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Key Words I am from four walls and golden people, from Sav blanc and 4X, I am from navy to clear blue, still to rolling thick salt water Shot List: Four walls: 4 intercut scenes of different walls in the house in different light, incorporate shadows for movement. Golden People: parents on kitchen in afternoon,…

Copyright laws are made to protect the rights of a creator’s tangible work from being stolen by others, but where does the law draw the line between what is a fair and what is blatantly stolen? Where does the law mistake creative expression for theft? By punishing harshly for the use of small portions of…

Camera Shots: XCU: Extreme Close-Ups: very close to object, includes only part of face/object CU: Close Up: fills entire screen with subjects face, more facia, detail. MS: Medium Shot: crops between knees and waist, focus on object but includes surroundings. LS/WS: Long shot, Wide Shot: Same thing, Head to toe surroundings. XLS/XWS: Extreme Long Shot…

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The media theory toolbox blog My public sphere occurs over a few drinks with my friends where debate of social and political issues happens fluidly between us. Critical theorist, Jurgen Habermas (1962) relates the public sphere as like a 18th century coffee house, which is similar to mine but with coffee instead of tequila (Bruns &…

BCM115 1. Before class exercises Exercise 1: Practise listening Kitchen: Birds out the window: high pitch, soft dynamic, in different areas, short duration Trees outside: rustling leaves Neighbour’s backyard: kid’s squealing, high pitched, laughing, soft background noise Balcony: Waves: crashing in distance, slow tempo, sudden change when waves crash, constant sound of the tides Cars…

Media Theory Toolbox Blog Before the recent pandemic of Covid-19, I didn’t actively seek out the news too often, but as of late I have, usually I go to the Australian Broadcasting corporation (ABC) to see the latest updates. The ABC is government owned and funded but is edited independently, they have a reputation of being a mostly…

BCM115 Assignment 1:

Here we have an image, from my cultural interpretation, Katy Perry holding two bags of Popchips purposely in front of her chest to correlate with the heading, ‘nothing fake about em.” My perception of this is a sexual innuendo through a double entendre about natural potato chips. It suggests natural things are better, for a…

These days it’s easier than ever to access media, new technology and the internet has changed where and how we consume content. You can watch AFL on the way to work or catch up on trash reality TV in bed. There are various outlets across the internet for audiences to discuss, create and share their…