What has been the impact of the internet on media production?
The access to films used to be limited to just going to the cinema. The range of films that were on in that cinema would be vast. Recently you can access and purchase films all over the internet and
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Wednesday, 23 March 2011
Thursday, 10 March 2011
Web 2.0 - The term Web 2.0 is associated with web applications that facilitate participatory information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design, and collaboration on the World Wide Web. A Web 2.0 site allows users to interact and collaborate with each other in a social media dialogue as creators (prosumers) of user-generated content in a virtual community, in contrast to websites where users (consumers) are limited to the passive viewing of content that was created for them. Examples of Web 2.0 include social networking sites, blogs, wikis, video sharing sites, hosted services, web applications, mashups and folksonomies.
Participatory Culture - a culture in which private persons (the public) do not act as consumers only, but also as contributors or producer. The term is most often applied to the production or creation of some type of published media.
Peering - is a voluntary interconnection of administratively separate Internet networks for the purpose of exchanging traffic between the customers of each network. The pure definition of peering is settlement-free or "sender keeps all," meaning that neither party pays the other for the exchanged traffic; instead, each derives revenue from its own customers.
Digital Natives - A digital native is a young person who was born during or after the general introduction of digital technology, and through interacting with digital technology from an early age, has a greater understanding of its concepts.
Democratisation -
We-Think - We Think explores how the web is changing our world, creating a culture in which more people than ever can participate, share and collaborate, ideas and information.
Interactivity -
The Long Tail -
Wikinomics - how some companies in the early 21st century have used mass collaboration (also called peer production) and open-source technology, such as wikis, to be successful.
Participatory Culture - a culture in which private persons (the public) do not act as consumers only, but also as contributors or producer. The term is most often applied to the production or creation of some type of published media.
Peering - is a voluntary interconnection of administratively separate Internet networks for the purpose of exchanging traffic between the customers of each network. The pure definition of peering is settlement-free or "sender keeps all," meaning that neither party pays the other for the exchanged traffic; instead, each derives revenue from its own customers.
Digital Natives - A digital native is a young person who was born during or after the general introduction of digital technology, and through interacting with digital technology from an early age, has a greater understanding of its concepts.
Democratisation -
We-Think - We Think explores how the web is changing our world, creating a culture in which more people than ever can participate, share and collaborate, ideas and information.
Interactivity -
The Long Tail -
Wikinomics - how some companies in the early 21st century have used mass collaboration (also called peer production) and open-source technology, such as wikis, to be successful.
Wednesday, 9 March 2011
The future of representation
Another key feature of your answer in the exam needs to be recognition of the future. How will this collective identity go on to be represented?
As the media expands and develops this creates a ball of power which the media has control of. This is evident in today's current issue of youths being anti-social and feral. As the media develops it gives them the opportunity to change public opinion and influence our collective identity. However as the media expands there are likely to be more views expressed which are contradicting, this may cause civil war.
Where are the representations of you? Where do you express yourself? (Facebook, personal blog, youtube, online worlds)
There are many representations through out the media and the society. This is from TV, radio and film. One of the main representations that we give ourselves comes from the internet. This is mainly from social networking sites such as facebook, myspace and bebo. Also from othersites such as youtube we also create representations.
Who is currently in control of the modes of production for how young people are represented?
Adults.
Use Buckingham's theory to extend your point further...
Buckingham said that because the adults have control over the media and how young people are represented the views they portray are not always true.
What examples of young people being in control of the construction of the way in which their collective identity is represented can you find?
Skins series 3-5 was written by young writers. Young people also control what they put on their facebook and youtube accounts.
What are the implications of this?
The implications of this is good and bad, it gives the chance for the youths to say what they are actually like, but it can also be bad as youths could over exagurate what it is actually like, for example skins.
What could happen in the future in terms of who is in control of representations? What evidence can you find that this could develop?
Wednesday, 2 March 2011
Analyse the ways in which the media represent one group of people that you have studied?
Analyse the ways in which the media represent one group of people that you have studied?
