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Through the process of creating my Digital Artefact, (@rugratbrain) I’ve developed my style, skills and outlined a clear message and utility for my users. My DA began as just a place for me to creatively express myself through film and poetry backdropped to alternative/indie music. I began with content that didn’t have a specific focus…

For my found footage film, the majority of the footage is taken from old home videos and TV commercials from the 1970’s that I found on YouTube. I really enjoy the 70’s film aesthetic and wanted to see what I could create with the footage. All of the content I used was produced in the…

It is hard to deny my love of reality TV, the high drama, epic one-liners that carry over into everyday conversation and “memeable” content has had me hooked for years from Big Brother to Married at First sight. However, RuPaul’s Drag Race (2009-present), in my opinion, is at the apex of reality television, from the…

Social media has become our generations way of performing and presenting identity, if you don’t have an Instagram account you may as well not exist in today’s digital age. Instagram is my go-to social media, it allows me to keep up with friends and acquaintances, be educated on news or social injustices and be a…

Citizen journalism through social media has both good and bad aspects, in terms of a source of information citizen journalism can propel falsehoods in the media that could lead to false arrests as was the case with the Boston Bombings. Citizen journalists also do not endure the same ethical training as traditional media journalists, thus…

My Digital Artefact is an Instagram page (@rugratbrain) of short videos and images overlaid with my poetry, with a focus on feminism and women’s issues. The vintage/retro style of content I produce will attract more creative people that also enjoy that aesthetic while the focus on feminist messages will engage like-minded women. By appealing to…

My abstract video was created from a video I took of a spinning Dove deodorant can lid on my desk. When editing I took inspiration from Harry Smith’s abstract film’s and incorporate different colours. I produced a soundtrack to begin with a rhythmic and repetitive and then when the shape started to morph and swirl,…

Here is my highly irritating edit of the iconic Australian TV commercial for The Reading Writing Hotline. Inspired by Martin Arnold’s experimental film; Passage à L’acte (1993, I reworked the very catchy song to something familiar and rhythmic but repetitive to the point of unbearable. I’m sorry to ruin childhoods here.