For this weeks task, we were given a template from assignment 1s poem by George Ella Lyon ‘Where I’m from’. This template allows us to fill in blanks, creating a replication of the original poem but making it personal.
This is how mine went:
Using this template and our version of the poem, we are then to create a storyboard and shot list of at least 5 shots we want to put in our movie about where I am from.
My shot list:
My Storyboard so far:
Roma had an international release on Netflix rather than cinemas, in what ways does viewing on Netflix rather than cinema alter your experience?
Personally, I find viewing films on Netflix instead of in cinemas, a more fulfilling experience. The introduction of platforms such as Netflix allows individuals all over the world unlimited access to films such as ‘Roma’. Individuals are able to watch Roma in the comforts of their own home where they can pause, rewind, and replay scenes, as well as, getting away from any possible distractions that come with cinemas.
Research who directed the film and their motivations for making it:
The director Alfonso Cuarón created Roma based off his childhood experience.
The result was a cinematic masterstroke, as the director meticulously recreated the past through stream of consciousness recollections of his family, his house, and his neighbourhood during the turbulent ’70s in Mexico City”
Bill Desowitz
The main character ‘Cleo’ and her role as a live-in domestic worker was inspired by the real live-in domestic worker that helped raise Cuarón since he was a child.
Why do you think they shot black and white instead of colour? What difference does it make to you?
I believe it was shot in black and white as an artistic choice. Using black and white instead of colour allows the audience to focus solely on the characters, their surroundings and their stories instead of the various colours. Black and white creates a sense of simplicity, not overcomplicated, or overwhelming for the eye. I personally love black and white movies because it creates an authentic aesthetic.
Do any particular scenes in the film stand out to you? Why?
One particular scene that stuck at to me, although dark in a way, is from early on in the movie.
This scene stuck at to me because it showed a relationship between these 2 characters. At this point in the film, we don’t know much about these character except 1 is a maid, and the other is a young boy she looks after. This neutral medium shot stayed the same and allowed the characters move within the shot. The friendly relationship between girl and boy is developed, setting the tone for the rest of the movie. This relationship is developed not only by the dialogue, but also by the characters position. They both lie head to head, which creates a feel of closeness and comfortability.
It’s weird to think that before copyright regulations were introduced ideas were considered public commons. We are all so familiar with the term ‘copyright‘ that it’s hard to imagine a time without it.
Copyright regulations were introduced in order to protect producers such as artists, writers, musicians, from the redistribution of their original work. When content is made copyright is automatically attached to the work and is owned by its creator. Overtime, the digital media has expanded the various files that can be considered under these copyright regulations such as digital articles, videos, photos, and music. As teenagers we have grown up in a world where the access to internet, mobile phones and automated imaging exists in everyday life. This also makes it easy for everyday content to be copyrighted and plagiarised simply through the click of a few keys.
A well known example of this, is the platform YouTube and their regulations regarding the use of royalty free music. YouTubers and YouTube channels have to be careful with what music is played in the background of their videos or what content they are producing, and whether this content is copying another’s. YouTube monetises the content produced by these influencers where they can strip the video directly from the platform.
I created a remediation that demonstrates how YouTubers and vloggers genuinely have access to non copyrighted music. The channel ‘Audio Library’ produces content that other creators can use in their videos to produce content as displayed in my video. I used my own footage and a few songs I selected from audio library.
References:
‘Audio Library – Music for content creators’ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCht8qITGkBvXKsR1Byln-wA
Copyright Agency, “About copyright”, https://www.copyright.com.au/about-copyright/
https://www.youtube.com/about/copyright/#support-and-troubleshooting
In this weeks lecture, once again Ted played with our minds. He introduced us to a topic that we’re all familiar with, but we never take a second to step back and acknowledge. We can link the concept of hyperreality, simulation and spectacle to social media, and the way we create an online presence for ourselves seperate from reality. As young adults, we have grown up in the generation over run by social media and the internet. Everyday as we scroll through Instagram we are introduced to the idea of a perfect lifestyle, stunning influencers, with perfect lighting and lives. We take what they post online, we believe this is reality and achievable, and we create our own illusions of who we are, or who we want to be, and then we post it on social media for all to see. We build our own aesthetics based off what we are exposed to. This related back to Jean Baudrillard’s idea of reality ‘Simulacra and Simulations’. His idea of simulacra and simulations is told in four parts; reflection, mask, illusion and simulacrum.