Intro - The term groups of people is also known as collective identity. This is a a section of people who relate in some way so they can be recognised as a group. These features include: gender, age, social class and political views. The group we have studied in detail is teenagers in Britain. We have examples of this throughout time including St Trinians, Passport to Pimlico, An Education, A Summer of Love, Fish Tank, Coronation Street, Misfits, Ashes to Ashes and Minder.
Intro - The term groups of people is also known as collective identity. This is a a section of people who relate in some way so they can be recognised as a group. These features include: gender, age, social class and political views. The group we have studied in detail is teenagers in Britain. We have examples of this throughout time including St Trinians, Passport to Pimlico, An Education, A Summer of Love, Fish Tank, Coronation Street, Misfits, Ashes to Ashes and Minder.
Monday, 14 February 2011
My Summer of Love
Representation of young British women
Clip 1 - The representaion of women is very contrasting within the first scene. We see two different women within the first scene and it is obvious that they are from very different social class. This is obvious firstly through the camera. When we meet Tamsin we are shown her through a low angle shot, and when we see Mona we see her through a high angle shot. This makes us look up to Tamsin and down on Mona. It is also obvious through mise-en-scene. Tamsin owns a horse and Mona has a old Honda motorbike, that does not have an engine. You can also see it through the costumes. Tasmin is wearing respectable clothes where as Mona is wearing quite childish clothes. There is one thing that links the two characters together and this comes through sound. As we watch the film through it becomes apparent that them feel alone, this is represented through the sound as it is diagetic sound of the countryside which is often used to represent being alone. When we first see Tamsin the camera is upside down, this connotes that she maybe in a "different reality" and that there is something fictional about her.
Clip 3 - Within this scene the two girls seem to be represented fairly equaly.
Clip 1 - The representaion of women is very contrasting within the first scene. We see two different women within the first scene and it is obvious that they are from very different social class. This is obvious firstly through the camera. When we meet Tamsin we are shown her through a low angle shot, and when we see Mona we see her through a high angle shot. This makes us look up to Tamsin and down on Mona. It is also obvious through mise-en-scene. Tamsin owns a horse and Mona has a old Honda motorbike, that does not have an engine. You can also see it through the costumes. Tasmin is wearing respectable clothes where as Mona is wearing quite childish clothes. There is one thing that links the two characters together and this comes through sound. As we watch the film through it becomes apparent that them feel alone, this is represented through the sound as it is diagetic sound of the countryside which is often used to represent being alone. When we first see Tamsin the camera is upside down, this connotes that she maybe in a "different reality" and that there is something fictional about her.
Clip 3 - Within this scene the two girls seem to be represented fairly equaly.
Wednesday, 9 February 2011
1970s vs 2009
1970s
Employment - in the 1970s there was mass unemployment reaching one of the highest rates on record.
Political situation - There was a conservative government lead by Margaret Thatcher it was named the decade of strikes.
Immigration policy and Situation - 1972 people could only settle with a work permit, which only allowed white nationals in foreign countries to live in the UK whereas other nationalities were not allowed. The country faced the problem of a split society.
Crime rates - was at its highest
2009
Unemployment - was at its highest from 2008 to 2010
Political situation - The welfare state has grown dramatically which has allowed more people to live of benefits and to not work at all. The new liberal conservative coalition have to tackle the countries deficit which means higher taxes and lower public spending which has increased unemployment
Immigration - More controlled and fair now with people being able to come into to country from the EU to seek a better life
Crime - youths and ASBOs etc
Minder and Misfits -
in Minder diversity within a collective group becomes apparent with the three black men who are referred to as "spades". One, who is clearly the leader, wants to escape and go to ethiopia whilst the other two want to stay in britain. There is clearly racism around at this time as Arthur Daly expresses on the telephone "how could you let yourself" be captured by these three "spades". This shows a social divide between white and black. The white people at the end are sitting on the floor all in pain or overheating. This shows an almost role reversal between white and black as if the black people are fighting back. In minder they are all middle aged men and the crime had come from black people. Crime in the 19702 was more associated with older and black people which contrasts largely with Misfits as all the criminals about to start their community service are what we'd call "youths". In Misfits there is a clear difference between all the people in the group. This shows all diversity within the collective group of being British. There is no racism in Misfits even though there are ethnic members in the group which shows how far society has come. 2
Employment - in the 1970s there was mass unemployment reaching one of the highest rates on record.
