting sites like youtube and facebook.
Good and bad things about democratisation-
the good things about film and citizen journalism are that it opens up a whole different way for people to get their views and news across and can restrict it to whoever they want to view it.
Bad consequences : if everybody posts rubbish then it is harder for the most talented posters to have their work seen and recognised. There is also potential for inappropriate material to be posted and accessed by the viewing public.
Film For Everyone
Film can be made now using a range of different technologies most of these are accessible by the public and therefore almost anyone can make a video. For example footage can be recorded by Cameras, Mobile phones, Digital Cameras, Video recorders and now even Ipods, and most of these gadgets are owned by allot of the public.
Not only can any make a video but they can also upload it to a range of social networking or websites such as you tube for everyone too see.
Certain videos obtain attention and can become popular and maybe if the video is something important or controversial or maybe just even funny they could reach the news and be broadcast worldwide if they reach that level of popularity.
For example Charlie bit my finger.
This video reached 270,000,000 views in 3 and a half years. This amount of popularity lead to television interviews and being played on the news.
This proves that if people are interested in a certain video anything can be filmed and build its popularity within the media.
Not only can any make a video but they can also upload it to a range of social networking or websites such as you tube for everyone too see.
Certain videos obtain attention and can become popular and maybe if the video is something important or controversial or maybe just even funny they could reach the news and be broadcast worldwide if they reach that level of popularity.
For example Charlie bit my finger.
This video reached 270,000,000 views in 3 and a half years. This amount of popularity lead to television interviews and being played on the news.
This proves that if people are interested in a certain video anything can be filmed and build its popularity within the media.
Friday, 7 January 2011
WE media
http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596007331/preview
The article starts off by explaining how the media came about.
The U.S constitution was critical to the freedom of speech. Before the amendment there were no outlines explaining what people could and could not do.
The end of the 19th century saw the rise of a new type of journalist 'the muckraker'. It wasnt just news that was getting covered but more gossip related news.
Centralisation and corporate ownership became common with media outlets in the 80s and 90s. CNN was one of the biggest corporations to be formed June 1, 1980. The venture was a massive risk but given its prior success it was worth it.
The 1980s saw the introduction of the personal computer. Justin Hall wrote one of the first personal blog's on the internet using HTML.
The article starts off by explaining how the media came about.
The U.S constitution was critical to the freedom of speech. Before the amendment there were no outlines explaining what people could and could not do.
The end of the 19th century saw the rise of a new type of journalist 'the muckraker'. It wasnt just news that was getting covered but more gossip related news.
Centralisation and corporate ownership became common with media outlets in the 80s and 90s. CNN was one of the biggest corporations to be formed June 1, 1980. The venture was a massive risk but given its prior success it was worth it.
The 1980s saw the introduction of the personal computer. Justin Hall wrote one of the first personal blog's on the internet using HTML.
We Media Introduction
http://wethemedia.oreilly.com/ -
"Grassroots journalists are dismantling Big Media's monopoly on the news, transforming it from a lecture to a conversation. Nationally known business and technology columnist Dan Gillmor tells the story of this emerging phenomenon, and sheds light on this deep shift in how we make and consume the news."
Grassroot Journalism, By the People For the People.
Introduction to We Media taken from Dan Gillmor's online book.
" - This book is about journalism’s transformation from a20th century mass-media structure to something profoundly more grassroots and democratic. It’s a story, first, of evolutionary change. Humans have always told each other stories, and each new era of progress has led to an expansion of storytelling. This is also a story of a modern revolution, however, because technology has given us a communications toolkit that allows anyone to become a journalist at little cost and, in theory, with global reach. Nothing like this has ever been remotely possible before."
Wednesday, 5 January 2011
Examples of We Media videos on youtube
Coppercab: Gingers Have Souls!
Coppercab's video is an example of we media because he is expressing his point of view using Youtube as a forum.
Keenan: (with me and 50cent)
Keenan is an example of We Media because without the internet and youtube he would not be a celebrity (well not as large a celebrity (no pun intended)).
RayWilliamJohnson: FAKE DEATH!
Ray's youtube channel is called =3. He uploads episodes twice weekly and his videos collectively have had 683,423,835 total views from march 25th 2008 to date. Ray definitely wouldn't have been able to become so popular if it weren't for youtube and social networking.
Definition of 'we media'
As 'we' is a pronoun which includes everybody I have come to the conclusion that WE media is the term to describe the changing attitudes in media and ultimately the way that we use it.
Media has as an entity sometimes been seen as a 'dictatorship' because it hasnt always given the reading and viewing public a chance to look at the news and information for themselves.
We media cant be defined because everybody views it differently.
Sources like blogging and social networking are key to this idea because they let people publish what they want to who they want.
Media has as an entity sometimes been seen as a 'dictatorship' because it hasnt always given the reading and viewing public a chance to look at the news and information for themselves.
We media cant be defined because everybody views it differently.
Sources like blogging and social networking are key to this idea because they let people publish what they want to who they want.
Tuesday, 4 January 2011
Gilmoor definition of we media (article)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_media
www.hypergene.net/wemedia/download/we_media.pdf
www.hypergene.net/wemedia/download/we_media.pdf
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