I have used instagram from primary school, through high school, and now into university. Over these years, I have been introduced to the idea of what a “perfect person”, a “perfect lifestyle”, or what a “perfect body” looks like. We are all influenced by what we see and what we perceive as reality or reliable sources, and in return, we use what we see to perceive ourselves in the same way influencers with perfect lives present themselves on social media. However, these posts are selected specifically and are examples of a ‘highlight reel’. As an audience we are seeing the best parts of their life, and being completely shut out from what goes on behind the scenes.
Looking at my instagram who can tell a lot about who I am. However, what I don’t show on my instagram is my reality. I don’t post photos of myself playing sport, or my travel videos I love making, or my family I spend every waking moment with, or photos of me sitting at home in a baggy t-shirt, oily hair thrown back in a bun, drinking endless cups of coffee and watching greys anatomy on repeat … because it’s not how I want to be perceived.
This remediation is an example of how I represent myself on instagram vs who I am in real life
I’m someone who is super adventurous, loves socialising and dressing up, loves the great outdoors and travel…. but I also love my down time, and I am actually an extremely lazy person when I want to.
References:
Jean Baudrillard [1981] Simulacra and Simulations
In this weeks lecture, we were introduced to a pretty confusing concept of framing, and how our perceptions of what is expected and what is important, are constructed by media posts, news, products, marketing campaigns etc…
The main concept that really stuck out to me was schema. Schema stems from the early experiences and knowledge stored in our minds from a young age. Overtime, these already conceived ideas of reality are altered due to repeating patterns, advancing our knowledge and experiences, altering our preconceived ideas. These are called association chains, as overtime our knowledge develops due to repeating patterns of reality.
The process of selecting particular data that is already preexistent in a person or audiences mind and rearranging them to form a new frame, also known as salience, is successful in creating a particular frame for an audience.
I created a remediation that best fits with my lifestyle at the moment. When I’m not doing uni work, I’m most likely watching a tv show, or forcing my friends to start watching a show I’m currently watching. When talking with people that are way behind you in a show, and discussing a character to them…. there’s a big chance they have no idea what you’re talking about. When a new character is introduced into a later season, new knowledge and experiences are added to the audiences perception. This means their perception is altered, creating a new frame both in the show and in an audiences mind. This knowledge is unknown to watchers who are only early on in the show, as they have no knowledge of this character, the value they provide and, how you could develop a liking to a character they aren’t familiar with.
References:
Ted Mitew, ‘Internet paradigm III: Framing and the Construction of Perception [BCM112]’, https://prezi.com/nqw3gkg9uber/internet-paradigm-iii-framing-and-the-construction-of-perception-bcm112/
Foley
Foley is a sound technique genuinely used in film that involves creating artificial sounds for movies or tv shows. Foley artists create these sounds in a recording studio during post-production, in synchrony with the picture, to enhance the quality of the audio.
Soundscapes
Soundscapes can be defined as an “acoustic environment”. A soundscape is the combination of sounds that forms from an immersive environment including natural sounds of birds, wind, leaves. It is a composition of natural sounds to produce an acoustic version of the environment.
Field recording
Field recordings are similar to foley as they are sounds added to visuals after being filmed. Fields recordings take natural sounds instead of producing artificial sounds, and add them into the audio post production.
Sound nomenclatures:
“Pitch in music, position of a single sound in the complete range of sound. Sounds are higher or lower in pitch according to the frequency of vibration of the sound waves producing them” – Encyclopaedia Britannica
Dynamics refers to the volume of a sound or a note
Refers to the length of of a sound
Tempo refers to the speed at which a piece of music is played
Texture is how the melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic materials are combined in a composition
Tables with Taryn has undergone a fair few changes over the past couple months since it was first put together in March. With the current pandemic and the closure of local cafes, my overall concept had to be altered to fit my original aim but also make it possible to complete whilst at home. I made sure before isolation was put in place to visit numerous cafes and keep record through photos, to ensure I can still continue to post about cafes whilst also completing what I can at home.
I have learnt to adapt with each problem that occurs. With lack of enthusiasm as the initial activity on my account begins to slow down, I adapted by fitting cooking into my weekly schedule by prioritising and keeping myself organised.