Political situation - There was a conservative government lead by Margaret Thatcher it was named the decade of strikes.
Immigration policy and Situation - 1972 people could only settle with a work permit, which only allowed white nationals in foreign countries to live in the UK whereas other nationalities were not allowed. The country faced the problem of a split society.
Crime rates - was at its highest
2009
Unemployment - was at its highest from 2008 to 2010
Political situation - The welfare state has grown dramatically which has allowed more people to live of benefits and to not work at all. The new liberal conservative coalition have to tackle the countries deficit which means higher taxes and lower public spending which has increased unemployment
Immigration - More controlled and fair now with people being able to come into to country from the EU to seek a better life
Crime - youths and ASBOs etc
Minder and Misfits -
in Minder diversity within a collective group becomes apparent with the three black men who are referred to as "spades". One, who is clearly the leader, wants to escape and go to ethiopia whilst the other two want to stay in britain. There is clearly racism around at this time as Arthur Daly expresses on the telephone "how could you let yourself" be captured by these three "spades". This shows a social divide between white and black. The white people at the end are sitting on the floor all in pain or overheating. This shows an almost role reversal between white and black as if the black people are fighting back. In minder they are all middle aged men and the crime had come from black people. Crime in the 19702 was more associated with older and black people which contrasts largely with Misfits as all the criminals about to start their community service are what we'd call "youths". In Misfits there is a clear difference between all the people in the group. This shows all diversity within the collective group of being British. There is no racism in Misfits even though there are ethnic members in the group which shows how far society has come. 2
Monday, 31 January 2011
Misfits and Fish Tank.
Misfits:
Produced by - Kate Crowe
Directed by - Howard Overman
Wrote by - Howard Overman
Critical Reception - Very Good; Times - 4/5 calling it "a new union — salty British street humour with whizz-bang special effects"
Does it prove or disprove Buckinghams theory? -We believe that Misfits does prove Buckinghams theory to some extent for instance he exaggerates stereotypes and therefore portrays a slightly unrealistic view of teenagers in britain. However the views and humour that the characters have seem to be very true of real teenagers and therefore disproves Buckinghams theory.
Fish Tank:
Produced by - Nick Laws, Kees Kasander, Christine Langan, David Thompson
Directed by - Andrea Arnold
Wrote by - Andrea Arnold
Critical Reception -Rotten Tomatoes 90%,
Does it prove or disprove Buckingham's theory? - We believe that the story line of the film proves Buckingham's theory. The narrative towards the end of the film turns very strange and unrealistic. However, we do believe that the locations, characters, mise-en-scene and themes and more true too life.
Produced by - Kate Crowe
Directed by - Howard Overman
Wrote by - Howard Overman
Critical Reception - Very Good; Times - 4/5 calling it "a new union — salty British street humour with whizz-bang special effects"
Does it prove or disprove Buckinghams theory? -We believe that Misfits does prove Buckinghams theory to some extent for instance he exaggerates stereotypes and therefore portrays a slightly unrealistic view of teenagers in britain. However the views and humour that the characters have seem to be very true of real teenagers and therefore disproves Buckinghams theory.
Fish Tank:
Produced by - Nick Laws, Kees Kasander, Christine Langan, David Thompson
Directed by - Andrea Arnold
Wrote by - Andrea Arnold
Critical Reception -Rotten Tomatoes 90%,
Does it prove or disprove Buckingham's theory? - We believe that the story line of the film proves Buckingham's theory. The narrative towards the end of the film turns very strange and unrealistic. However, we do believe that the locations, characters, mise-en-scene and themes and more true too life.
Wednesday, 12 January 2011
Questions on 'An Education'
1. What kind of Britain is represented? How does it compare to the Britain represented in Passport to Pimlico?
The Britain that is represented in An Education is different to the one in Passport of Pimlico as all of the characters are upper or middle class, where as in Passport to Pimplico they are all working class. Also there is a difference in the area in which they live such as in 'An Education' they live in a simple middle class estate whereas in Pimlico it is lower class London settlement.
2. Describe the character of Jenny? How far do you think she is a typical British teenager? What might be different about her, if anything?
