Recently, I watched a re-run of The Simpsons where Bart forces the family to go to Australia. The representations of our identity in this episode got me thinking a lot about the ammunition we give to our international allies, and how maybe … Continue reading
I suppose I’ve been a little slack with this blog of late. Well, there’s no time like the present to get back on the proverbial horse and nut some of this MI stuff out. We’ve finally decided on a “scope” … Continue reading
Entry 1: Crofts, S 1992, “Cross-cultural reception studies: Culturally variant readings of crocodile dundee” in Continuum: Journal of Media and Cultural Studies Vol 6, pp.213-227 Crofts’ article provides an in-depth analysis of the financial and critical receptions of Crocodile … Continue reading
Just read this article that discusses whether or not social media takes the “magic” out of famous musicians. Pretty interesting when considering the growth of social media within a medium that’s not necessarily strictly promotional, but instead in terms of … Continue reading
Hitting the ground running with this one – I suppose when it’s third year, there’s really no time to waste. We started collectively brainstorming what kind of topics we might be interested in researching in our projects. A lot were … Continue reading
Well, hello there, blog. Nice to type in you again. Welcome to Media Industries 1, brain. How you likin’ it in there? From what I can gather from our somewhat brief introduction to the subject, MI1 is primarily a subject … Continue reading
Because you’re donezo (for this semester, anyway)! It’s difficult to summarise the experience I’ve had with FTV this semester in a blog post. I’d rather do it through song. But, this is a strictly textual medium, so let’s keep it … Continue reading
We are so gosh darn close, I can practically taste the finish product. Which is an interesting thought, actually: what would Buzz taste like if it were a sandwich? My answer would be as follows: stale rye bread, stinky cheese, … Continue reading
Yesterday Shobi, Ned and myself headed back to our location house to film a few extra cut-aways and an establishing shot. And guess what? I’m flipping glad we did. Our film was lacking purpose, structure, aesthetic power. It had the … Continue reading
Last Friday we showed our (extremely) rough cut to Robin and Paul. It was indeed a very sobering experience, showing our project to a pair who were not familiar with the storyline in the slightest. After the viewing, Robin and … Continue reading