Moving from Youtube to WordPress has been the smartest decision I have made as part of this project. It has allowed me to gather resourceful information for each recipe, research into pricing and nutrition, as well as adding a personal view, in order to connect with my audience. Within one blog post I can include a personal introductory, a demonstration, ingredient list, equipment, list, method, my tips, and different pricing.
In order to connect with my followers, I have aimed to keep my page fun, friendly, realistic and comfortable. I strive to continue this aesthetic because as uni students we are fun, creative, and aren’t all natural gourmet chefs. However, a specific colour scheme can be beneficial for my Instagram account, as an appealing page, helps to draw in attention from other creators and users.
Continuing to use instagram as my core platform for my audience means I can link and advertise my WordPress account. Instagram insights has helped me keep track of the progress of my DA with its interactions, profile visits and website directories. As shown below, in the past week I have interacted with around 58 accounts and have directed around 8 people to my WordPress blog, which was only created a week prior.
If there’s one party food that never failed to be present at any birthday party, Australia day or any major event… it would be mars bar slice. I shamefully have to admit, I have never made it before. Don’t know how it took me 19 years to finally learn to make it but I did, and everyone in my family loved me for it.
Above is a quick visual from Saturday night when my best friend Brooke and I decided to make mars bar slice for the first time. We were surprised with how easy it was and how limited steps there was in the process.
All thats needed is:
Ingredients:
Equipment:
The method is quite simple:
My tips:
Pricing:
A 12 pack of mars bars at Woolworths costs around $4.60 but I got them on sale for 2.30. As only 3 cups are needed, the 250g packet of rice bubbles for $4.15 works just fine and still leaves you enough for a few days worth of cereal for breakfast. As a chocolate lover, I prefer using Cadbury chocolate for cooking whenever I can. The milk chocolate quantity of 375g is a little difficult to buy exact so I bought both a 350g family block for $5 and an extra 180g for $4. Last is the coconut oil. The quantity for the coconut oil is unfortunately only small and only uses a tiny bit from a large jar of 100g. However, 100g of coconut oil in the ‘macro organic’ brand is only $4.15 and is an item that is useful kept in the cupboard for the next recipe that rolls around including coconut oil.
I believe mars bar slice is one of the best snacks to have around, especially when stress eating. Just learn from my mistakes and hide it from your family members.
In this weeks tutorial we were given the task of compiling a glossary for the following distinct lexicons:
XCU – Extreme close up
CU – Close up
MS – Medium shot, mid shot or waist shot
WS/LS – Wide short or long shot
XWS/ XLS – Extra wide shot or Extra long shot
Sometimes it’s hard to distinguish the difference between wrong and right. Whether publishing information about another individual has consequences or whether you have the right to publish this information. When false or damaging information is accessible to the public, what are the consequences? In many cases, the publishing of such content can result in defamation.
Defamation:
On January 1st, 2006, the Defamation Act of 2005 in NSW commenced. This Act was put in place to protect both the professional and personal reputation of individuals, or businesses when false or damaging information has been said or published about them. Claims can be made in the court of law by a plaintiff, as long as proof of defamation is presented to the court. According to the Defamation Act 2005 (NSW) the plaintiff must provide four things in order to claim compensation for reputational damage:
1) A false statement
2) Publication or communication of that statement to a third person
3) Fault amounting to at least negligence
4) Damages
Defamatory material doesn’t just have to be published in an article or any piece of writing. This material can take shape as blog posts, art, music, poems, images, text messages, a conversation, and a news report, along with many others. These are all examples of the two types of defamation, libel and slander. Libel is a term used in court for written defamatory, while slander means spoken or oral defamatory. Both can be used as evidence for damage to reputation in the court of law.
Natalie O’Brien vs ABC defamation case:
In 2013, an investigative journalist, Natalia O’Brien, was criticised for an article she wrote and published in The Sun-Herald titled “Toxic substances found in reserve”. Published on July 7th 2013, the article entailed that three toxic metals – mercury, lead and chromium – along with other toxic chemicals well above health levels were found at a local playground at Hillsdale Park, in Sydney’s East.