Jenny does not know what she wants because she has been in her own world in her education, and the moment there is a change to her life she decides to go with it and forget her education. A way that she is similar to British is that she wants to go out and enjoy life before she doesn't have enough time too.
3. What impression does the film give of Britain if you are a woman? Describe Helen, Jenny's Mother, Jenny's teacher and Jenny in terms of representations of women.
We gain very different impressions of women within the film. Helen for instance is a friendly and slow person who is treated like an idiot. Jenny's mother is a house wife, who doesnt have much say. Jenny's teacher is an academic independent woman. Jenny is different stands up for herself which is different to Helen and her mother.
4. What representation of British women do they give and can you think of any contemporary examples of similar women in film?
The women in the film are shown as smart women although they cannot become more successful than men in their lives. This is portrayed through Jennys mother and fathers relationship where although her mother is seen as just a housewife with no real ambitions to amount to anything she is easily able to persuade Jennys father, like when Jenny asks to go to France with David. Jennys teacher is clearly an intelligent person but is described as 'dead' by Jenny who is breaking boundaries and wanting a better life than women have in this time period.
The Britain that is represented in An Education is different to the one in Passport of Pimlico as all of the characters are upper or middle class, where as in Passport to Pimplico they are all working class. Also there is a difference in the area in which they live such as in 'An Education' they live in a simple middle class estate whereas in Pimlico it is lower class London settlement.
2. Describe the character of Jenny? How far do you think she is a typical British teenager? What might be different about her, if anything?
Jenny does not know what she wants because she has been in her own world in her education, and the moment there is a change to her life she decides to go with it and forget her education. A way that she is similar to British is that she wants to go out and enjoy life before she doesn't have enough time too.
3. What impression does the film give of Britain if you are a woman? Describe Helen, Jenny's Mother, Jenny's teacher and Jenny in terms of representations of women.
We gain very different impressions of women within the film. Helen for instance is a friendly and slow person who is treated like an idiot. Jenny's mother is a house wife, who doesnt have much say. Jenny's teacher is an academic independent woman. Jenny is different stands up for herself which is different to Helen and her mother.
4. What representation of British women do they give and can you think of any contemporary examples of similar women in film?
The women in the film are shown as smart women although they cannot become more successful than men in their lives. This is portrayed through Jennys mother and fathers relationship where although her mother is seen as just a housewife with no real ambitions to amount to anything she is easily able to persuade Jennys father, like when Jenny asks to go to France with David. Jennys teacher is clearly an intelligent person but is described as 'dead' by Jenny who is breaking boundaries and wanting a better life than women have in this time period.
Thursday, 6 January 2011
collective identity - The identity of a larger group. For example the cliques like 'Jocks' and 'Goths" who all wear similar clothing a behave in certain ways which they believe defines them as a group. It refers to an individuals sense of belonging to a group.
britishness - the state or quality of being british or of embodying british characteristics
eg. Fish and chips, policemen, London, red double decker buses, phone boxes, big ben and her majesty the Queen. and the awesome Beatles!
clip 1 - being shocked that the land and treasure didn't belong to "the crown". They reacted as a group with cheering and laughter but still reacting as a group as no-one speaks out that they own the treasure.
clip 2 - woman that says "im english im staying here". It suggests that that she is proud to be what she is and where she is whether its in England or Burgundy.
clip 3- people throwing food over the fence. shows the support given by the London community towards the small community as they do not like to see other Londoners suffer.
clip 4 - someone declaring that they are now in england again and them all cheering showing just how proud they are to be british
britishness - the state or quality of being british or of embodying british characteristics
eg. Fish and chips, policemen, London, red double decker buses, phone boxes, big ben and her majesty the Queen. and the awesome Beatles!
clip 1 - being shocked that the land and treasure didn't belong to "the crown". They reacted as a group with cheering and laughter but still reacting as a group as no-one speaks out that they own the treasure.
clip 2 - woman that says "im english im staying here". It suggests that that she is proud to be what she is and where she is whether its in England or Burgundy.
clip 3- people throwing food over the fence. shows the support given by the London community towards the small community as they do not like to see other Londoners suffer.
clip 4 - someone declaring that they are now in england again and them all cheering showing just how proud they are to be british
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