In order to gather these samples of toxic substances around the Hillsdale area, it is important to have an experienced and qualified professional conduct these tests. In O’Brien’s case, Mr Helps was the man behind the testing, being that his information was the core element of her article surrounding Hillsdale’s toxic playground. Mr Helps gained confidence in O’Brien by stating he not only had a permit for “Feral Mercury recovery” in relation to an area in Victoria, but also had other experience in environmental management. The playground, identified in the article was situated across from an Orica Plant site where the original tests by Mr Helps took place. After conducting soil tests near the Orica site and road, the tests supposedly showed toxic levels of mercury, lead and chromium.
The article was then published on July 7th by O’Brien, insinuating that the EPA were “accused of covering up the discovery of some of the most poisonous substances on earth…”, as well as attaching an image of children playing on the playground, captioned “At risk: children play in a park adjacent to Grace Campbell Circuit at Hillsdale, where toxic metals and chemicals were discovered”. This photo, caption, and overall the article reinforces the idea that the tests were taken under the playground where toxic substances were found at dangerous levels. However, that is not the case.
In May 2013, EPA called a press release announcing they had received information from a concerned member of the public about hexachlorobenzene (HCB) present in the soil, leaking from the Orica site. This information was given to them in an email from Mr Helps who discussed his results with no pinpoint location or contextual information. With rising concerns about the levels of HCB, the EPA conducted their own tests, confirming that all 15 tests around the site and nearby area concluded that levels were “well below the national health inspection levels”.
The ABC programme ‘media watch’, released an audio-visual, along with a transcript on their website, expressing their concerns and complaints towards Ms O’Brien’s article. During this broadcast, the “Scary, toxic beat up”, the reporter states “We believe claims of Natalia O’Brien’s story is just wrong”, proceeding to present their extensive research into the article’s information and detailing, gathering their own first-hand information into these said toxic substances. After Media Watch spoke directly to EPA, it was identified that the EPA also thought the article was wrong, agreeing that the “soil underneath the playground was never part of the tests”.
Why O’Brien sued for defamation:
After the ABC broadcasted an audio-visual detailing the wrong-doing by O’Brien and The Sun-Herald, O’Brien sued the ABC for defamation. She was convinced that the ABC statement towards her article was damaging to her professional reputation and she filed for compensation for these damages. She stated that the ABC had publicly deformed O’Brien’s career as a journalist by presenting:
Defences:
In every case, a defendant may raise a defence to avoid civil liability. In this case, according to the Case’s judgement file the defendants (ABC) pleaded “defences of truth, contextual truth, the defence of fair comment at common law, the defence of honest opinion under s31 of the Defamation Act 2005 (NSW) and the defence of qualified privilege at common law….”.
The final decision:
In the making of the final decision, the judge McCallum J stated:
“However, my assessment of Ms O’Brien’s evidence has persuaded me that she accepted what was said to her by Mr Helps without understanding it herself and without consulting someone who did. In doing so, she lent her good reputation as a journalist to an uninformed or misconceived interpretation of an important report”
It was agreed throughout the final court hearing that as an investigative journalist, Ms O’Brien failed to consult experts and to gather an appropriate understanding herself about the toxic substances shown to her by Mr Helps. The final decision ruled in favour of the defendant ABC, as the court upheld the defences of fair comment and honest opinion. This means that the conclusion of the case resulted in false defamation, where the plaintiff (Ms O’Brien) originally sued the ABC for defamation, however, over the course of the case, the supreme court saw in favour of the defendant (ABC).
The lesson for journalists:
Journalists are responsible for the content and information they produce to the public and whether this information is factual and reliable. If false information is published without proper approval from numerous experts, or appropriate research, especially of such extent to raise serious concerns amongst a community, it is the journalist’s responsibility to be accountable for their actions. In this case, although the ABC criticised Ms O’Brien as a journalist and her profession, Ms O’Brien originally published false and highly dangerous information that the ABC corrected on one of their programmes.
Why false defamation occurs:
In cases, similar to the O’Brien vs ABC case, there are grey areas that allow the possibility for the defendant to win over the plaintiff. Not all cases end the way that is expected. Defamation is important for a journalist to protect both their professional and personal reputation when damaging and false information is published about them. However, it is important to distinguish the difference between whether this damaging information is true or false. It is in the hands of the journalist to ensure to do the appropriate amount of research, use reliable sources, and if need be consult experts. If these important steps aren’t completed before an article is published, causing tremendous concerns amongst a community, it is up to the journalist to take the consequences that come their way.
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